Poliomyelitis, or polio.
President Roosevelt died
President Wilson suffered a massive stroke while in office. President F. D. Roosevelt had a condition that was probably misdiagnosed as polio that caused him to use a wheelchair during much of his presidency.
9 Veeps have completed the term of an elected president because the president died or resigned. They were Tyler ( replaced W. Harrison who died of illness. Fillmore ( replaced Taylor who died of illness. A. Johnson ( replaced Lincoln who was killed.) Arthur ( replaced Garfield who was killed.) T. Roosevelt ( replaced McKinley who was killed.) Coolidge ( replaced Harding who died of illness.) Truman ( replaced F. Roosevelt who died of illness.) L. Johnson (replaced Kennedy who was killed.) Ford (replaced Nixon who resigned .) John Adams, Jefferson, VanBuren, Nixon and the elder George Bush was Veeps who later were elected President.
Theodore Roosevelt. R.I.P President Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States.
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Eleanor Roosevelt was not president. She was first lady, but her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt was president from 1937 to 1945.
Teddy Roosevelt was president for almost two terms, and Franklin D. Roosevelt was president for almost four.
Theodore Roosevelt was Vice-President of William McKinley. Ehen McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Roosevelt became President.
Theodore Roosevelt became President in 1901 when President William McKinley was assassinated that year. Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States.