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 44
... favored merit promotions , reduced paperwork , and annual field maneuvers . West Point should relax its requirements about mathematics and should endeavor to pro- duce officers " who are good in actual field service . " Meanwhile , the ...
... favored merit promotions , reduced paperwork , and annual field maneuvers . West Point should relax its requirements about mathematics and should endeavor to pro- duce officers " who are good in actual field service . " Meanwhile , the ...
Page 150
... favored regulation . The Middle West and the South strongly supported giving the ICC greater authority over the railroads . There was no bet- ter topic on which to focus the Square Deal that the president had announced . In his message ...
... favored regulation . The Middle West and the South strongly supported giving the ICC greater authority over the railroads . There was no bet- ter topic on which to focus the Square Deal that the president had announced . In his message ...
Page 231
... favored more sweeping changes in the tariff . Theodore Roosevelt remained reluctant to see the tariff become a leading partisan issue . He believed that the Senate would not pass any reciprocity treaty that he might negotiate . In the ...
... favored more sweeping changes in the tariff . Theodore Roosevelt remained reluctant to see the tariff become a leading partisan issue . He believed that the Senate would not pass any reciprocity treaty that he might negotiate . In the ...
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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