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Roosevelt, Theodore

From Encyclopedia of American Studies
President of the United States from 1901 through 1909, Theodore Roosevelt believed in giving all Americans a square deal and worked to create a federal government responsive to citizens caught in the anomie of industrialism. Roosevelt's legacy was the sustained use of an increasingly powerful federal government on behalf of the American people. His political vision and acumen galvanized Progressive Americans during the first two decades of the twentieth century, and his willingness to transgress the mores of the Republican Party resulted in reforms that remain a part of the social and public policy landscape today. Born in New York City on October 27, 1858, scion of an elite eastern family, Roosevelt modeled his ideals and ethical code on his philanthropist father. Following graduation from Harvard, Roosevelt found his calling in politics. He became New York's youngest assemblyman (1882–1884) and published the first of many books, The History of the Naval War of 1812 . After the deaths…
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From Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature
As the twenty-sixth president, succeeding the assassinated William McKinley and anticipating William Howard Taft, concluding his life as an avid opponent of Woodrow Wilson, R. is a unique specimen of American politician and reformer. He is more in the British than American model—despite his ardent…
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From Chambers Classic Speeches
Theodore Roosevelt known as Teddy Roosevelt or TR (1858-1919) was born in New York City of Dutch and Scottish descent. After studying at Harvard, he became leader of the New York legislature (1884) and president of the New York Police Board (1895-7). As Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1898) he…
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From The Great American History Fact-Finder
Twenty-sixth president of the United States (1901–09). Roosevelt became a national hero when he led his Rough Riders up Kettle Hill in Cuba during the Spanish-American War in 1898. He then served as Republican governor of New York before being elected vice president in 1900. Roosevelt became…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Twenty-sixth US president (1901-09), fifth cousin of Franklin Roosevelt and uncle of Eleanor. Roosevelt gained national fame as the organizer of the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War (1898). He became Republican governor of New York in 1899, and vice president in 1901. Roosevelt became…
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From The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History
twenty-sixth president of the United States, from 1901 to 1909. Born in Manhattan on 27 October 1858, Theodore Roosevelt grew to manhood within two historic clans: the Roosevelts were linked to the history of colonial Dutch Manhattan and its latter-day charities, and the Bullochs were entangled with…
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From Encyclopedia of Chinese-American Relations
As the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt projected American economic and military power onto the international stage at the very beginning of the 20th century. Born into a wealthy New York family, Roosevelt compensated for his near-sightedness, asthma, and general physical…
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US Republican statesman and 26th President (1901-9). Elected Vice-President in 1900, he became President on McKinley’s assassination and was re-elected in 1904. His expansionist policies included a strong navy, the regulation of trusts and monopolies, and his ‘Square Deal’ policy for social reform. …
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From Encyclopedia of Cuban-United States Relations
Born into a prominent New York family, Theodore Roosevelt graduated from Harvard University and then spent two years on a North Dakota cattle ranch before returning to New York state politics. Roosevelt, a successful fundraiser for the Republican Party, was appointed assistant secretary of the Navy…
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From Dictionary of American Government and Politics
Born into a wealthy family in New York City, Theodore Roosevelt (or TR or Teddy, as he was often known) lived an adventurous and strenuous life. In the 1880s, on his ranch in the Badlands of Dakota, he developed his 'cowboy' persona, driving cattle, hunting big game and even capturing an outlaw. He…
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From Environmental History and Global Change: A Dictionary of Environmental History
The first American president to take seriously the concept of protecting nature. He saw America’s natural resources as something to be passed on as a public trust to future generations rather than being sold off wholesale to developers. During his period of office the area of national forests was…
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