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Along with serving two terms as the President of the United States between 1901 and 1909, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt also had a laundry list of supremely manly escapades throughout his life, such as the time he was shot in the chest in an assassination attempt, but went ahead and gave a lengthy speech he’d planned anyway before seeking medical attention. (More on this in the Bonus Facts below) Another such story he was often fond of telling came from his brief stint as a deputy sheriff for Billings County, North Dakota.
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Sources:
http://www.nps.gov/thro/learn/historyculture/roosevelt-pursues-boat-thieves.htm
http://www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/sheriff/ch17.htm
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KbfvBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA64&lpg=PA64&dq=Theodore+roosevelt+boat+stolen&source=bl&ots=KbuAZtzHkR&sig=Zr_QSJc69OaJQ2a9o3YFPFau9Bo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=X7FHVenEOdbgaoXAgegK&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAzgy#v=onepage&q=Theodore%20roosevelt%20boat%20stolen&f=false
http://www.truewestmagazine.com/jcontent/history/history/history-features/4053-tracking-roosevelts-river-pirates
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OJQpAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=roosevelt+deputy+sheriff&source=bl&ots=qnHeKkeR3C&sig=ds01Li3rOQcYeaovw_CWBzpjMaE
