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Roosevelt Veep Plot Helped By Platt In 1900
Theodore Roosevelt faced a bid by Senator Thomas Platt to sideline him by pushing him toward the vice presidency. Platt aimed to move Roosevelt uphill out of New York while McKinley still led. Western Newspaper Union notes Hanna eventually backed Roosevelt, and the plan failed as Roosevelt became president after McKinley’s death.
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