Theodore Roosevelt 
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1/10/2021
Teddy Roosevelt and Josh Hawley's History Lessons
by David Goldfischer
Josh Hawley wrote a 2008 biography of Theodore Roosevelt balancing praise of the former president's vision of democracy with condemnation of his grasping for power. One wonders how the author of this book could have acted as the Senator did on January 6.
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SOURCE: Made By History at The Washington Post
9/29/2020
Trump Venerates Teddy Roosevelt, But Roosevelt Would Have Hated Trump
by David Gessner
Although Theodore Roosevelt's tendencies toward racism is rightly criticized today, he also was a relentless critic of the power of predatory wealth as the biggest danger to society.
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SOURCE: Smithsonian Magazine
7/15/2020
The Coal Strike That Defined Theodore Roosevelt’s Presidency
by Susan Berfield
To put an end to the standoff, the future progressive champion sought the help of a titan of business: J.P. Morgan.
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SOURCE: The New York Times
6/28/2020
Defenders of Roosevelt Statue Converge on Natural History Museum
Last week it was decided to remove the image because it evoked racism and colonialism. Sunday, the other side turned out.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
6/22/2020
Theodore Roosevelt Statue, Flanked by African and Native American Men, to be Removed in New York
President Donald Trump called the decision "ridiculous" in an early-morning tweet.
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SOURCE: New York Times
6/22/2020
Roosevelt Statue to Be Removed From Museum of Natural History
The Museum emphasized that the statue was being moved because of how it depicted Roosevelt in a hierarchical relationship to the figures of Native American and African men.
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SOURCE: NY Times
7/27/19
Who Owns Theodore Roosevelt?
by Clay Risen
From Elizabeth Warren to Mike Pence, politicians want to claim America’s 26th president as their inspiration. They might want to reconsider.
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1/7/19
Yesterday was the 100th Anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's Death. Here's How His Legacy Still Shapes the United States Today.
by Ronald L. Feinman
From national parks to corporate regulation, Teddy's ideas surround us.
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SOURCE: The Jamestown Sun
12-8-2018
North Dakota governor wants to spend $50 million to build Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
It’s "North Dakota’s Mount Rushmore.”
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SOURCE: NYT
10-17-18
Thousands of Theodore Roosevelt’s Papers Are Now Online
According to the Library of Congress, its collection of Roosevelt’s papers has become the world’s largest, with 276,000 documents and more than 460,000 images.
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9/30/18
How the Federal Government Banned a Book (Mine) in NYC in 2018
by David Pietrusza
Is the story of the possible suicide of a president (in this case Teddy Roosevelt) off limits?
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SOURCE: Vanity Fair
9-17-18
Teddy vs. Trump: The Art of the Square Deal
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Roosevelt’s evolution as a dealmaker defined his presidency—and offers profound lessons to the current occupant of the Oval Office.
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9/15/18
Hardly Like Trump!
by John R. Van Atta
How the Rough Riders made Theodore Roosevelt a “celebrity hero.”
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SOURCE: The Hill
10-15-17
Fight over national monuments intensifies
House Republicans are moving forward with a bill to reform a century-old conservation law, raising the stakes in their ongoing effort to curtail the president's’ ability to set aside wide swaths of federal land as national monuments and protect them from future development.
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10-1-17
The Origins of American Imperialism: An Interview with Stephen Kinzer
by Robin Lindley
Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and U.S. expansionism at the end of the 19th century.
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8-6-17
Trump’s Failing Use of the Bully Pulpit
by David McLennan
Since TR presidents have been using emotional stories to persuade the public to support their policies. Trump? Not so much.
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2-5-17
You Want to Understand Politics and History? You Have to Understand People.
by Eric Burns
A biographer explains how he approached his latest subject, Eleanor Roosevelt.
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2-14-16
Why I Wrote a Book About TR’s Relationship with His Son Quentin
by Eric Burns
Admittedly, this is an unusually small topic for a book about Roosevelt, a man who looms large. But I have three reasons.
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9-27-15
TR and Trump: Two Very Different People, but There’s this One Significant Similarity
by Margaret O’Mara
At a restive moment in history, renegades draw millions to their side.
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6-14-15
Theodore Roosevelt: An Old West Sheriff in the White House
by Daniel Ruddy
And the greatest law-and-order president in American history (and the last one to wear a gun in the White House).