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Theodore Roosevelt had ascended to the presidency on the assassination of William McKinley in 1901, serving the remaining 3 years 6 months of the term, and was then elected to a full term in the 1904 presidential election.
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 y
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
In a December 16, 1912, letter from Theodore Roosevelt to journalist John St. Loe Strachey, Roosevelt wrote that Schrank was not a madman, but had a "disordered brain which most criminals, and a great many non criminals, have". [29] While incarcerated, Schrank was pleased that Theodore Roosevelt did not win a third term.
May 31 - Roosevelt orders a 14% reduction of the United States Army. June 16 - Roosevelt meets the first Cuban ambassador to the United States. June 17 - Roosevelt signs the Newlands Reclamation Act into law. July 2 - The Philippine–American War ends. July 4 - Roosevelt issues amnesty for all Filipino participates of the Philippine-American ...
Theodore Roosevelt, widely regarded by political scholars as one of the greatest American presidents, was also one of the most prolific. Before becoming the country's youngest president at age 42 ...
Theodore Roosevelt won a landslide victory, taking every Northern and Western state. Roosevelt was the first Republican to carry the state of Missouri since Ulysses S. Grant in 1868. In voting Republican, Missouri repositioned itself from being associated with the Solid South to being seen as a bellwether swing state throughout the 20th century.
Theodore Roosevelt. Before: $1.3 million ... In 1878, the New York Times reported that young Teddy Roosevelt, a student at Harvard, inherited $60,000 — more than $1.3 million in today’s money ...