Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in Manhattan, New York and he died on January 6, 1919 in Cove Neck, New York. He was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, governor, and naturalist. He also served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. After graduating Harvard College in 1880, Roosevelt married Alice Hathaway Lee and entered Columbia University Law School, but he dropped out after only one year to enter a career into public service. He was the governor of New York before becoming the U.S. vice president, and at age 42, he became the youngest man to assume the U.S. presidency after William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. He is remembered for his foreign policy, corporate reforms and ecological preservation.
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Theodore Roosevelt was not only the President of the United States but he also served as Governor of New York and Vice President. He is known for championing a political philosophy known as progressivism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a boy was very frail and sick due to his poor health and debilitating asthma, and to build up his strength, as a teenager he followed a program of gymnastics and
Theodore Roosevelt was not only the President of the United States but he also served as Governor of New York and Vice President. He is known for championing a political philosophy known as progressivism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a boy was very frail and sick due to his poor health and debilitating asthma, and to build up his strength, as a teenager he followed a program of gymnastics and