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 139
... wrote an extended defense of the protective policy . If the Dingley law ever needed modification , it would be done " with the utmost care and conservatism " and ought to be undertaken " by the friends and not the enemies of the ...
... wrote an extended defense of the protective policy . If the Dingley law ever needed modification , it would be done " with the utmost care and conservatism " and ought to be undertaken " by the friends and not the enemies of the ...
Page 164
... wrote , the " ' railroad senators ' won out in the fight for broad review . " John C. Spooner , a leader of the conserva- tives , agreed . The Senate bill was " as nearly constitutional as we could make it , " he wrote . The victory for ...
... wrote , the " ' railroad senators ' won out in the fight for broad review . " John C. Spooner , a leader of the conserva- tives , agreed . The Senate bill was " as nearly constitutional as we could make it , " he wrote . The victory for ...
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... wrote that " a fight which would have had disastrous effects to the republican party has been disposed of . " ' 56 The compromise bill was reported to the House on 19 June 1906 , and it passed quickly . Senator Beveridge made a ...
... wrote that " a fight which would have had disastrous effects to the republican party has been disposed of . " ' 56 The compromise bill was reported to the House on 19 June 1906 , and it passed quickly . Senator Beveridge made a ...
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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