-In 1858, Theodore Roosevelt was born into a wealthy New
York family
-After suffering an asthma attack during his childhood, young Teddy
drove himself to accomplish demanding physical feats
-As a teen ,he mastered marksmanship and horseback riding
-At Harvard College ,Roosevelt boxed and wrestled
-Roosevelt became a leader in New York politics
-After serving three terms in the New York State Assembly, he became New York City’s police commissioner and then assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy
-He grabbed the national attention, advocating war against Spain in 1898. His volunteer cavalry brigade, the Rough Riders, won public acclaim for its role in the battle at San Juan Hill in Cuba. Roosevelt returned a hero and was soon elected governor of New York and then later won the vice-presidency.
----->When the president spared a bear cub on a hunting expedition, a toymaker marketed a popular new product, the teddy bear.
-Roosevelt was thrust into the presidency in 1901, he became the youngest president ever at 42 years old.
-While in office, Roosevelt enjoyed boxing, although one of his opponents blinded him in the left eye. On another day, he galloped 100 miles on horseback, merely to prove the feat possible.
-Roosevelt thought the government should assume control whenever states proved incapable of dealing with problems.
“It is the duty of the president to act upon the theory that he is the steward of the people, and . . . to assume that he has the legal right to do whatever the needs of the people demand, unless the Constitution or the laws explicitly forbid him to do it.”
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