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Teddy Roosevelt Goes Flying
The Wright exhibition team was performing at an air meet in St. Louis when pilot Arch Hoxsey crossed paths with Teddy Roosevelt on October 11, 1910. At the time, Roosevelt was campaigning for Missouri’s state Republican party. In this silent clip, Roosevelt initially refuses Hoxsey’s invitation to fly, but changes his mind. One can only imagine what Roosevelt was thinking as Hoxsey put the biplane into three steep dives, pulling up sharply each time. (03:36)
Video: Library of Congress
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Comments (1)
We believe that my Grandfather, John Patrick (Pop) Hart appears in the film just after Teddy gets out of the plane. A young soldier enters from the left and shakes hands with Teddy. Teddy 'says Bully!' and the two turn to the camera and talk for a few more seconds off screen. We believe that is our Grandfather.
Pop told me about this incident over 50 years ago and that Teddy spoke to him later in the day and remembered his name. He added that there was a newsreel containing the incident and members of the family had seen it. Recently my son found it in your archives.
John Hart is also documented as flying as a passenger in a plane on the same day at the same air show in the book 'City of Flight: The History of Aviation in St. Louis' by James J. Hargan.
John Krebs May 2010
Posted by John Krebs St. Louis, Missouri on May 16,2010 | 09:20 AM