Tag Archives: former President Theodore Roosevelt

Jeanette Rankin: The Lonely, Only Congresswoman

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Feather Foster

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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The Funeral of Theodore Roosevelt

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Feather Foster

When Theodore Roosevelt died on January 6, 1919, the world was stunned. TR Dies Not only was the world stunned at the death of former President Theodore Roosevelt, who was only sixty, but perhaps TR himself would have also been … Continue reading →

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TR and the Bull Moose Assassin

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Feather Foster

TR: Ex-POTUS When Theodore Roosevelt retired after seven-and-a-half years of the presidency, he was only fifty. Too young. Too vigorous. Too antsy. In a phrase, Too Theodore. He had hand-picked his successor and good friend, William Howard Taft, to carry … Continue reading →

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TR: Marching With Kings

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Feather Foster

Thousands of people watched the funeral parade of King Edward VII. The POTUS and the King The nearly eight years Theodore Roosevelt spent as President coincided with the reign of Edward VII (1841-1910) of England. TR was only 42 when … Continue reading →

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