Assistant Secretary of the Navy

statement, Secretary of State John Hay made in reference to the Spanish-American War of 1898(Roark). There are certain events leading up to the war that our Government debated about with regard to getting involved with actions in Cuba. Cuba at that time is a property of the Spanish empire. The battleship USS Maine’s suspicious explosion and sinking in the Havana Harbor, caused most of the country wanting retaliation against Spain. Expansionist such as Teddy Roosevelt, Assistant…

Franklin Roosevelt was the 32nd president. Even to this day he has been the only president to serve four terms as president. Roosevelt was elected during one of the hardest times in the United States history. Much of his New Deal plan is still used today. He was very successful and many people liked what he did for this country. He made sure people knew he was going to fix the economy and that everything would be alright. He spent most of his life in the political back ground. Growing up he…

as the “Rough Riders,” formally known as the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry. The Rough Riders were one of just three volunteer cavalries assembled for the war and were the only one of the three to see combat. Roosevelt, the former Assistant Secretary of the Navy, pushed for American involvement in the events leading to this 10-week war, where he once again proved himself an asset to the United States military before beginning to emerge as a leader on the national political stage.…

Spanish-American War, he led the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry also known as the Rough Riders, who were a group of cowboys, miners, law enforcement officials, and Native Americans. In fact, Theodore Roosevelt left is position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy just so he could lead this group of men. They were then sent to join the battle of San Juan Hill, which was being bombarded heavily. When the Rough Riders joined the fight, the tides had turned and the forces were able to hold the…

“Nothing in this world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty,” is considered one of the most influential quotes uttered by President Teddy Roosevelt before his death in 1919, which marked the end of the twenty-sixth president’s term and his final hours on earth. During his lifetime, one could argue Roosevelt lived up to his comments and to his maximum potential, confronting issues that not a soul would desire to encounter. Many could debate that President…

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…

childhood. His second wife was Edith Kermit Carow. After he had remarried to Edith, he resumed his career. He continued first as being a civil service commissioner, then he became a New York City police commissioner, he was also a assistant for the United States Navy Secretary under President William McKinley. Teddy eventually took an interest in the Spanish-American War. He left his government post to help a volunteer cavalry. The cavalry was known as the Rough Riders. His involvement in the…

When an American is asked about what is his image of President Theodore Roosevelt, he might come up with the image of a cowboy with his revolver working on a ranch in the West. However according to Edward P. Kohn’s book Heir to the Empire City, this is not the case. In his book Kohn stated that T.R’s western experience definitely helped him form an image of strong and tough in front of the public, yet his growing up and living in the East was the key element that shaped his character and his…

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a Democrat born January 30th, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York who swiftly rose the ranks of politics, moving up from: New York State Senator to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (a job held, coincidentally, by another Roosevelt with executive experience, Teddy) to the 44th Governor of New York and finally to the 32nd President of the United States. Mr. Roosevelt just happened to be the choice of Ronald Reagan in the elections of 1932, ’36, ’40, and ’44. Reagan, a…

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th and youngest president in United States History, as well as a writer, explorer, and soldier. Roosevelt forever changed what it was to be president. Theodore was the first truly modern American president, he expanded the power of presidency dramatically, he used executive orders and presidential proclamation in ways that had never done before. Roosevelt is remembered for his ecological preservations, corporate reforms and foreign policy. Roosevelt was born on…