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 158
... authority to fix a rate . Roosevelt believed that the commission should set a maximum rate to be charged in a disputed case . " It will speedily become impossible , " he maintained , " thus to favor any shipper save in altogether ...
... authority to fix a rate . Roosevelt believed that the commission should set a maximum rate to be charged in a disputed case . " It will speedily become impossible , " he maintained , " thus to favor any shipper save in altogether ...
Page 211
... authority in a manner that would give him the power to move ahead with construction of the canal . It would be presented to Roosevelt when he made his visit in November . 28 The president's tour occurred during three days of heavy rain ...
... authority in a manner that would give him the power to move ahead with construction of the canal . It would be presented to Roosevelt when he made his visit in November . 28 The president's tour occurred during three days of heavy rain ...
Page 241
... authority to make the discharges as he had . Foraker contended that there was no evidence to support the belief that a conspiracy of silence existed among the men . One newspaper commented that Foraker had " dissected the President's ...
... authority to make the discharges as he had . Foraker contended that there was no evidence to support the belief that a conspiracy of silence existed among the men . One newspaper commented that Foraker had " dissected the President's ...
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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The Political Use of Military Force in US Foreign Policy James David Meernik No preview available - 2004 |