Theodore Roosevelt Jr.: Children Treated All Of Their Animals

Imagine yourself living in the White House, leader of our country. What furniture would you have in the White House? Would you keep any pets in it? Did you know that Theodore Roosevelt Jr. had a family zoo in the backyard of the White House? And, the six Roosevelt children treated all of their animals like pets. Therefore, they gave all their pets names. Just a few of the animals that they owned were thirteen dogs, two cats, six horses, two hens, one macaw, one pig, one rabbit, one bear, and five guinea pigs. The guinea pigs names were Admiral Dewey, Bishop Doane, Dr.Johnson, Father O'Grady, and Fighting Bob Evans. Crazy names, Right? Did you know that one time, one of the Roosevelt sons brought a horse in the White House to cheer up a sick sister? Have you ever wondered where the Teddy bear got it’s name? Have you ever made the connection that Teddy Roosevelt and the teddy bear have the same name? Well, it isn't a coincidence. Teddy went on a hunting trip once, and refused to shoot any bears. That's how the teddy bear got it’s name! …show more content…
was elected in 1904. On October 14, 1912, Theodore was about to give a speech. He had a fifty page speech in his pocket. He also had a steel case for his glasses. That is what saved his life, when he was shot in the back by the saloonkeeper of the hotel in which Teddy was staying at. The saloonkeeper didn't agree with what Teddy was saying. The fifty page speech and eyeglasses case saved him from being assassinated. Even though he was bleeding a bit, he refused to go to the hospital. Instead, he continued to give his speech. Roosevelt was forty-two years at the time of his inauguration. Teddy was the president who made the National Parks. National parks give people the chance to get out in nature and explore. He also worked on fighting monopolistic companies. An example of monopolistic companies is a drug selling company. Also, now that Teddy has been president, we have a National parks in our