At 43 years old, Roosevelt became the youngest president in American history.
Time in office
Roosevelt’s first change was to give the White House its current name. He would also open up its doors to a parade of entertainers, artists, writers, cowboys and prizefighters. His biggest action was arguably reviving the Sherman Antitrust Act.
This would lead to the dissolution of the railroad giant Northern Securities Company and earn Roosevelt the moniker of ‘trust buster.’ He would file similar lawsuits against dozens of other companies and become wildly popular with the American people.
Arguably his biggest achievement came in a field that was dear to his heart – conserving nature. The National Reclamation Act of June 1902 sought to set up large-scale irrigation projects. He also set aside 200 million acres for the preservation of forests and wildlife.
It was in 1902 that the most famous story concerning Roosevelt gained fame. Roosevelt, on a hunting trip, refused to shoot a bear. A toymaker named a stuffed bear for Roosevelt – and thus was born the Teddy Bear.
When it came to foreign affairs, Roosevelt famously championed the policy of “speak softly and carry a big stick”. His intervention in Panama’s secession from Colombia and the beginning of the construction of the Panama Canal was seen as a classic example of this.
In 1904, Roosevelt would press his case for re-election and be voted back in. “I believe in a strong executive; I believe in power,” he later wrote. “While President, I have been President, emphatically; I have used every ounce of power there was in the office.… I do not believe that any President ever had as thoroughly good a time as I have had, or has ever enjoyed himself as much.”
Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win a Nobel Prize on December 10, 1906. Image courtesy: Facebook/Roosevelt City
Roosevelt also won the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the Russo-Japanese War, the first American to win the award.
Legacy
Today, Roosevelt is known mostly for his conservation efforts. However, Roosevelt also did much to pull America out of its isolation and prepare it to take the stage as a world power.
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