Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt became president in the 1900s. I will be talking about his early life, life as a young adult, political life before becoming president, and after he left the office. Do you know who this president is? First, we are going to talk about Theodore Roosevelt’s early life. Theodore Roosevelt was born into a healthy family on October 27, 1858, on 28th Street in New York City. He was the second of four children born to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt and Cornelius Roosevelt. He got his nickname Teedie, and even though he never liked it as an adult, it became Teddy. That became the idea for the toy company’s stuffed bear toy. “In 2015, two researchers examined Theodore Roosevelt’s asthma, including the story of how he …show more content…
.“He took office at the age of 42. Roosevelt had been vice president for only six months when President William McKinley was assassinated in September 1901.” (Gable, Par. 1) Finally, we are going to talk about Roosevelt’s life after he left the office. When he left the office, he went on a ten-month African safari tour of Europe. Roosevelt and his party brought down big game animals. Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed himself during the trip. When Roosevelt came home in June 1910, he found himself at the center of national attention. After traveling in Africa and Europe, he tried to win the Republican presidential nomination in 1912. In 1910, on a speaking tour in the West, Roosevelt proclaimed a policy of New Nationalism. It became the policy of the progressive Republicans. “Theodore Roosevelt unexpectedly became the 26th president of the United States in September 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley. Young and physically robust, he brought new energy to the White House and won a second term on his own merits in 1904”. Editors Par. 2) Theodore Roosevelt died January 6, 1919, in Sagamore Hill, leaving the world in shock. Theodore Roosevelt died of pulmonary embolism at age