Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt

Notes 2- Unit 7Notes 2- Unit 7

Early LifeEarly Life suffered from suffered from

asthmaasthma causing causing him to be sick him to be sick frequently. frequently.

father put father put a gym a gym in homein home so he so he could work on could work on physical health- It physical health- It worked.worked.

worked hard as a worked hard as a student and on student and on his athletics- his athletics- High High expectations-expectations-

people often people often didn’t like didn’t like working working for himfor him because it because it was strenuous-was strenuous- both physically both physically and mentallyand mentally

His TraitsHis Traits believed that the believed that the

president should president should lead- lead- he loved powerhe loved power

called the called the presidency his presidency his “Bully “Bully Pulpit”Pulpit”

1st president 1st president since Lincoln to since Lincoln to use full powersuse full powers

Would not let money control Would not let money control how he led people- He had how he led people- He had his own ideas and pushed his own ideas and pushed them throughthem through

““Speak softly and carry a Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far"big stick; you will go far"

IssuesIssuesCoal strike of 1902Coal strike of 1902

owners owners wouldn’t wouldn’t listenlisten to to the the workers workers demandsdemands

Roosevelt forced them to listen better hours, working conditions and higher wagesgave a “square deal” to the working man

Issues…Issues…

Northern Securities Northern Securities CompanyCompany Holding company- set up to Holding company- set up to

control railroad companiescontrol railroad companies Roosevelt sued because it was Roosevelt sued because it was

a trust- he wona trust- he won he separates good trusts and he separates good trusts and

bad trusts and tries to bad trusts and tries to eliminate the bad trustseliminate the bad trusts

ConservationConservation

"There can "There can be no be no greater greater issue than issue than that of that of conservatioconservation in this n in this country."country."

Huge on Huge on preserving natural preserving natural resourcesresources

pushed to set aside 190 pushed to set aside 190 million acres for million acres for national national parks and forestsparks and forests

pushed pushed reforestingreforesting and land and land managementmanagement

ConservationConservation

Other trivial Other trivial information- information-

Don’t write Don’t write this down… this down… just some just some cool factscool facts

Saved the Saved the game of game of FootballFootball

The Teddy The Teddy bear is named bear is named after him- He after him- He wouldn’t kill an wouldn’t kill an old bear during old bear during a hunt.a hunt.

Other trivial Other trivial information- information-

One of the faces of Mt. Rushmore

TR was the first PresidentTR was the first President to fly in an airplane to fly in an airplane to be submerged in a submarine to be submerged in a submarine to own a car to own a car to have a telephone in his home to have a telephone in his home to travel outside the borders of the US to travel outside the borders of the US

while still in office. TR took the battleship while still in office. TR took the battleship USS Louisiana to Panama in 1906. USS Louisiana to Panama in 1906.

to entertain an African-American in the to entertain an African-American in the White House, inviting Booker T. White House, inviting Booker T. Washington to dinner Washington to dinner

to win the first AMERICAN as well as first to win the first AMERICAN as well as first President to win a Nobel Prize in ANY of President to win a Nobel Prize in ANY of the six categories - he was awarded the the six categories - he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906. Nobel Peace Prize in 1906.

TR founded:TR founded:

the first 51 federal bird the first 51 federal bird sanctuaries sanctuaries

the first 18 national the first 18 national monuments monuments (including (including the Grand Canyon, the the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, Muir Petrified Forest, Muir Woods and Devils Tower) Woods and Devils Tower)

"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. More than that no man is entitled, and less than that no man shall have."

"Viewed purely in the abstract, I think there can be no question that women should have equal rights with men."..."Especially as regards the laws relating to marriage there should be the most absolute equality between the two sexes. I do not think the woman should assume the man's name."

The one thing I want to The one thing I want to leave my children is an leave my children is an honorable name." "It is honorable name." "It is hard to fail, but it is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have worse never to have tried to succeed."tried to succeed."Chicago, IL, April 10, Chicago, IL, April 10, 18991899