Teddy Roosevelt
By: Jeremiah Hogue
Teddy's Life
Life:
Born on October 27th, 1958 in New York
Died of arterial blood clot on January 6th, 1919 in his sleep
Career:
attended Harvard university
elected to the New York State Assembly and serves three one year terms(1882-84)
publishes first book in 1882, The Naval War of 1812
loses to Abram Hewitt as Republican candidate for mayor of New York in 1886
becomes vice president in 1901, McKinley shot and killed
Presidency:
September 14th , 1901 Teddy becomes president
Settles Venezuelan Affair in 1903
Department of Commerce and Labor established in 1903
Panama Canal Treaty signed in 1903
Reelected president in 1904
establishes national forest service in 1905
signed Portsmouth Treaty in 1905 to end Russo-Japanese war
wins Nobel Peace Prize for ending Russo-Japanese war
set aside over 230,000,000 acres of land for conservation
Post Presidency:
unimportant
3 Biggest Achievements/ 3 Biggest Failures as President
Achievements:
Ended Russo-Japanese war
Built Panama Canal
Set aside 230,000,000 acres of land for conservation in the U.S.
Failures:
Failure was not in Teddy's vocabulary
Popularity
Campaign Slogans/Posters
Speak softly and carry a big stick