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 136
... sent a message to the United States consul in Morocco which stated : " We want either Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead . " The delegates erupted in cheers . As the New York Times put it , " Roosevelt and Hay at last had succeeded in ...
... sent a message to the United States consul in Morocco which stated : " We want either Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead . " The delegates erupted in cheers . As the New York Times put it , " Roosevelt and Hay at last had succeeded in ...
Page 241
... sent Congress another special message about Brownsville , to bolster the administration's case . Because of the doubts expressed in the Senate " as to the sufficiency of the evidence , " he had sent a member of the Justice Department ...
... sent Congress another special message about Brownsville , to bolster the administration's case . Because of the doubts expressed in the Senate " as to the sufficiency of the evidence , " he had sent a member of the Justice Department ...
Page 281
... sent army units into the state to maintain order at Goldfield , Nevada , in an anticipated labor dispute with local mine workers . It soon developed that the forecast of possible violence was exaggerated . The president began to retreat ...
... sent army units into the state to maintain order at Goldfield , Nevada , in an anticipated labor dispute with local mine workers . It soon developed that the forecast of possible violence was exaggerated . The president began to retreat ...
Contents
Keeping the Left Center Together | 225 |
We Were at Absolute Peace | 251 |
There Is No One Like Theodore | 271 |
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Managing the Press: Origins of the Media Presidency, 1897-1933 Stephen Ponder No preview available - 1999 |
The Political Use of Military Force in US Foreign Policy James David Meernik No preview available - 2004 |