Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858. He was born into A Dutch family in New York. At the age eighteen he attended Harvard college and overall he ended up spending four years there. After Harvard he went to Germany and entered into politics. He was then shortly after elected to be the Assembly Of New York State. "Theodore was one of the few presidents whose life, or at least the pubic image of his life, is even more important historically than his accomplishments as our chief executive officer. He said that, "I believe that men and women stand on an equality of right, but I do not believe that equality of right means equality of function, and I am more and more concvinced that the great field, the indispensable" ( book source)

Theodore wanted to leave behind something that people would remember him by. He wanted and believed that expanding American power would change the world. In order for him to do this, he knew he had to built a strong navy. So President Roosevelt decided to build a waterway. The canal was originally going to be built in Nicaragua or Panama. When he finally got permission and the money to build the canal, he began to construct it and it was decided that it would be built in Panama. This was one of the many things that made his presidency so remarkable.

Theodore wasn't like most people he stood out and made a difference. He became president when he was 42 and it was said that he was the youngest president of the time. One of the remarkable things about his presidency was him being the first American president to go down in a submarine and up in a plane. (in class notes)

Theodore Roosevelt was the first president awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was given it in 1906 for his work in the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Portsmouth. It was the action that led to ending of the Russo-Japanese War. This made him the first American to win a Nobel Prize. This was also another thing that was remarkable during his presidency. "Theodore Roosevelt has been called the first modern president because of his willingness to use the power of the presidency to intervene in the economy to promote the general good. American history, with a few exceptions, was until Roosevelt dominated by Congress. Roosevelt's was an activist and his view of the presidency was that he could act as long as it was not probited by the Constitution or law. He saw his most powerful tool as what he called the "bully pulpit". He achieved a range of accomplishments, but is probably best known for trust busting and building the Panama Canal. Also important but often less noted is major expansion of the U.S. Navy."

During Theodore's presidency he showed characteristics of a strong leader. He wasn't just remarkable for what he did, but how he came across in doing it. Towards the end of his life, he was a major force for the military. What he did during his presidency had many affects on every American today and his name is still remembered to this day as one of the most remarkable presidents ever.

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