from a speech when he was assistant secretary of the navy at the naval war college in 1897

Roosevelt campaigned vigorously and the McKinley–Roosevelt ticket won a landslide victory based on a platform of victory, peace, and prosperity. The New York state party leadership disliked his ambitious agenda and convinced McKinley to choose him as his running mate in the 1900 election. Returning a war hero, Roosevelt was elected governor of New York in 1898. He resigned to help form and lead the Rough Riders, a unit that fought the Spanish Army in Cuba to great publicity. Roosevelt served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President McKinley, and in 1898 helped plan the highly successful naval war against Spain. He recuperated by buying and operating a cattle ranch in the Dakotas. His first wife and mother died on the same night, devastating him psychologically. Upon entering politics, Roosevelt became the leader of the reform faction of Republicans in New York's state legislature. His book The Naval War of 1812 (1882) established his reputation as a learned historian and popular writer. He was home-schooled and began a lifelong naturalist avocation before attending Harvard College. Roosevelt integrated his exuberant personality and a vast range of interests and achievements into a 'cowboy' persona defined by robust masculinity.

Assuming the presidency after McKinley's assassination, Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for anti-trust and Progressive policies.Ī sickly child with debilitating asthma, he overcame his health problems as he grew by embracing a strenuous lifestyle.

He previously served as the 25th vice president under President William McKinley from March to September 1901 and as the 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900.

R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. ( / ˈ r oʊ z ə v ɛ l t/ ROH-zə-velt Octo– January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly President of the New York City Board of Police CommissionersĬommissioner of the United States Civil Service Commission

From a speech when he was assistant secretary of the navy at the naval war college in 1897