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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... decision not to appoint officeholders on the basis of regional , sectional , or partisan considerations . His ... decisions and other appointments took up most of Roosevelt's available time . The selection of William Dudley Foulke of ...
... decision not to appoint officeholders on the basis of regional , sectional , or partisan considerations . His ... decisions and other appointments took up most of Roosevelt's available time . The selection of William Dudley Foulke of ...
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... decision about reciprocity also reflected his own uncer- tainty and lack of confidence about the tariff , as well as ... Decisions in corporate board rooms could affect the lives of tens of thousands of people at a time . Standard Oil ...
... decision about reciprocity also reflected his own uncer- tainty and lack of confidence about the tariff , as well as ... Decisions in corporate board rooms could affect the lives of tens of thousands of people at a time . Standard Oil ...
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... decision of 1895 had limited the government's authority to regulate interstate corpora- tions . After the fact , Roosevelt wrote proudly : " This decision I caused to be annulled by the court that had rendered it . " " The Northern ...
... decision of 1895 had limited the government's authority to regulate interstate corpora- tions . After the fact , Roosevelt wrote proudly : " This decision I caused to be annulled by the court that had rendered it . " " The Northern ...
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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