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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... proposal included an elected assembly as " the best possible means of educating their educated men in popular gov- ernment . " 25 Discussions about the Philippine - government bill on Capitol Hill occurred in a volatile atmosphere ...
... proposal included an elected assembly as " the best possible means of educating their educated men in popular gov- ernment . " 25 Discussions about the Philippine - government bill on Capitol Hill occurred in a volatile atmosphere ...
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... proposal . Events soon shifted to favor Panama . A significant obstacle to the Panamanian route had been the amount of money that the New Panama Canal Company , a French corporation , wanted for its holdings that remained from the ...
... proposal . Events soon shifted to favor Panama . A significant obstacle to the Panamanian route had been the amount of money that the New Panama Canal Company , a French corporation , wanted for its holdings that remained from the ...
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... proposal to fund only one battleship . Except in their refusal of the single - battleship alternative , wrote Roosevelt , members of the House had shown " an infinite capacity to go wrong . " " 30 The Senate would be the critical arena ...
... proposal to fund only one battleship . Except in their refusal of the single - battleship alternative , wrote Roosevelt , members of the House had shown " an infinite capacity to go wrong . " " 30 The Senate would be the critical arena ...
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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