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Did You Know?
His wife and mother died in the same house, on Feb. 14, 1884. He was so distraught there is no known record of him mentioning his wife's name again.
He was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize; he was awarded it for the Russo-Japanese Treaty.
In 1903 a stuffed toy bear was given to him which led to the naming of "teddy" bears.
He led the Rough Riders, which were comprised of football players, eastern polo players and cowboys.
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Key Events in the Administration
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Theodore Roosevelt
(October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919)
Life Facts
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Personal:
First Lady: Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, Wife
Wife's Maiden Name: Edith Carow
Other Marriages: Alice Hathaway Lee
Number of Children: 6
Education Level: College
School Attended: Harvard University
Religion: Dutch Reformed
Profession: Writer, Military
Military Service: Colonel
Public Service:
Dates of Presidency: 9/14/1901 - 3/3/1909
Presidency Number: 26
Number of Terms: 2
Why Presidency Ended: End of term
Party: Republican
His Vice President(s): None, Charles Fairbanks
Vice President For: William McKinley (1901-1901)
Governor of a State: New York (1898-1900)
State Legislative Service: NY (1882-1884)
Other Offices: US Civil Service Commission; President of New York Police Board; Assistant Secretary of Navy
Methodology and Resources
Presidential Places
Birthplace:
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Gravesite: Young's Memorial Cemetery
Home: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Other Sites: Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Reference Material
Bibliography
Inaugural Address
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Theodore Roosevelt Life Portrait: From Sagamore Hill National Historic Site - Oyster Bay, NY
Guests included: Edmund Morris, author, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt; Sylvia Jukes Morris, author, Edith Kermit Roosevelt; and John Gable, executive director, Theodore Roosevelt Association Watch | Order Videotape
Ann Marie Linnaberry and Molly Quackenbush on Roosevelt's Inauguration Watch
Edward Renehan, author, The Lions Pride Watch
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (C-SPAN School Bus tour) Watch
William Tilchin, author, Theodore Roosevelt and the British Empire Watch
Betty Boyd Caroli, author, The Roosevelt Women Watch
Booknotes with Peter Collier, The Roosevelts: An American Saga Watch
Paul Hutton on Roosevelt and his Rough Riders Watch
Booknotes with Nathan Miller, Theodore Roosevelt: A Life Watch
Cooper Graham, director, Library of Congress, on Roosevelts political career Watch
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