1900-1912

Wimpy Asthmatic Kid
Born 1858

Mr. Jock

Hah vard
1876-1880

N.Y State Legislator
1880-1884

Cowboy Teddy,1884-1889

Civil Servant, 1889-1898
Civil Service
Commissioner
NYC Police
Commissioner
Asst. Sec. of the Navy

War Hero, 1898-1899

Governor of New York

1900 VP

Leon Czolgosz

Mr. President

“ The Bully Pulpit ”

“ MY Policies ”
 Northern Securities Case, 1901
 Anthracite Coal Strike, 1902
 Railway Regulation
(Elkins &Hepburn Acts)
 Consumer Protection
(Meat Inspection Act, Pure Food and
Drug Act)
 Conservation Program

Chicago Stockyards

TR ’ s Trust Policies

“ Square Deal ”

With John Muir at Yosemite

Gifford Pinchot,
National Forrester

Public Confidence

Election of 1904

In His Own Image?

A Really
BIG
Mistake?

1908 Handpicked

Please, Not Again

Taft ’ s Policies
 Payne-Aldrich Tariff:
 Speacker of the House Fight:
“ Uncle Joe ’ Cannon versus “ The Insurgents ”
 Anti-Trust:
 Conservation :
Ballinger – Pinchot Controversy

The New Ted
 “ New Nationalism ”
 Progressive Party
(aka ‘ Bull moose ” )
Women ’ s Suffrage
Child Labor Laws
Direct Election of
Senators
Lower Tariff

“ We stand at Armageddon and do battle for the Lord!
”
TR, 1912 Progressive Convention

The Ghost of 1904

Woodrow the Wimp

Woodrow Wilson ’ s
“ New Freedom ”

Progressive President
 Tariff Reduction
 Federal Reserve
 Clayton Anti-Trust
 FTC
 17 th Amendment
 18 th Amendment
 19 th Amendment

A BIG Thank You , Mr. Taft

Mark Twain on TR
 We are insane, each in our own way, and with insanity goes irresponsibility.
Theodore the man is sane; in fairness we ought to keep in mind that Theodore, as statesman and politician, is insane and irresponsible .

Teddy the Great?

Ted Dead