Theodore Roosevelt // 26
VICE PRESIDENT TO WILLIAM McKINLEY / #25
Endlessly fascinating, but I still think he was a mustachioed manchild
Endured unimaginable heartbreak
“Kicked upstairs” to VP to keep him out of trouble; not the first time that backfired
Youngest president ever at 42
Handpicked his successor; regretted it, then ran against him
To date, I’ve read three books about Theodore; I had some gripes about one of them