Twenty-sixth president of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (1858-1919), often referred to as Teddy or T. R., was an American politician, soldier, conservationist, historian, naturalist, explorer and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously was involved in New York politics, including serving as the state's 33rd governor for two years. He was the vice president under William McKinley for six months in 1901, assuming the presidency after McKinley's assassination. As president, Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for antitrust and Progressive policies.
Born
27 Oct 1858, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., in Manhattan, New York City
Articles
Leonard Read, the Founder and Builder, by Mary Sennholz, The Freeman, May 1996
Biographical essay written by Read's secretary in the early days of FEE, as well as author of Leonard E. Read: Philosopher of Freedom
Biographical essay written by Read's secretary in the early days of FEE, as well as author of Leonard E. Read: Philosopher of Freedom
Soldiers rarely question the justifiableness of war, or virtue and righteousness. Leonard Read was skeptical of President Woodrow Wilson's pronouncements that the war was the "culminating and final war to end all wars." He wondered about Theodore Roosevelt’s oration that he was to fight "in the quarrel of civilization against barbarism, of liberty against tyranny." To Leonard, it was not his business to question, but to fight.
Related Topics: Achievement, Foundation for Economic Education, Golf, Ludwig von Mises, New York City, Leonard Read, Socialism, World War I
No More "Great Presidents", by Robert Higgs, The Free Market, Mar 1997
Discusses the results of a 1996 poll of historians asking them to rank U.S. presidents, focusing on those ranked Great, Near Great and Failure, and offers his own ranking
Discusses the results of a 1996 poll of historians asking them to rank U.S. presidents, focusing on those ranked Great, Near Great and Failure, and offers his own ranking
The Near Great comprise Jefferson, Jackson, Polk, Theodore Roosevelt, Wilson, and Truman ... Of the top-ranking "nine immortals," five ... were commander in chief when the nation went to war, and three (Washington, Jackson, and Teddy Roosevelt) were best known prior to becoming president for their martial exploits ... Theodore Roosevelt, a bloodthirsty proto-fascist, evokes admiration because of his public flogging of big business, a perennial left-liberal whipping boy ... Realizing the ambitions harbored by Teddy Roosevelt and Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt created the "imperial presidency" ...
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