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).