rough riders charged up san juan hill or really, kettle hill. and capture the stronghold roosevelt shot and killed a spanish soldier who was in his line of fire and they helped take that position which eventually helped them capture cuba. the war itself was only four months long and it's the kind of this great moment for as a military triumph. he comes back then when the war is over and the republicans are in need of a candidate for the governorship of new york because the current governor is kind of mired in a scandal and so roosevelt is a war hero is a natural choice. he hasn't always worked very well if the political bosses he has an independent streak and reform streak that they don't really appreciate. but he gets himself elected governor of new york in 1898 and serves for one two year term. then he and the bosses are really at loggerheads. they really can't get along very well and they're looking for a way to get rid of him. so they have this idea that we should make roosevelt vice president. vice presidents have typically not been attract

and the most famous episode of this was the battle of san juan hill in july of 1898, where roosevelt and his a rough riders charged up san juan hill, or really kettle hill, and captured the strong hold. roosevelt shot and killed a spanish soldier who was in his line and fire and they helped take that position which eventually helped them capture cuba. the war itself was only four months long and so it was kind of this great moment for him as a military triumph. he comes back then when the war is over, and the republicans are in need of a candidate for the governorship of new york. because the current governor is, kind of, mired in a scandal. and so roosevelt is a war hero, is a natural choice. he hasn't always worked very well with the political bosses. he has an independent streak and reform streak they don't really appreciate. but he gets himself elected governor of new york in 1898 and served for one two your then he and the bosses are term. really at loggerheads, they can't get along really well and they are looking for a way to get rid of him so they had this idea that, well, we

trusted and when the general staff fell lieutenant miley was designed to coordinate the attack on san juan hill in his place and would ultimately be the one to give the order that led to the charge of lieutenant colonel theodore roosevelt and the roughriders . a few days later he served as one of the commissioners who negotiated the spanish surrender of santiago july 17. in 1904 miley in san francisco wasnamed in his honor.we know that today as san francisco va medical center . >> as a young man i grew up in south san francisco right next door to the national cemetery so when i became a cub scout we used to go over there in the 50s and decorate the gravesthat were there. when i got out of the service i stepped right back into it . went out with the boy scouts and put up the flags every year and eventually ended up being a scout at golden gate cemetery for many years. one day a gentleman walked upto me with a uniform of colonel retired . he grabbed me, i wasin uniform and says i need your help . from that day on i worked with cardinal sullivan doing military funerals and formed a group called th

trusted and when the general staff fell lieutenant miley was designed to coordinate the attack on san juan hilluld ultimately be the one to give the order that led to the charge of lieutenant colonel theodore roosevelt and the roughriders . a few days later he served as one of the commissioners who negotiated the spanish surrender of santiago july 17. in 1904 miley in san francisco wasnamed in his honor.we know that today as san francisco va medical center . >> as a young man i grew up in south san francisco right next door to the national cemetery so when i became a cub scout we used to go over there in the 50s and decorate the gravesthat were there. when i got out of the service i stepped right back into it . went out with the boy scouts and put up the flags every year and eventually ended up being a scout at golden gate cemetery for many years. one day a gentleman walked upto me with a uniform of colonel retired . he grabbed me, i wasin uniform and says i need your help . from that day on i worked with cardinal sullivan doing military funerals and formed a group called the volunteers of amer

trusted and when the general staff fell lieutenant miley was designed to coordinate the attack on san juan hilltimately be the one to give the order that led to the charge of lieutenant colonel theodore roosevelt and the roughriders . a few days later he served as one of the commissioners who negotiated the spanish surrender of santiago july 17. in 1904 miley in san francisco wasnamed in his honor.we know that today as san francisco va medical center . >> as a young man i grew up in south san francisco right next door to the national cemetery so when i became a cub scout we used to go over there in the 50s and decorate the gravesthat were there. when i got out of the service i stepped right back into it . went out with the boy scouts and put up the flags every year and eventually ended up being a scout at golden gate cemetery for many years. one day a gentleman walked upto me with a uniform of colonel retired . he grabbed me, i wasin uniform and says i need your help . from that day on i worked with cardinal sullivan doing military funerals and formed a group called the volunteers of america wh

trusted and when the general staff fell lieutenant miley was designed to coordinate the attack on san juan hill in his place and would ultimately be the one to give the order that led to the charge of lieutenant colonel theodore roosevelt and the roughriders . a few days later he served as one of the commissioners who negotiated the spanish surrender of santiago july 17. in 1904 miley in san francisco wasnamed in his honor.we know that today as san francisco va medical center . >> as a young man i grew up in south san francisco right next door to the national cemetery so when i became a cub scout we used to go over there in the 50s and decorate the gravesthat were there. when i got out of the service i stepped right back into it . went out with the boy scouts and put up the flags every year and eventually ended up being a scout at golden gate cemetery for many years. one day a gentleman walked upto me with a uniform of colonel retired . he grabbed me, i wasin uniform and says i need your help . from that day on i worked with cardinal sullivan doing military funerals and formed a group called th