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 140
... campaign . " 38 One key to the GOP effort was an elaborate appeal to ethnic , economic , and religious groups . Republican canvassers were instructed to record if voters were " of German or Irish birth , " and campaign documents and ...
... campaign . " 38 One key to the GOP effort was an elaborate appeal to ethnic , economic , and religious groups . Republican canvassers were instructed to record if voters were " of German or Irish birth , " and campaign documents and ...
Page 142
... campaign finally came to life during its closing weeks . Needing to find an issue that would hurt Roosevelt , Parker charged that the Republican campaign had been raising money from the large corpora- tions that the president had ...
... campaign finally came to life during its closing weeks . Needing to find an issue that would hurt Roosevelt , Parker charged that the Republican campaign had been raising money from the large corpora- tions that the president had ...
Page 288
... campaign puzzled Roosevelt . He wrote to his son - in - law that he wished " Taft would put more energy and fight into the matter . " After a time , the president " decided to put a little vim into the campaign by making a publication ...
... campaign puzzled Roosevelt . He wrote to his son - in - law that he wished " Taft would put more energy and fight into the matter . " After a time , the president " decided to put a little vim into the campaign by making a publication ...
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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