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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... Republican majority that would be a fact of life throughout Roosevelt's two terms . The central element in Republican success had been the inability of Grover Cleveland and the Democrats to alleviate the distress that accompanied the ...
... Republican majority that would be a fact of life throughout Roosevelt's two terms . The central element in Republican success had been the inability of Grover Cleveland and the Democrats to alleviate the distress that accompanied the ...
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... Republican margins in the House and Senate and to establish a framework for a more competitive race against the Republican nominee in 1908.21 A central element in the Democratic electoral calculations was the potential of organized ...
... Republican margins in the House and Senate and to establish a framework for a more competitive race against the Republican nominee in 1908.21 A central element in the Democratic electoral calculations was the potential of organized ...
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... Republican " Dollar Clubs " attested to the novel financial plight of the GOP . 26 Democratic prospects against the Republicans hinged on Bryan's ability to keep the feuding wings of his own party together during the campaign . His ...
... Republican " Dollar Clubs " attested to the novel financial plight of the GOP . 26 Democratic prospects against the Republicans hinged on Bryan's ability to keep the feuding wings of his own party together during the campaign . His ...
Contents
Keeping the Left Center Together | 225 |
We Were at Absolute Peace | 251 |
There Is No One Like Theodore | 271 |
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