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Facts
| Also Known As | Teddy Roosevelt • TR |
|---|---|
| Born | October 27, 1858 • New York City • New York |
| Died | January 6, 1919 (aged 60) • Oyster Bay • New York |
| Title / Office | presidency of the United States of America (1901-1909), United States • vice president of the United States of America (1901-1901), United States • governor (1899-1901), New York |
| Founder | Rough Rider |
| Political Affiliation | Bull Moose Party • Republican Party |
| Awards And Honors | Hall of Fame (1950) • Nobel Prize (1906) |
| Notable Family Members | spouse Edith Roosevelt • daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth • son Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. |
| Role In | Algeciras Conference • Battle of Santiago de Cuba • Big Stick policy • Brownsville Affair • Gentlemen’s Agreement • Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty • Roosevelt Corollary • Square Deal • Treaty of Portsmouth • Meat Inspection Act |
Did You Know?
- Roosevelt designated 230 million acres of U.S. land, approximately 1.5 times the size of France, as protected areas.
- For his fourteenth birthday, Theodore Roosevelt received a shotgun.
- After Roosevelt was shot, he left the bullet in his ribcage because physicians deemed its removal too dangerous.
- Roosevelt's mother and first wife died in 1884 on the same day.
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