Did you know that Teddy Roosevelt was shot?  It happened on October 14, 1912, during his run for a third term as president.  He was protected by the would-be assassin's bullet in part by his glasses case, as well as a 50-page copy of a speech he was to give, folded and placed on his person.  The wound turned out to be superficial.http://www.examiner.com/article/one-hundred-years-ago-a-president-was-shot-milwaukee?cid=rss