His health had collapsed after his Amazon trip along with Quentin's death, so you'd need to prevent both those things. Which of course is a butterfly genocide. Assuming events happen as per OTL, TR probably gets the GOP nominaton in '20 and runs in 1920, but I doubt he'll run again in '24- he'll be 66.
Unprecedented, but I'd say he could very well have. Sentiment was against Wilson and against the Democrats. Teddy was a name brand, a political powerhouse, and I think he was the front running name for the 1920 nomination before his death.Could he have won in '20?
Assuming events happen as per OTL, TR probably gets the GOP nominaton in '20 and runs in 1920, but I doubt he'll run again in '24- he'll be 66.
Why would being 66 prevent him from running for re-election? Other than his adventures in the wild, he did a pretty good job of keeping himself healthy. Sure, at 66 he'd be the third-oldest President up until that time, but unlike the top two he was far healthier and more likely to live into his 70s and maybe beyond. The Roosevelts are usually said to have short lives, and while that may be true for Theodore Sr., Theodore, and Theodore, Jr., half of Teddy's children lived into their 80s (including daughter Alice who was 96), two out of three siblings lived into their 70s, and he had several grandchildren who lived into their 80s or 90s.
No Malaria (and presumably hunting in "safer" areas in North America) + longer political life (less time, although he'd take time, for prolonged expeditions) = a much longer life for Teddy Roosevelt. I could see him running in '24, maybe even '28 if he goes all Franklin and decides he wants to stay President. By '32 I'd think he'd be old enough to retire to whomever (probably found a "better" guy this time), and people would be wanting a new President anyway (god knows what the economy's doing). And the 74-year-old might want to retire from hunting as well and could easily live another 15-to-20 years ("Former President Theodore Roosevelt offers his opinion on the 1952 Presidential Election").
This would likely involve butterflying away Quentin's death. The butterflies of that are, in my opinion, more interesting than just this. What would Quentin have done? Would he have been a general? Would he have had a political career?
With Teddy back in office he would have punched alot of people in the nuts, and annexed a handful of countries.![]()
No, but Teddy is awesome enough to annex a few countries every time he goes to sleep.Why?
When he was President before, The only thing he annexed was the Panama Canal Zone - not even the whole of Panama. Was there any territory he would have particularly wanted in 1921?
In 1883, Teddy Roosevelt farted. The result was Krakatoa.No, but Teddy is awesome enough to annex a few countries every time he goes to sleep.![]()