The Five Wives Of Theodore Roosevelt

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President Theodore Roosevelt had two wives and five children. The names of the wives were Edith Roosevelt and Alice Hathaway Lee. The names of the children were Alice Roosevelt Longsworth, Kermit Roosevelt, Ethal Roosevelt Derby, Quentin Roosevelt, and Archibald Roosevelt. Martha Bulloch Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt Sr. were his parents.
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City. When Theodore was little everyone called him Teedie which was his nickname. He was homeschooled because of his sickness and asthma. His family had owned a successful plate-glass import business. When he was little he always wanted to be an animal nurse, but when he became older he did what his father did, which was weightlifting.
The college he went to was Harvard

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