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  • 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
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TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt

Part of the collection: The Presidents

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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