Jacob A. Riis (1849–1914). Theodore Roosevelt, the Citizen. 1904.
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| Appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of First Volunteer Cavalry | May 6, 1898 |
| Promoted to Colonel of First Volunteer Cavalry | July 11, 1898 |
| Mustered out with Regiment at Montauk Point | September, 1898 |
| Elected Governor of New York | November, 1898 |
| Unanimously nominated Vice-President | June, 1900 |
| Elected Vice-President | November, 1900 |
| Succeeded to Presidency | Sept. 14, 1901 |