Category Archives: Theodore Roosevelt

Presidents and Exes: Part III

Exes and Woes of the Nineteen-Teens Theodore: Fore and Aft It stands to reason that our youngest and most vigorous President would have strong relationships with his predecessors and successors. But by the time TR ascended to the Presidency in … Continue reading

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Jeanette Rankin: The Lonely, Only Congresswoman

Even before the Constitutional Amendment granting women’s suffrage, Jeanette Rankin was elected to Congress. From Montana. A Foot in Two Centuries Jeanette Rankin was born in 1880 in Missoula, MT. It was still the Wild West. There were less than … Continue reading

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Theodore Roosevelt and the Pigskin Library

Being a POTUS is a hard act to follow. The Young Retiree Theodore Roosevelt was our youngest President, only 42 when he took office. After seven-and-a-half years, declaring that he would not seek a third term, he was also our … Continue reading

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Archie Roosevelt’s Christmas Surprise

Christmas a la Roosevelt Few White House families were as robust and open for fun as Theodore Roosevelt, his wife, six children and a slew of pets. Nevertheless, very few stories, articles or even anecdotes are about how the TR’s … Continue reading

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Theodore Roosevelt: The Boat Heist

Theodore Roosevelt’s time in the Dakota Badlands was some of the most pivotal experiences in his life. Why The Badlands? Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was a New York patrician born with many advantages: wealth, a loving family, huge intellect, even huger … Continue reading

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The Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt 1901

Vice President Theodore Roosevelt had a quiet, somber inaugural. The Sad Circumstances Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was taking a rare family vacation at a resort in New York’s Adirondack Mountains when news came that President William McKinley had been shot … Continue reading

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The Most Interesting American: A Book Review

When Theodore Roosevelt was about five, frail and suffering from severe asthma, his wealthy and devoted parents provided the best medical treatment money could buy. In the early 1860s, one of his medically approved treatments was smoking big black cigars … Continue reading

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Poems by Presidents: The First-Ever Anthology

A Book Review Roses are red, Violets are blue, POTUSES, Politics. Poetry too? What a surprise! Editor Michael Croland has amassed a charming little array of actual poetry (ok, plus a few limericks and light verse) written by some of … Continue reading

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Nellie Taft and the Philippine Band

Helen Herron Taft’s happiest years were in the Philippines. The Manila Years In 1900 Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943), married and mother of three, traveled to Manila, where she spent the next few years. Her husband of 15 years had been … Continue reading

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Theodore Roosevelt: Super Cop

Theodore Roosevelt had a varied career, and made the most of all his opportunities The Mid-90s: At Loose Ends Still in his early-to-mid 30s, Theodore Roosevelt, aristocratic and wealthy New Yorker, had jam packed decades into his young life. He … Continue reading

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