Complete biography of theodore roosevelt

With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, age 42, became the youngest president in the nation’s history. He brought new excitement and power to the presidency, as he briskly led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and an aggressive foreign policy.

He took the view that the president as a “steward of the people” should take whatever action necessary for the public good unless expressly forbidden by law or the Constitution. "I did not usurp power," he wrote in 1913, “but I did greatly broaden the use of executive power."

Roosevelt's youth differed sharply from that of the log cabin presidents. He was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City into a wealthy family, but he too struggled—with asthma and other health ailments—and in his triumph became an advocate of the strenuous life.

In 1884, his first wife Alice Lee Roosevelt and his mother Martha died on the same day and only two days after the birth of his daughter, Alice. Rooseve

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Theodore Roosevelt Biography

Theodore Roosevelt was born in 1858 to Theodore Sr.and Martha “Mittie” Rooseveltin New York City. The Roosevelts were a wealthy family of Dutch descent who belonged to the highest social circles of New York. From a ung age, Theodore, called “Teedie” by his family, suffered from severe asthma, which his father sought to remedy bygd taking his son for brisk carriage rides and trips to the countryside to provide fresh air. As a boy Theodore read books well beyond his age and became very interested in explorers, adventure tales, and the natural world. Theodore Sr. encouraged his intelligent but sickly son to “make his body” through regular exercise. ung Theodore vowed to devote time to developing his physical strength through exercise while continuing his intellectual pursuits.

Roosevelt began his studies at Harvard in 1876 while challenging han själv physically bygd playing sports, hiking, and going on hunting trips during school breaks. During his sophomor

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My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies

After reading 121 biographies of the first 26 presidents, Theodore Roosevelt easily stands out as one of the most fascinating and robustly-spirited chief executives in our nation’s history.

He almost makes Andrew Jackson look tame.

Roosevelt was a prolific author, part-time science nerd, rancher, conservationist, legislator, reform-minded police commissioner and government bureaucrat, soldier, governor, naval enthusiast, thrill-seeking adventurer, Nobel Peace Prize winner…and the youngest president in American history.

Theodore Roosevelt is easy to caricature, but extremely difficult to study, unravel and adequately interpret. At once he could be both brilliant and insane, logical and yet completely delusional. He was remarkably self-confident, a quick study in the art of politics, a gifted communicator, extremely sociable and enormously devoted to his family and his country.

Unfortunately, his incredible life s