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His wife and mother died in the same house, on Feb. 14, 1884. He was so distraught there is no known record of him mentioning his wife's name again.
He was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize; he was awarded it for the Russo-Japanese Treaty.
In 1903 a stuffed toy bear was given to him which led to the naming of "teddy" bears.
He led the Rough Riders, which were comprised of football players, eastern polo players and cowboys.
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Theodore Roosevelt
(October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919)
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Life Facts
Personal:
First Lady: Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, Wife
Wife's Maiden Name: Edith Carow
Other Wife: Alice Hathaway Lee
Number of Children: 6
Education Level: College
School Attended: Harvard University
Religion: Dutch Reformed
Profession: Writer, Military
Military Service: Colonel
Public Service:
Dates of Presidency: 9/14/1901 - 3/3/1909
Presidency Number: 26
Number of Terms: 2
Why Presidency Ended: End of term
Party: Republican
His Vice President(s): None, Charles Fairbanks
Vice President For: William McKinley (1901-1901)
Governor of a State: New York (1898-1900)
State Legislative Service: NY (1882-1884)
Other Offices: US Civil Service Commission; President of New York Police Board; Assistant Secretary of Navy
Footnotes
Methodology and Resources
Presidential Places
Birthplace:
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Gravesite: Young's Memorial Cemetery
Home: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Other Sites: Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Reference Material
Bibliography
Inaugural Address
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LIVE from Sagamore Hill National Historic Site - Oyster Bay, NY. Guests include: Edmund Morris, Author, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt; Sylvia Jukes Morris Author, Edith Kermit Roosevelt; Amy Verone, Curator, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site; and John Gable, Executive Director, Theodore Roosevelt Association Watch | Order Videotape
Programming on Theodore Roosevelt includes:
Re-air of LIVE programming from Sagamore Hill National Historic Site - Oyster Bay, NY Watch
Theodore Roosevelt Inauguration vignette Watch
Speech by Edward Renehan on his book The Lions Pride Watch
Theodore Roosevelt National Park bus vignette Watch
Theodore Roosevelt and the British Empire Watch
Speech by Betty Boyd Caroli on her book The Roosevelt Women Watch
Booknotes: The Roosevelts: An American Saga by Peter Collier Watch
Speech: "Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders"
Booknotes: Theodore Roosevelt: A life by Nathan Miller Watch
4:20am Library of Congress Interview from 1996 on Theodore Roosevelts political career
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