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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. [b] (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as Teddy or T. R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt previously was involved in New York politics, including serving as the state's 33rd governor for two years.
The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt started on September 14, 1901, when Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States upon the assassination of President William McKinley, and ended on March 4, 1909. Roosevelt had been the vice president for only 194 days when he succeeded to the presidency.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) was the 26th President of the United States (1901–1909) and also served as Governor of New York and Vice President.He is known for becoming a leading spokesman for his version of progressivism after 1890.
Theodore Roosevelt III (/ ˈ r oʊ z ə v ɛ l t / ROH-zə-velt; September 13, 1887 – July 12, 1944), often known as Theodore Jr., [1] [Note 1] was an American government, business, and military leader.
September 14 - The first inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt takes place following the death of William McKinley. September 15 - Roosevelt and the cabinet attend memorial services for McKinley. [1] September 16 - Roosevelt and the cabinet escort McKinley's body to Washington, D.C. September 20 - Roosevelt holds his first cabinet meeting. [2]
President Theodore Roosevelt, an Oyster Bay Roosevelt, was the uncle of Eleanor Roosevelt, later wife of Franklin Roosevelt. Despite political differences that caused family members to actively campaign against each other, the two branches generally remained friendly.
According to documents found on Schrank after the attempted assassination, Schrank had written that the ghost of William McKinley came to him in a dream and told Schrank to avenge his death, pointing to a picture of Theodore Roosevelt. Ultimately, on October 14, 1912, while Roosevelt was campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Schrank attempted to ...
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (1979) is a biography of United States President Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris and published by Coward, McCann & Geoghegan when the author was forty years old. It is the first in a trilogy continued more than twenty and thirty years later by Theodore Rex (2001) and Colonel Roosevelt (2010).