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 137
... Democrats needed a fresh face and a candidate who had not been wounded during their fratricidal battles of the 1890s . The conservative Democrats thought that they had found their champion in Judge Alton Brooks Parker of New York ...
... Democrats needed a fresh face and a candidate who had not been wounded during their fratricidal battles of the 1890s . The conservative Democrats thought that they had found their champion in Judge Alton Brooks Parker of New York ...
Page 159
... Democrats after the 1904 election , and most House members of both parties were likely to support the curbing of railroad power . The situation in the Senate also favored the Republicans , with their 57 senators to 33 for the Democrats ...
... Democrats after the 1904 election , and most House members of both parties were likely to support the curbing of railroad power . The situation in the Senate also favored the Republicans , with their 57 senators to 33 for the Democrats ...
Page 289
... Democrats . In five states , however , the Democrats elected governors even though Taft won the electoral votes . The growth of ticket splitting indicated how parti- sanship had eroded as a basis of voting decisions during Roosevelt's ...
... Democrats . In five states , however , the Democrats elected governors even though Taft won the electoral votes . The growth of ticket splitting indicated how parti- sanship had eroded as a basis of voting decisions during Roosevelt's ...
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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