Brinkley, Douglas. The wilderness warrior : Theodore Roosevelt and the crusade for America. New York : HarperCollins, 2009. This Roosevelt biography is written with an emphasis on tracing the role he played as a conservationist. This is important to understanding Roosevelt’s motivations in his decisions regarding business and the environment. Brinkley’s focus on Roosevelt’s crusade for the natural environment offers an alternative to an “anti-business” president. The book also details Roosevelt’s successes and legacy. Engel, Jeffrey A. "The Democratic Language of American Imperialism: Race, Order, and Theodore Roosevelt's Personifications of Foreign Policy Evil." Diplomacy & Statecraft 19, no. 4 (December 2008): 671-689. Political Science Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed January 29, 2014). This article analyzes Roosevelt’s world-views and personal beliefs. Engel gives insight into Roosevelt’s philosophy for the roles played in the international arena, especially the role played by the United States. This look into Roosevelt’s philosophies will help explain his reasons for taking a stance against corruption in big business and the government. Howell, John. "The Regressives: Unraveling the Progressive Movement." Conference Papers -- Southern Political Science Association (2009 Annual Meeting 2009): 1. Political Science Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed January 29, 2014). This article speaks to the long term impacts of the Progressive Movement and what it has become to today’s society. Roosevelt was a symbol for the Progressive Movement and although Howell does not specifically list Roosevelt’s successes, he does detail some of the major breakthroughs of the Progressive Movement. Powell, Jim. “Theodore Roosevelt, Big-Government Man.” The Freeman, 24 February 2010. Accessed 29 January 2014. http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/theodore-roosevelt-big-government-man#axzz2snGBgzPC. This take on Roosevelt’s policies highlights the perceived negative effects. This article does not necessarily support the theory of an ‘anti-business’ president, but it does shed some light on some of the arguments for the failure of Roosevelt’s policies. It also gives credence to other motivations behind Roosevelt’s policies. Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. “Elkins Act.” Accessed 29 January 2014. http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Capitalism-and-Labor/The-Elkins-Act.aspx. This is a description of the Elkins Act. It gives a brief history of the Act and explains its function. Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. “Hepburn Act.” Accessed 29 January 2014. http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Capitalism-and-Labor/The-Hepburn-Act.aspx. This is a description of the Hepburn Act. It gives a brief history of the Act and explains its function. Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. “Sherman Act.” Accessed 29 January 2014. http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Capitalism-and-Labor/The-Sherman-Act.aspx. This is a description of the Sherman Act. It gives a brief history of the Act and explains its function.
In the book Theodore Roosevelt by Louis Auchincloss, I learned a great deal about the twenty-sixth President of the United States of America. Former President T. Roosevelt made many accomplishments as president, and did not have a high number of scandals. Roosevelt did very well in keeping the peace between the different countries, which earned him many admirers and the coveted Nobel Peace Prize. The author’s purpose for writing Theodore Roosevelt was to tell his readers all about America’s former president, Theodore Roosevelt’s life. Louis Auchincloss did a great job at describing President T. Roosevelt’s life from Teddy’s childhood, his life before presidency, to all of Teddy’s accomplishments as president, and finally to his life after his
Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most influential people in the early 20th century. His leadership style, his reforms, and his personality shaped an America that was rapidly becoming a world power. Theodore Roosevelt is admirably remembered for his energetic persona, his range of interests and achievements, his leadership of the Progressive Movement, his model of masculinity and his “cowboy” image (). He was a leader of the Republican Party and founder of the short-lived Progressive Party of 1912 (). Before becoming President, he held offices at the municipal, state, and federal level of government (). Roosevelt’s achievements as a naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician. His legacy lives on as one of greatest leaders in American history.
Theodore Roosevelt was a man uniquely fitted to the role that he played in American
Roosevelt’s mail goal was to uphold and maintain the framer’s government of the people, by the people, and for the people. (Bull Moose Party, 1912) He saw the benefit of increased efficiency brought on by Big Business but stressed the need to legislate against its abuse of power while, in his "New Nationalism", emphasized the need for enhanced regulation and legislation to combat the evils of Big Business and at the same time maintain an acceptable tone. (Roosevelt,1910) In his "Square Deal" policy, he outlined a plan for enforcing equality for all members of society, including both the small-time laborer and the big-time business executives. He made notice of that fact that special interests groups were using their power to manipulate politics into misrepresenting the common will of mankind. (Bowles, 2011) He stressed the importance of ridding politics of this manipulation through measures such as prohibiting political contributions from corporations and implementation of the Australian ballot. Roosevelt also pointed out that the power of Big Business could be and was being misused to exploit the Little Man and stifle his advancement through society. He suggested that corporations and the people who run them be responsible for maintaining fully legal behavior and disclosing economic status to the public in order to prevent corruption. He also stressed that government should maintain complete control over industry ...
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After Theodore Roosevelt was elected as president in the election of 1904, TR immediately brought new excitement into the office. Theodore Roosevelt was ultimately known for his progressive reforms and his foreign policies; he adopted the idea that foreign policy is a main priority and that shifts and changes in industry and foreign trade will lead to social and political changes within the nation. With this idea, it is significant to understand that T. Roosevelt believed that if American citizens abuse focus on our industry, the nation and government will collapse and will not be benefitting in terms of welfare and foreign relations. He expresses this idea when he states, “tremendous changes wrought by the extraordinary industrial development of the last half century are felt in every fiber of our social and political being (T. Roosevelt, 1905). This idea that foreign policy is somewhat more important than domestic policies is very different when compared to president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR is known to believe that foreign policies should come after domestic growth, and that Americans cannot progress and become better in foreign policies when citizens are still struggling with themselves domestically. Unlike Theodore Roosevelt, FDR believes that if necessary, the United States should go to war in order to protect themselves and their ground. Theodore Roosevelt had the idea that war was unnecessary and believed in peace, so this idea was very different from that of his family. In his Inaugural Address, FDR states, “I shall ask Congress for the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis -- broad Executive power to wage a war against the emergency,...” (F.D. Roosevelt, 1933). With the idea that war
Perhaps Roosevelt’s greatest blunders occurred in his attempts to fix the economy. The Nation claimed that “some [of his programs] assisted and some retarded the recovery of industrial activity.” They went so far as to say that “six billion dollars was added to the national debt.” All of this is true. Roosevelt’s deficit spending, provoked by the English economist John Maynard Keynes, did add to the already high national debt while his programs did not solve the record-high unemployment rate. This “enormous outpouring of federal money for human relief and immense sums for public-works projects [that] started to flow to all points of the compass” and nearly doubled the nation’s debt also brought about many changes that were, in a large sense, revolutionary (Document C).
Throughout his tenure as a civil servant, Theodore Roosevelt perpetually involved himself in matters of reform. Well read and well traveled, Roosevelt expressed his wide array of political thought out of experience as well as an underlying desire to see the United States establish itself as a world power under the ideals of a democratic republica wolf amongst sheep on the world scene. The nation's twenty-sixth president laid the framework for foreign policy as we know it. He pressed reform amongst big business, and rallied for the rights of the laborer. Conservationism as well as environmental protection and preservation became issues at the forefront of Teddy's agenda. Another vital contribution to American political thought was Roosevelt's idea of the "New Nationalism," an analysis of American society and the roles which government and individuals ought to play. Theodore Roosevelt's progressive attitude, adherence to a strong moral basis, and genuine concern for his fellow countrymen all define him as a quintessential American political thinker.
According to Perkins, Roosevelt’s policies were never politically oriented, but rather made for and by the people of which he was the leader. Roosevelt was not solely perceived as a nonpartisan president by New Deal proponents however, and that was evidenced by a New Deal economist portrayal of Roosevelt in 1970. The anonymous economist states that Roosevelt understood the importance of working with industrialists and the upper class citizens of America. Contrary to a common sentiment, through this alliance, the New Deal programs were bolstered, not sabotaged. The New Deal economist boldly asserts that Roosevelt was a friend of capital (5 A New Deal Economist). This sentiment was true, for Roosevelt’s main goal upon election was to save capitalism from extinction. At the time these documents were recorded, the Great Depression was either in full effect or a very fresh memory. Because of this, arguments that cried political extremism and detriment to the American creed were mere speculation. Presently, however, more than eighty years after Roosevelt’s administration, the New Deal’s abiding legacy is more lucid and is examined by the
Throughout the years of the late 1800s and early 1900s, a man who would later be known as the “conservationist president’’ would leave his mark for the rest of the world to admire. Theodore Roosevelt who was also known as Teddy Roosevelt was declared to be the youngest man to ever become president of the United States during the years leading to 1882. His leadership not only focused on governmental aspects but environmental as well. A few critical actions that took place under Roosevelt himself included a considerable amount of contributions aimed to the improvement and protection of the environment, wildlife, vast lands, and several historical sites that still remain intact to this day. He spent the majority of his life taking great pride
Before his image was blasted along a mountainside, Theodore Roosevelt engraved his presence into American history as a man of action. A man which would find himself in many positions of responsibility and authority. Roosevelt’s reputation as a leader had been proven in the oval office and on horseback riding toward the frontlines. His progressive policies both foreign and domestic, launched the United States into a new era which would set the tone and give the nation the momentum it would need for years to come. Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt being behind a desk or in front of the charge embodied the American spirit and put forth the great standard which for years, Roosevelt himself would adhere to.
Theodore Roosevelt may be one of the more notable personalities which have graced the oval office since 1789. Roosevelt’s disposition has been characterized as daring, brash, and ambitious. This image has been molded by stories and events throughout his life, which range from expeditions through the Amazon to giving a speech soon after being shot in the torso. (Andrews)
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