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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... became president , Roosevelt's family was one of his most striking political assets . 12 The election of Benjamin Harrison in 1888 brought a Republican administration back to Washington . Having campaigned for the ticket , Roosevelt now ...
... became president , Roosevelt's family was one of his most striking political assets . 12 The election of Benjamin Harrison in 1888 brought a Republican administration back to Washington . Having campaigned for the ticket , Roosevelt now ...
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... became the chief engineer of the commission . The president put the panel under the supervision of the War Department on 9 May 1904 and named Maj . Gen. George W. Davis as the first governor of the Canal Zone . 25 The commission had a ...
... became the chief engineer of the commission . The president put the panel under the supervision of the War Department on 9 May 1904 and named Maj . Gen. George W. Davis as the first governor of the Canal Zone . 25 The commission had a ...
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... became the subjects of lengthy proceedings and pres- sure from concerned capitalists . One particular substance was saccharin , then being used , among other things , in the manufacture of catsup . To settle the dispute over the health ...
... became the subjects of lengthy proceedings and pres- sure from concerned capitalists . One particular substance was saccharin , then being used , among other things , in the manufacture of catsup . To settle the dispute over the health ...
Contents
Keeping the Left Center Together | 225 |
We Were at Absolute Peace | 251 |
There Is No One Like Theodore | 271 |
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