Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the United States (September 14, 1901 to March 3, 1909) Nicknames: “TR”; “Trust-Buster”; “Teddy” Born: October 27, 1858, in New York, New York Died: January 6, 1919, in Oyster Bay, New York

Father: Theodore Roosevelt Mother: Martha Bulloch Roosevelt Married: Alice Hathaway Lee (1861-1884), on October 27, 1880; Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (1861-1948), on December 2, 1886 Children: Alice Lee Roosevelt (1884-1980); Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (1887-1944); Kermit Roosevelt (1889-1943); Ethel Carow Roosevelt (1891-1977); Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt (1894-1979); Quentin Roosevelt (1897-1918) Religion: Dutch Reformed Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1880) Occupation: Author, lawyer, public official Political Party: Republican Other Government Positions:

• Member of New York State Assembly, 1882-84
• Member of Civil Service Commission, 1889-95
• Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1895-97
• Governor of New York, 1898-1900
• Vice President, 1901 (under McKinley)

Presidential Salary: $50,000/year

Presidential Election Results:

Year		Popular Votes	Electoral Votes
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	7,628,461	336
	Alton B. Parker	5,084,223	140
1912	Woodrow Wilson	6,296,547	435
	Theodore Roosevelt	4,118,571	88
	William H. Taft	3,486,720	8

Vice President: Charles Warren Fairbanks (1905-09) Cabinet:

Secretary of State

John M. Hay (1901-05)

Elihu Root (1905-09)

Robert Bacon(1909)

Secretary of the Treasury

Lyman J. Gage (1901-02)

Leslie M. Shaw (1902-07)

George B. Cortelyou (1907-09)

Secretary of War

Elihu Root (1901-04)

William H. Taft (1904-08)

Luke E. Wright (1908-09)

Attorney General

Philander C. Knox (1901-04)

William H. Moody (1904-06)

Charles J. Bonaparte (1906-09)

Postmaster General

Charles Emory Smith (1901-02)

Henry C. Payne (1902-04)

Robert J. Wynne (1904-05)

George B. Cortelyou (1905-07)

George von L. Meyer (1907-09)

Secretary of the Navy

James D. Long (1901-02)

William H. Moody (1902-04)

Paul Morton (1904-05)

Charles J. Bonaparte (1905-06)

Victor H. Metcalf (1906-08)

Truman H. Newberry (1908-09)

Secretary of the Interior

Ethan A. Hitchcock (1901-07)

James R. Garfield (1907-09)

Secretary of Agriculture

James Wilson (1901-1909)

Secretary of Commerce and Labor

George B. Cortelyou (1903-04)

Victor H. Metcalf (1904-06)

Oscar S. Straus (1906-09)

Supreme Court Appointments:

Associate Justice

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1902-32)

William Rufus Day (1903-22)

William Henry Moody (1906-10)

Notable Events:

• 1901
  • Theodore Roosevelt takes office after the assassination of President McKinley.
• 1902
  • The Chinese Exclusion Act is extended.
  • Crater Lake National Park is established.
  • The Newlands Reclamation Act is signed.
  • The Philippine Organic Act is passed.
  • The term “Square Deal” is used for the first time as Roosevelt is settling the Anthracite Coal Strike.
• 1903
  • The Department of Commerce and Labor is created.
  • The decision in Champion v. Ames is made by the Supreme Court.
  • The first federal bird reservation is established on Pelican Island.
  • Panama becomes an independent state.
  • The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed.
• 1904
  • The Supreme Court rules that the citizens of Puerto Rico are not US citizens, but are also not aliens.
  • Roosevelt is reelected.
• 1905
  • The National Forest Service is created.
  • The Niagara Movement begins with a meeting at Niagara Falls.
  • The Treaty of Portsmouth is signed.
• 1906
  • The Brownsville Incident takes place.
  • Race riots break out in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • US troops take control of Cuba, with William Taft pronounced provisional governor.
  • Roosevelt is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 1907
  • The Immigration Act of 1907 is passed.
  • The Second International Peace Conference takes place at the Hague.
  • The Panic of 1907 triggers a monetary reform movement.
  • Oklahoma becomes a state.
• 1908
  • The Grand Canyon is declared a National Monument.
  • The National Conservation Commission is established.
  • The “Model T” is introduced by the Ford Motor Company.
• 1909
  • The NAACP is founded.

Internet Biographies:

Theodore Roosevelt — from The Presidents of the United States of America

Compiled by the White House.

Theodore Roosevelt — from American Presidents: Life Portraits — C-SPAN

Biographical information, trivia, key events, video, and other reference materials. Website created to accompany C-SPAN’s 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits.

Theodore Roosevelt: A Brief Biography

Written by his great-grandson and hosted by the Theodore Roosevelt Association, this biography includes links to additional documents to expand upon topics in TR’s life.

Theodore Roosevelt — from The American President

From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, in addition to information on the Presidents themselves, they have first lady and cabinet member biographies, listings of presidential staff and advisers, and timelines detailing significant events in the lives of each administration.

Historical Documents:

Inaugural Address (1905)

Letter to Sir Edward Grey on World War I (1915)

Media Resources:

Audio

From a speech where he explains why the bosses oppose the Progressive Party. (1:20)

MP3 (629K)

From the Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University.

Other Internet Resources:

Mount Rushmore

Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the faces of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt stand 60 feet tall.

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

The Oyster Bay, New York home of Roosevelt from 1885 until his death. History and tourist information available.

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

A reconstruction of the New York, New York home where Roosevelt was born. History and tourist information available.

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

The Buffalo, New York location where Roosevelt took the oath of office after the death of McKinley.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Located in the Badlands of North Dakota, Roosevelt first visited this area in 1883 and loved it. Now a National Park, there are many activities for the outdoor enthusiast.

Points of Interest:

• The inspiration for the teddy bear is believed to have come from a political cartoon about a bear-hunting trip Roosevelt went on in 1902.

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