Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt

• 26th President of the U.S. from NY
• Born in 1858 into wealth poor health
• Asthma
• Curiosity to learn about everything
• tutored until 18
• Graduated in 1880 from Harvard Univ.
• Studied law at Columbia University
• Age 23 he became a member of NY
• state Legislature as a Republican.

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• 7. Two tragedies both mother and wife died on
  February 14,1884
• 8. Remarried in 1886 to Edith Kermit
• Carow
• 9. NYC police commissioner in 1890s
• 10. McKinley made him assistant sec
• of Navy
• 11. Formed and led Rough Riders in
  CubaSpanish American War 1898
• 12. 1900 Vice president on ticket with
• Incumbent McKinley (Rep) (Hobart)

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• Elected in 1904. 1908 Taft won.
• 1912 -Ran on Bull Moose Party or Progressive
  Party and lost to Wilson (split)
• 15. 1919 died at 60 yrs. Old.

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Theodore Roosevelt - Accomplishments

• A. Personality
• Stubborn, independent, impulsive,steam engine
  in trousers
• Accomplishments Square Deal led to New Deal
• Managing Natural Resources - Conservation
• a. Newlands Reclamation Act

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• b. U.S. Forest Service Gifford Pinchot
• c. National forests 5 parks
• Supervising Big Business Control of
  (Corporations)Trusts
• a. 1890 Sherman Anti-Trust Act
• too difficult to enforce many
• substituted holding company
• concept that he challenged
• b. Had prosecuted Northern Securities Co.

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• c. Received reputation of trust buster
• Settling Strikes United Mine Workers 1902
  arbitration settlement
• Consumer Protection
• 1906 Upton Sinclairs The Jungle
• led to passage of
• a. Meat Inspection Act
• b. Pure Food Drug Act
• c. later FDA in 1938 under FDR

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• Disagreed with Tafts plain
• administrative style