Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United States of America from 1901 to 1909, when the Crocker Memorial Church was just getting started.

He was famous for hours-long speeches… and one time, that probably saved his life.

Rick Brown of HistoryBuff.com, has mined contemporary sources to put together a video about little-know facts of TR’s life. See the video here.

Learn More: Timeline of Theodore Roosevelt (did you know that the Bidwell-Wood House is older than Sagamore Hill?)