Special Features
- Primary Resources: Letter to Charles Doolittle Walcott, 1908
- Interview: John Gable, The Theodore Roosevelt Association
- General Article: Foreign Affairs
- Photo Gallery: Political Cartoons Featuring Theodore Roosevelt
- Biography: Geoffrey C. Ward, Writer
- Primary Resources: The New Nationalism, 1910
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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Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt supported the President's New Deal and advocated for civil rights, becoming one of the 20th century's most influential women.
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Houdini
The world famous escape artist could escape from everything - except his own mortality.
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The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
The influential musical pioneers from Appalachia whose recordings lifted spirits during the Great Depression.
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Kit Carson
The ultimate frontiersman, Carson inspired popular novels before being associated with the "Long Walk" of the Navajo people.
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Lindbergh
The first man to fly across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh was unprepared for the attention, particularly after his son was kidnapped.
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Vietnam: A Television History
This 11-hour series analyzes the costs and consequences of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking today.
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Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
Marcus Garvey, a black nationalist leader from Jamaica, had great successes and failures before being jailed and deported from the US in 1927.
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Nixon
Richard Nixon faced impeachment but also ended the Vietnam War. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
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