“We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” This famous quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt, accurately describes FDR’s presidency and life. In Jonathan Alter’s book The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope, Alter describes how FDR reinvigorated a country at a vital time. Alter tells how FDR overcame obstacle after obstacle, from being diagnosed with polio in 1921 to a near assassination attempt in 1933, to enliven and revitalize a nation that was in desperation.…
Book Review Theodore Rex is the second book in the series by Edmund Morris, “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt”. “Theodore Rex” was published in 2001 despite the first books launch almost 20 years earlier. The gap between those books is so large because Morris spent most of his time working on his memoir of Ronald Regan. Edmund Morris’s “Theodore Rex” starts off with the death of President William McKinley and the inauguration on Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt receives his presidency.…
Theodore Roosevelt was President before William Howard Taft and when Roosevelt decided he wasn’t going to run for re-election he believed that Taft, who was Roosevelt’s secretary of war, would make a good president. Roosevelt’s choice was ratified by the Republican Convention in 1908. William Taft was up against William Jennings Bryan and Eugene V. Debs who was a part of the Socialist Party. Taft won by a landslide 321 to 162 Electoral College votes.…
Roosevelt was named the first modern president, because of all the limitations of being president, he challenged. When Roosevelt was president he was liked by the citizens of his country. Theodore was a very accomplished and strong person during his Early Life to being president until his death. On October 28th, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt was born in Manhattan, New York.…
Franklin D. Roosevelt was a strong, accomplished,leader who changed america forever. His greatest accomplishments consist of creating the Works Progress Administration program, the FDIC, and the Securities Exchange Commission( The Great Depression ). President franklin D. Roosevelt is a much respected, american, hero. When President Roosevelt was first inaugurated, his power to change America and possibly end the Great Depression was shown by winning a clearance of over twelve important laws in under one hundred days in office. Once Roosevelt earned his trust with all of America, he showed the country that when times are tough, he could still be positive.…
The early part of the 20th century was setting a tone for what was to come later in life for Americans. Times were changing not only racially but with workers, business, women, living and ultimately, the regulation of what America would become. In 1901 after McKinley was assassinated, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt became president. He was president for six years due to his progressive ways.…
Wilson’s blunder Like Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson is one of the best presidents who just served at a bad time as claimed by Kendrick A. Clements, a historian formerly at the University of South Carolina. Clements praises the Wilson administration for its foreign policies and helping America emerge as a world power. Jim Powell of the Cato Institute, on the other hand has a different opinion. According to Powell, Wilson is the worst president in American history. He says, in his need to join the League of Nations, Wilson refused to see that the members of the League would only comprise of winners and their allies of war, which he said would prevent future wars.…
The obstacles and challenges that life presents can strengthen the will or defeat the spirit. There are many great individuals in this world whom have crumbled under the weight of their genius but there are also a large number of great individuals whom excelled under the pressure of their success. Theodore Roosevelt was one of those individuals who rolled with life’s punches and asked for a second helping. Most of us know Theodore Roosevelt as “Teddy”, a tough native New Yorker who spoke of the West African proverb “Speak softly and carry a big stick”, but not many of us know that Theodore was plagued with severe sicknesses as a young child. Theodore faced many challenges throughout his life but continued to strive forward through the storm…
President Franklin Roosevelt’s foreign policy was influenced in 1937-1941 by America’s ability to improve their economy by trade, increase national security by increasing America’s military and navy strength,, and demonstrate his democratic values by becoming very involved and prepared before entering the war against Germany and Japan. Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) was able to take America out of the Great Depression in the early 1930’s through his liberal, hands on methods; and as a result he had full trust of the American people during the lead up to World War II (WWII). After Fascist dictators such as Hitler (Germany) and Mussolini (Italy) started to break all of the deals that the world had come to in the Treaty of Versailles and other agreements,…
The best U.S. President was Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27th, 1858. Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt did a lot of good things during his presidency that made some people think he was the best U.S. president. One of the first things that Roosevelt did when he first became president, was that he wanted to start construction of the Panama Canal. However, Panama was under Colombian rule at the time.…
Lyndon B. Johnson and the transformation of American Politics, 1908-1973. By John L. Bullion. John L. Bullion, a professor and historian that teaches the history of America. He specializes in teaching about the American Revolution Era, politics, and policies. While furthering his research on some of his work.…
Theodore Roosevelt is quoted saying “Believe you can and you're halfway there.” (“Theodore Roosevelt”) Theodore Roosevelt was a man who believed. He believed America would win the war.…
That said Roosevelt was a great communicator. He promised more than hope. As he entered his first term, the country was experiencing the Great Depression and the people were still feeling the effects of WWI. The county was in disarray and in fear of their future. Roosevelt promised leadership.…
The critics were justified in their beliefs, but what they believed to be Roosevelts flaw, made him a great President. The quality that separated Roosevelt from the other 43 presidents, was his ability to work towards a solution, instead of watching america crumble. He believed that,"There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still,"(Franklin Roosevelt). In order to take action, Roosevelt attempted many unique approaches to finding a solution.…
Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy’s was summed up under one motto, “speak softly and carry a big stick”. Roosevelt believed in peaceful negotiations with foreign nations but also having the option to use violence to avoid any conflicts. Roosevelt much believed in his military and…