Teddy Roosevelt takes a ride

[Leif in Calif]

McKinley was the first U.S. President to ride in an automobile, including the ambulance that took him away after he was shot, but here's his successor, TR in a very interesting electric two years later in Hartford Connecticut in 1902. The car is identified as a Grand Victoria made by the Electric Vehicle company. The driver and his assistant sit above and behind, as in a hansom cab. I also love his bicycle mounted security detail. Apparently mustaches were required! 

Photo from Ruben Verdes at the Society of Automotive Historians, enhanced by me.