On this day in history: Theodore Roosevelt died in his sleep in the early morning hours at his Sagamore Hill home in Cove Neck, New York. When the vice president at the time heard the news, he said, "Death had to take Roosevelt sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight." “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” This man literally changed the landscape of our country. For the things you did for the United States, we raise our mugs to you, Teddy ... BULLY!