Theodore Roosevelt: Cowboy and President
I. War Hero to the Governor’s Office
A. Republicans in New York
Run for Governor
New York 1898
Stamp on the office
B. Not a Machine Politician
Thomas Platt
Refused to be run by the machine
Entered politics to fight corruption
Purify the political system
For the common good
Antagonized the bosses
II. Republican Vice-presidential Candidate
A. Get the Cowboy out of New York
McKinley’s vice president died
Republican Nomination Committee
Thomas Platt
Could not control Roosevelt
Put him on the national ticket
TR did not want the nomination
Accepted the nomination
Forced to accept the nomination
B. Roosevelt
Nominated for vice president
Received every vote except one
Mark Hanna
National Party Boss
Not pleased with the nomination
Everyone has gone crazy
William McKinley
From his front porch
Roosevelt stumped the country
600 speeches for the Republican ticket
III. The White House
A. Six Months into the Term
Assassin ended his life
September 1901
B. Command of a Nation
Youngest American president
Adventure
Not daunted by the challenge
Possessing and exercising power
Mark on the nation
Worthy life
Not for the timid
Natural Aggressiveness
Presidency
C. Power
Advance society
Looked to use the power
Promoting economic prosperity
Global markets
Safeguard American interests
Distant lands
IV. Redefining the Presidency
A. Presidency
Jackson and Lincoln
Congress
Regained power after the assassination
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson
McKinley
International involvement
Teddy
Modernized the institution
Do anything as president
Role models
Act to right wrongs
Power from the people
Used the new print media
Communicator
Effective leader
B. The American Century
Maintain relations with business
Continue the policies of McKinley
A significant player
Public endorsement of his ideas
Wielded enormous power
Adventuresome spirit
Outside the country
An airplane
“Bully Pulpit”
The family
“Tennis Cabinet”
V. The Progressive President
A. Domestic Reforms
Curb railroad rebates
Expedite antitrust suits
Bureau of Corporations
Investigate business
B. Preserve the wilderness
Natural heritage
Executive Order
Vast tracts of land
Forest Service
“Square Deal”
VI. Foreign Policy
A. “Speak softly and carry a big stick”
Popular success in foreign affairs
Exercise of power
Shrewd negotiator
Crushed the nationalist rebellion
Withdraw from Cuba
Guantanamo Bay
Expanded and reformed military
Great White Fleet
Army War College
American-controlled canal
Across Central America
Long-time goal
Panamanian Revolution
Panama Canal
B. Moral and ideological views
Military might
Less civilized people
To our will
Disorder in Latin American countries
European intervention
Proclaimed a new foreign policy
Roosevelt Corollary
Right to intervene
Chronic wrong-doing
Subsequent involvement
VII. The Second Term
A. Program of Reform
Necessary reforms
Did not take a radical turn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Set railroad rates
The Jungle
Meat Inspection Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Other legislation was blocked
Personal conduct
B. Economic Crisis of 1907
Sliding stock prices
Large companies had failed
Runs on the banks
Turned to JP Morgan