He was no longer in office at the time , having been succeeded by William Howard Taft .
On 11 October 1910 , Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to fly in an aircraft , an early Wright Flyer from Kinloch Field near St. Louis , Missouri .
Theodore Roosevelt was no longer in office at the time , having been succeeded by William Howard Taft .
On 11 October 1910 , Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to fly in an aircraft , an early Wright Flyer from Kinloch Field near St. Louis , Missouri .