Theodore Roosevelt's Inaugural Address

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Theodore Roosevelt was a very energetic, Republican president. Theodore Roosevelt became president when President McKinley died of assassination wounds on September 14, 1904. When an American is elected to presidency, they deliver an inaugural address. His inaugural celebration was the largest of any. In this inaugural address, the president states his plans and how they view America. Out of all 43 of the presidents, I know that Theodore Roosevelt gave the best of these speeches.
In said speech, Theodore Roosevelt represented coal miners, cowboys, students, and even Indians, including the Apache Chief Geronimo. No president before has included these groups of people, exclusively, the Indians. All through history, problems with the Natives,

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