The Presidency of Theodore RooseveltUniversity Press of Kansas, 1991 - 355 pages Theodore Roosevelt was hearty, frank, freindly, and bold - a president so popular that many Americans believed they knew him personally. Through the force of his personality and excitement of his adventuring, he wove the presidency into the fabric of daily life as no other president had done. Nearly a century later he is remembered as the most colourful chief executive. |
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Page 109
... Congress had failed to act in 1902. During the summer and fall the State Department negotiated a trade treaty with ... Congress approved it at the next session . This deference to the House meant that Roosevelt would probably have to ...
... Congress had failed to act in 1902. During the summer and fall the State Department negotiated a trade treaty with ... Congress approved it at the next session . This deference to the House meant that Roosevelt would probably have to ...
Page 152
... Congress " and that the President has decided to force the fighting . " 15 The advantage for the moment lay with those in Congress who opposed Roosevelt . The Republican leaders of the Senate , especially Nelson W. Aldrich , saw no ...
... Congress " and that the President has decided to force the fighting . " 15 The advantage for the moment lay with those in Congress who opposed Roosevelt . The Republican leaders of the Senate , especially Nelson W. Aldrich , saw no ...
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... Congress as his administration wound down.25 Roosevelt's relations with Congress had turned sour by the time the lawmakers adjourned at the end of May 1908. The first session of the Sixtieth Congress had passed the Aldrich - Vreeland ...
... Congress as his administration wound down.25 Roosevelt's relations with Congress had turned sour by the time the lawmakers adjourned at the end of May 1908. The first session of the Sixtieth Congress had passed the Aldrich - Vreeland ...
Contents
Keeping the Left Center Together | 225 |
We Were at Absolute Peace | 251 |
There Is No One Like Theodore | 271 |
Copyright | |
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Managing the Press: Origins of the Media Presidency, 1897-1933 Stephen Ponder No preview available - 1999 |
The Political Use of Military Force in US Foreign Policy James David Meernik No preview available - 2004 |