Teddy Roosevelt and how he Became President
Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City. When he was younger he was always sick because he had asthma and other sicknesses. His fathers name was also Theodore Roosevelt and he was a wealthy merchant. His mothers' name was Martha Bulloch Roosevelt and she liked the confederates causes. Teddy Roosevelt was an avid hunter all his life and would go on long hunts in remote areas like African rhino and elephant hunting.
Theodore got his nickname from some cartoonists because he didn't shoot a baby bear. Teddy bears also got their name from that same incident because teddy bears are cute like that little bear. Cartoonists liked to use teddy in a lot of their cartoons because he had some really noticable features like his big teeth and round spectacles. Teddy was also known as the trust buster because he broke up a lot of trusts.
Teddy was well known for his conservation acts when he became president after president McKinley was assassinated on September 14, 1901. He set up the first wildlife refuge in the United States. Teddy set aside 125 million acres of land for national forests during his presidency. He made the square deal where everyone is equal and the rich have to pay just like the poor do.
Roosevelt retired in 1908 and went to Oyster Bay, New York. He went on many safaris and collected specimens for the Smithsonian Institute. He tried to run again in 1912 when he made a new party the "Bull Moose Party." Making the new party made the republican votes split and that made it easy for Woodrow Wilson to win.
I would like to go on a safari some time in my life because it sounds fun with all of the adventure.
Sources:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/theodoreroosevelt
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/troosevelt/p/ptroosevelt.htm
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