When Theodore Roosevelt died peacefully in his sleep in 1919, Vice President Thomas R. Marshall summed up his larger-than-life reputation with a single remark. He said: "Death had to take him in his sleep, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight." Whether charging up San Juan Hill, exploring the Amazon, surviving an assassination attempt, or boxing in the White House, Roosevelt had become synonymous with toughness. Marshall's line perfectly captured how Americans remembered him. #TheodoreRoosevelt #USHistory