Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt

October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919 was an American politician, author,

naturalist, soldier, explorer, and historian who served as the 26th President of the United States.

Overarching QuestionWhat did Roosevelt do to earn immortalization at

Mount Rushmore? Most people can easily answer why the others figures were chosen. So……………..after studying about the life and work of Theodore Roosevelt, YOU decide why YOU THINK he was placed among such prestigious company (George Washington - the father of our country, Thomas Jefferson - author of the Declaration of Independence, and Abraham Lincoln - the “Great Emancipator” who united the country.

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Young TeddyChildhood

struggles Teddy’s

illnesses, asthma

Teenager Teddy Works hard in his

father’s home gym Overcomes

illnesses through the strength of his will

The Student and AthleteHarvard

years, Biology major, Naval Interest

Boxing

Early Adult Years 1881 – Climbing the

Matterhorn, also served on NY State assembly

Death of mother and wife

Retreated to the Badlands

Life in the Badlands “Dakotas” Learned lessons in

the Badlands “Took the snob out of

me” Loved of the open

land Shaped future

policies

TR’s Life with Edith Marriage to Edith Tales of Teddy

Roosevelt and his six children (only five in this picture because Quentin is not yet born)

Early Career

1890’s - President of the NYC Board of Police Commissioners

Already a “mover and a shaker” and a friend of the common man

Spanish-American War -Rough Riders

Roosevelt as part of this volunteer regiment

Joined the Army and became cavalry brigade commander!

Won fame for his role in the battle of San Juan Hill

Received the Medal of Honor

1900 - McKinley/Roosevelt Ticket Roosevelt’s

progressive campaign style

Powerful speeches

Vice-president under McKinley

Roosevelt Becomes President Assassination of

McKinley A “visible president” Believed the

government was there to serve & provide for the people

Origin of “Teddy Bear” The famous

bear hunt in 1902

Berryman’s political cartoon

Early Presidential Years Family picture at

Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay on Long Island, New York

Stories of Roosevelt’s enjoyment of his children

President Roosevelt in the White House

1903

The Bully PulpitHow things

“ought to be”A bully pulpit

speech in Evanston, Illinois

Panama Canal: Roosevelt’s Most Famous Foreign Policy Initiative

Here TR inspects the canal construction in Panama in 1906.

Big Stick Diplomacy

A favorite proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick. . . . "

What do you think this means?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzm2EBYfyDg&src_vid=VYQswadO_3U&feature=iv&annotation_id=channel%3A540e3d1d-0000-2fa0-9791-001a113f7768

The Square Deal Square Deal- The various Progressive reforms that Roosevelt

sponsored. Supported his idea of government responsibility for helping people. “A fair shake for all”

Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 - Pure Food and Drug Act – Halted the sale of contaminated food and medicines. It called for “truth in labeling”.

1. The government reported that harmful additives and preservatives were being added to food and drugs to make them last longer.

2. All foods/drugs had to have labels that told what exactly was in the food/medicine.

3. Did not outlaw the harmful things being put in, but made sure the public had knowledge of what they were ingesting.

The Square Deal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 - Dictated strict

cleanliness requirements for meatpackers and created a system of federal inspection.

This inspection system we had until the 1990’s

Attack on Laissez Faire Work to curb the power of trusts

"within reasonable limits" Roosevelt the “Trust Buster”1902 Coal Strike 140,000 coal miners in Pa. went on strike wanting 20% pay raise, 9 hour

work day and organized labor right. As winter approached Roosevelt called both sides to the White House to

discuss the situation. “Only the dignity of the Presidency” kept him from taking the owner “by the seat of the breeches and tossing him out the window.

“Trust Buster” Roosevelt vowed to rid the U.S. of all “bad

trusts” that sought to get rich while harming the public.

Trusts controlled 80% of U.S. industry Believed that all trusts were not bad

Roosevelt’s administration attacked and defeated 44 trusts using the Sherman anti-trust act. (oil, tobacco, RR & beef among them)

Attack on Laissez Faire Believed trusts contributed to America’s prosperity but was

concerned that the monopoly power of some trusts hurt the public interest

Formation of the Department of Commerce and Labor to keep big business from abusing its power by keeping the pubic informed

Interstate Commerce Act – Prohibited “pools” in which RR owners divided business in a given territory and shared the profits.

Hepburn Act – passed to strengthen the ICC by giving it the power to set railroad rates

Roosevelt as Conservationist Conservation- some areas would be

preserved while others would be developed for commercial purposes. (Black Hills of South Dakota)

National Parks, National Forests, game and bird preserves, and other federal reservations

Roosevelt deemed water and forest problems a vital concern for Americans.

National Reclamation Act - 230 million acres preserved as national parks

President Theodore Roosevelt at Yosemite in 1903.

Roosevelt and National ParksGifford Pinochet-

Professional conservationist that became head of the U.S.

Forest Service. "Leave it as it is. You can

not improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it." - TR

TR Saves FootballMeeting of the Big ThreeAmerican Football Rules

Committee was formed Rules to make the game less

dangerous

Presidential Firsts First to invite an African American to a

White House dinner First to have Secret Service protection First to win Nobel Peace Prize for his work

towards ending the Russo-Japanese War First to take trip outside the United States

More Presidential Firsts First to give an open invitation to the

press First to be submerged in a

submarine, to own a car, to have a telephone in his home, and to be allowed to operate the light switches in the White House

Roosevelt Hand Picks Taft Theodore

Roosevelt with incoming President William Howard Taft on Taft's inauguration day in 1909

Roosevelt Loses to Wilson The “Progressive Bull

Moose” loses in 1912 Life goes on Theodore Roosevelt

at the wedding of his daughter Ethel to Richard Derby.

An Older Theodore Roosevelt Agony over the death

of Quentin in World War I

"Grandfather" Roosevelt hugs baby granddaughter Edith Roosevelt Derby, 1918.

Roosevelt’s Death "The old lion is

dead." Photo shows the

burial of Theodore Roosevelt, January 1919 in Young’s Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, NY.

 

Works Cited

"Theodore Roosevelt Collection." 1998.

Harvard College Library. 4 Dec 2006

<http://hcl.harvard.edu/houghton/dep artment /roosevelt.html. >.