Theodore Roosevelt’s nature was to be in politics. He held many positions in his life including governor of New York, U.S. Civil Service Commission, president of New York City’s Board of Police Commissioners, and assistant secretary of the Navy (Hair 2015). Roosevelt was nominated to be the running mate of President William McKinley, reluctance struck him but he accepted. Within a year, McKinley died of an assassination which handed over the presidency to Roosevelt. Considering it to be a “bully pulpit,” he still put forth the effort into exhorting new horizons in both domestic and foreign policy. Foreign policy, Roosevelt is remembered by “Speak softly and carry a big stick” (Hair 2015). He was hesitant to put forth his upmost until 1904, where he was rewarded full term. Although he disregarded Republicans in Congress, their support was needed for him to win. Roosevelt being a progressive president still didn’t refrain …show more content…
Secretary of the Treasury including: Lyman J. Gage (Cont.). Leslie M. Shaw (1902), & George B. Cortelyou (1907). Secretary of War including: Elihu Root (Cont.), William H. Taft (1904), & Luke E. Wright (1908). Attorney General including: Philander C. Knox (Cont.), William H. Moody (1904), & Charles J. Bonaparte (1906). Postmaster Master including: Charles E. Smith (Cont.), Henry C. Payne (1902), Robert J. Wynne (1904), George B. Cortelyou (1905), & George von L. Meyer (1907). Secretary of the Navy including: John D. Long (Cont.), William H. Moody (1902), Paul Morton (1904), Charles J. Bonaparte (1905), Victor H. Metcalf (1906) & Truman H. Newberry (1908). Secretary of the Interior including: Ethan A. Hitchcock (Cont.) & James R. Garfield (1907). Secretary of Agriculture including: James Wilson (Cont.). Secretary of Commerce and Labor including: George B. Cortelyou (1903), Victor H. Metcalf (1904), & Oscar S. Straus