Introduction 6 Politics 24 Chapter 1 Early Life Education and Marriage 11 Chapter 2 State and National Chapter 3 The Presidency Chapter 4 Life After the and the Bully Pulpit 35 Presidency 56 Conclusion 64 Glossary 67 For More Information 69 For Further Reading 74 Index 77 Table of Contents
Theodore Roosevelt came into office as the twenty-sixth president of the United States just before his forty-third birthday birthday He offered Americans the Square Deal and was called the Trust Buster 6 Introduction
Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest youngest president of the United States He had been vice president under William McKinley who was assassinated by an anarchist in 1901 Roosevelt took office as the twenty-sixth president just before his forty-third birthday He was elected in his own right in 1904 Theodore Roosevelt had tremendous energy and high spirits He was not only a statesman but also a cowboy naturalist hunter explorer and soldier No guest was more welcome at the White House than an old friend from the days when he worked on his North Dakota cattle ranch A cowpuncher cowpuncher once appeared just before lunch when another friend British ambassador James Bryce was also to be a guest Roosevelt said to him solemnly Remember Jim that if you shot at the feet of the British ambassador to make him dance it would be likely to cause international complications Jim replied with horror Why Colonel I shouldn’t think of it I shouldn’t think of it He advised everyone to lead the strenuous strenuous life While he was in the White House he rode horseback played tennis or took a rough cross-country walk daily The 7
