Special Features
- Interview: David McCullough, Biographer
- Primary Resources: Letters to His Children, 1903-1918
- Interview: John Gable, The Theodore Roosevelt Association
- Primary Resources: Progressive Party Platform, 1912
- Primary Resources: Report to the Secretary of War, 1898
- Interview: Walter LaFeber, Historian
A champion of the strenuous life, TR embodied the notion of an expanded presidency. Stamping the presidency with his own colorful personality, Roosevelt's enormous popularity gave him political clout that matched his celebrity status. "Get action, do things," sums up his attitude toward all endeavors, political and otherwise.
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Buffalo Bill
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody's legendary exploits helped create the myth of the American West that still endures today.
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Daley, the Last Boss
For 21 years, Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley ruled the city, building the Sears Tower and O'Hare Airport.
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Kennedy vs. Wallace - A Crisis Up Close
A portrait of JFK and his brother Robert as they confront Alabama governor George Wallace over segregation.
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Reagan
The life of the president who saw himself as the heroic defender of the "shining city on a hill." Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
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George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire
The Alabama governor and presidential candidate promised segregation forever.
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Lost in the Grand Canyon
John Wesley Powell's epic journey into the unknown Grand Canyon was filled with adventure as his team mapped the Colorado River for the first time.
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