The Progressive Presidents
A Comparison
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt during Presidency
Roosevelt Before Presidency
Roosevelt's Political Cartoon
Roosevelt Leadership Report
When Theodore Roosevelt was President, the nation believed and stood by the President. Most of the citizens loved Roosevelt, but some people didn't. There are specific events that happened that shows the nations belief in the President.
One event that happened that shows that some people don't believe in Roosevelt is a assassination attempt. The person that tried to assassinate was a saloonkeeper named John Flammang. John tried to assassinate Roosevelt because he knew that he was known that he was an opponent of sitting President's ability to seek a third term in office.
Another event that happened was a Coal Stike. This strike happened in May 1902, anthracite coal miners went on strike. They were threatening a national energy shortage, but then Roosevelt won their agreement to an arbitration of the dispute by a commission, which succeeded on ending the strike.
Now some events that people stood by was the Square Deal. Citizens liked the Square Deal because it was formed with three basic ideas: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection. They liked the deal because it helped the middle class more than others. This deal helped businesses from the most extreme demands of organized labor.
Roosevelt Organization Report
President Theodore Roosevelt was organized when he was in office. When he was President he passed many laws and deals to make the United States better. He passed a Square Deal, a Foreign Policy, and made the Panama Canal.
First. he passed a Square Deal. The Square Deal promised the average citizen fairness, breaking of trusts, regulation of railroads, and pure food and drugs. Roosevelt was making conservation his top priority, the he established myriad new national parks, forests, and monuments. The Square Deal was also intended to preserve the nation's natural resources.
Then Theodore Roosevelt started a foreign policy, and Roosevelt focused on Central America. Central American was the place that Roosevelt began building the Panama Canal. Roosevelt also extended that United States Navy, and sent the Great White Fleet on a world tour to project the United States' naval power. Then Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 because of his efforts to end the Russo-Japanese War.
Roosevelt Professionalism Report
Each President acted differently in office. A lot of moments President Roosevelt acted professional while he was in office, but he also had one incident that he was showing his anger side.
Some events that Roosevelt acted professional was about pure food and drugs. Roosevelt responded to public anger over the abuses in the food packing industry by pushing Congress to pass the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act. People did admire this president then and still now. President Roosevelt is one of the most know Presidents in the United States.
While Roosevelt was in office, Roosevelt made the White House the center of news everyday, providing interviews and photo opportunities. The media did target Roosevelt in one instant. A publication had accused Roosevelt of "deliberate misstatement of fact" in defense of family members who were criticized as a result of the Panama affair.
Roosevelt Contribution Report
President Roosevelt left a huge impact on the our nation and history. Some things that he did to impact our history was turning his attention concerning Latin American turmoil, and that's when he planned on building a canal. The pursuit of an isthmus canal in Central America during that time focused on two routes: Nicaragua and Panama. Nicaragua and Panama at that time was a rebellious district within Columbia.
Then when World War I came, President Roosevelt strongly stood by the Allies, and Roosevelt demanded a harsher policy against Germany, especially regarding submarine warfare. During the war Roosevelt denounced the foreign policy of President Wilson. Roosevelt said it was a failure regarding the people in Belgium, and the violation of American rights. That is a reason why I made his grade for contribution a B+ instead of an A.
Another thing that Roosevelt did was passing the Square Deal. The Square Deal was the deal that gave opportunities for all citizens and emphasized the importance of fair government regulations of corporate "special interests". President Roosevelt was the first President to make conversation a national issue. This helped the United States help citizens about special interest.
William Howard Taft
William Taft during Presidency
William when he was in Yale
Political Cartoon of William Taft
Taft's Leadership Report
Grade= B-
The nation believed in President Taft for the beginning of his election in 1908. As President Taft went further into his presidency, the former President Theodore Roosevelt was involved with Taft. It was about the political policy that Roosevelt left for Taft to take over when Roosevelt left the office.
The nation believed Taft at the beginning of his election for presidency because he was with Roosevelt who said that he thinks that he would be good on taking over the policy. Then during his term of being the president he had some public issues with Roosevelt on the war.
Taft Organization Report
President Taft was able to get great deals on a couple of things. Taft Has accomplished the Dollar Diplomacy, Trust Busting, also social and government reforms.
In Taft's only term, Taft's domestic agenda emphasized trust-busting, civil service reform, strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commissions. These strengthening deals were based on improving the performances of the postal service, and it was the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment.
Then Taft thought to further the economic development of nations in Latin America and Asia the the "Dollar Diplomacy", and showed decisiveness and restraint in response to revolution in Mexico.
Taft Professionalism Report
President Taft acted calm for the most part while he was in office. The nation also admired Taft for most of the time. Some people didn't like Taft. Like last assassination attempt on Roosevelt, same happened to Taft. There was an Assassination attempt on Taft and the persons was not known. People noticed the person with a pistol not a couple of feet away, but they captured the person before he could do any harm to Taft.
While President Taft was in office, Taft had times when he was fine while he was in office. When Taft had speeches he was calm, and he didn't get anger like Roosevelt did.
Taft Contribution Report
Many Presidents have left a huge impact on our nation and our history. Taft had some passed laws/ deals that has a big impact in the United States history. Some deals/ laws that he had was the Trust-Busting, the Dollar Diplomacy.
First, Trust-Busting had a big impact on history because it was a focused on improving the performance of the postal services. The trust was the lead until the Sixteenth Amendment. The Sixteenth Amendment was to create a federal income tax.
Then, further into Taft's term, Taft was thinking about furthering economic development of nations in Latin America and Asia. It was because of the Dollar Diplomacy. The Diplomacy showed decisiveness and restraint in response to revolution in Mexico. This task-oriented Taft's oblivious to the political ramifications of his decisions.
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson During Presidency
Wilson Before Presidency
Wilson Political Cartoon
Wilson Leadership Report
Most citizens in the United States like Presidents, but they also don't like the president. President Wilson knew that catching peoples eyes, so he though that he was going to say something in his speech like President Roosevelt did. President Wilson said "No one but the President, seems to be expected to look out for the general interest of the country."
Wilson grew national reputation and led some Democrats to agree to presidential timber. Then President Wilson was also a leader of the Progressive Movement to help the United States.
Wilson Organization Report
President Wilson had great deals during his presidency. Some deals that he passed was the New Freedom, Suffrage's, and the Foreign Policy/ involvement. He has also passed an Adamson Act, a Revenue Act of 1913, Federal Reserve Act, Federal Trade Commission Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, and Federal Farm Loan Act.
President Wilson oversaw the policies were not connecting until the New Deal in 1933. It included the Federal Reserve Act, Federal Trade Commission Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, and the Federal Farm Loan Act. A month after the Sixteenth Amendment came, Wilson called a session of Congress, whose work culminated in the Revenue Act of 1913. It reintroducing an income tax and lowering tariffs. Then the Adamson Act was on imposing 8-hour workdays for railroads. Then the Selected Service Act was on sending 10,000 freshly trained soldiers to France, per day, by summer in 1918.
Wilson Professionalism Report
Some President's act differently while they are still in office. President Wilson was like William Taft. Wilson had a hard time with popularity than his interaction with his speeches.
Wilson was involved with World War I, and he was trying to figure out how to end the war as quickly as possible because of the public. Wilson passed a lot of acts through the congress, and it helped the United States more than William Taft has done.
Wilson Contribution Report
Many Presidents have left a big impact on our nation and our history. Some presidents have left a good impact, and they also left a good impact in history. President Wilson was one of the Presidents that left a good impact in our nation and history.
Some things that President Wilson has done to our nations history is by reducing tariffs. Wilson had to talk to the Congress. This lead to the Underwood Act to pass Federal income tax. Then Wilson passed another act which is called the Federal Reserve Act. This act provided the Nation with the more money supply when it is badly needed.