Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt
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Childhood

• When Theodore Roosevelt was a kid he had a
  terrible asthma problem. His asthma was so bad
  some nights he had to sit up and sleep or when it
  was worse than ever, his father had to take him
  on fast carriage rides to force him to breath.
  Because his asthma was so bad young Teddy
  couldnt go to school. Since he couldnt go to
  school his aunt taught him at home. Teddy had a
  great love for books, and since his family was
  rich, they had a huge library
• he filled his mind with information from the
  books.

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Early Years

• Teddy became very interested in zoology (the
  study of animals) when he saw a dead seal in a
  market place. In his bedroom he started the Teddy
  Museum of Bugs. His family thought he was smart
  enough to go to school. One day his father pulled
  him aside and told him you have to make your
  body. Teddy answered him by saying I will.

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College Years

• Teddy finally made his body. He wasnt buff,
  but he was a normal average. Teddy had a new
  interest, Science . The College he went to was
  Harvard. His friends remember him as active,
  enthusiastic, and ambitious. Even though he made
  his body he wasnt a good athlete, and didnt
  participate in school sports. While at school
  Teddy started getting interested in politics and
  after Harvard he went to Columbia Law School.

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Life changing events

• His father Theodore Sr. died on February 1878. He
  also met Alice Lee in his junior year of college,
  and she later became his first wife. They married
  on his 22nd birthday, October 27, 1880.

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More live changing events

• November, 1884 Teddy was elected to the New
  York Assembly. He introduced a new bill called
  the Reform Charter Bill. The bill passed but
  Teddy suffered a double loss. Both his wife Alice
  and his mother died on 2/14/1884. Alice died of
  Barites Disease and his mother died of typhoid
  fever. Teddy named his first daughter, Alice,
  after his wife.

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Rancher

• Losing his mother and wife was a very huge
  loss for Teddy. He left his New York life and
  started a ranch in North Dakota, called the
  Elkhorn ranch. He worked on the Ranch for three
  years. While being a rancher he became a healthy
  strong man and rounded up a gang of outlaws (bad
  guys) and took them to Dickson on foot for two
  days without sleeping for fear that the gang
  would run off.

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New Wife and New Politics

• When Teddy returned to New York he told his
  family that he was engaged to Edith Carow. His
  family told Teddy that he should run for mayor of
  New York. He ran for mayor and lost, but he
  already knew he was going to lose. Teddy and
  Edith were married in December of 1886 and moved
  to Washington in 1887. They had 5 more children.

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26th President

• Theodore Roosevelt was vice president when
  President McKinley was assassinated. Teddy took
  his place as President. He was the youngest
  person to become President. During this time he
  assembled a great railroad in the Northwest. He
  also orginized the construction of the Panama
  Canal. He was the president from 1901-1909.

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The Year He Died

• Theodore died on January 6, 1919. He died in
  Oyster House suddenly. To this day people
  remember Teddy by the great things he contributed
  to our American History.