The really big fortune, the swollen fortune, by the mere fact of its size acquires qualities which differentiate it in kind as well as in degree from what is possessed by men of relatively small means. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat
Theodore Roosevelt Timeline - Details on over 550 events from TR's life and writings.
July - 1897 11Cruises from Oyster Bay to Newport in a Navy torpedo boat 23Speech in Sandusky causes controversy: "The United States is not in a position which requires her to ask Japan or any other foreign power, what territory is shall or shall not acquire." August - 1897 02Secretary of Navy Long leaves DC. January - 1909 18Give speech on "The Expansion of the White Races" at African Diamond Jubilee of the Methodist Episcopal Church 22I transmitted the report of the National Conservation Commission to Congress with a special message, in which it was accurately described as "one of the most fundamentally important documents ever laid before the American people." February - 1909 12 Address at Hodgenville, Ky on the Centennial of Lincoln's birthday
The Act Concerning Aliens (also known as the Alien Friends Act) allowed the President to "deport any alien he considered dangerous to the public peace" (Brown 122). The Senators and Representatives resented the steady rise in presidential power that had been occurring since 1877, and resented even more Theodore Roosevelt's usual tone of command
on Film.) For the online presentation, a selection of eighty-seven films from the collection was chosen, based on the quality of the footage and the events pictured. Transcriptions of these speeches were made both by listening to the recordings and by consulting Social Justice and Popular Rule: Essays, Addresses, and Public Statements Relating to the Progressive Movement (1910-1916) by Theodore Roosevelt
So next time you see a deer in the woods, or visit a national park and see a majestic elk, or see a mallard duck fly into your backyard from his native wetlands that were undoubtedly established due to conservation efforts, be thankful that Teddy Roosevelt followed his own path and did what he knew was right. also made our army and navy stronger so that we could create an "overseas empire." Later, Roosevelt took control in Panama and began to plan the building of the Panama Canal
Battering aside years of colorless presidential politics, he blasted his way onto the national scene, an outspoken moral crusader who shot from the hip. During the time he was president, from 1901 to 1909, he altered American foreign and domestic policy -- and even the presidency itself -- in ways that would influence the nation for decades to come
So it is in citizenship; the virtue that stays at home in its own parlor and bemoans the wickedness of the outside world is of scant use to the community. As governor of New York, he boxed with sparring partners several times a week, a practice he regularly continued as President until one blow detached his left retina, leaving him blind in that eye
"The Panama Canal : A Brief History", paper by Tyler Jones
In a letter to the President, he did not resign, but stated that he was not "anxious to continue in service." As he has done with Wallace, Roosevelt accepted Stevens' "resignation", and Army Lieutenant George Washington Goethals was appointed by Roosevelt to replace him. In 1885, due to the tremendous problems encountered in trying to excavate a sea-level canal, the plan was changed to include a single, temporary lock and other adjustments in order to speed up the availability of the canal for traffic
The 26th US President - Theodore Roosevelt
During his administration Theodore Roosevelt initiated forty lawsuits against big trusts and initiated measures for the conservation of national resources. After an unsuccessful campaign in 1886 for mayor of New York City and a failed bid to get on the national Republican ticket in 1888, he was finally, in 1889, appointed United States Civil Service Commissioner
The Panama Canal
President Jimmy Carter signed a new treaty that returned the Panama Canal to Panama on December 31, 1999.The Beginnings of the Panama CanalSince the early part of the 19th century, Panama was under the dominion of neighboring Colombia. While Stevens oversaw the building of better accommodations for lodging and dining, Gorgas set about combating the issues related to disease that had plagued the Panama Canal project
Theodore Roosevelt - Conservapedia
Critics who have measured Roosevelt's success by the number of antitrust suits he brought or won miss the essentially rhetorical purposes of his involvement with corporate America. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole
To have acted otherwise than I did would have been on my part betrayal of the interests of the United States, indifference to the interests of Panama, and recreancy to the interests of the world at large. Any transportation of troops which might contravene these provisions of treaty should not be sanctioned by you, nor should use of road be permitted which might convert the line of transit into theater of hostility
The Life of Theodore Roosevelt - Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
In the election of 1904 Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Fairbanks, on the Republican ticket, opposed Alton Parker and Henry Davis on the Democratic ticket. In true Roosevelt fashion, he led the progressives on a "bull moose" campaign under the policy of "New Nationalism." When Roosevelt failed to win the Republican nomination for the presidency, he and his supporters formed the "Progressive Party," more popularly known as the "Bull Moose" party
American History: President Roosevelt Decides to Build the Panama Canal (VOA Special English 2006-01-25)
But it wanted the rebels to succeed.Under an old treaty, Colombia had given the United States the right to prevent interference with travel across Panama. He also got the support of the governor, who agreed to let himself be arrested on the day of the revolt.Amador formed a small army of railroad workers and fire fighters.The rebel army planned to take over Panama City on November fourth, 1903
How to Build a Model of the Panama Canal Why Did They Build the Panama Canal? The Panama Canal was conceived of and constructed to provide explorers and traders with a... Although the engineers in charge were responsible for overseeing the canal being constructed, it was the sheer force of will of Teddy Roosevelt that built the Panama Canal
The powerful Chagres River, with rapids running throughout it, was in the path of the canal, but the engineers never designed plans for a dam to contain it. He formed a private company, sold shares of stock to thousands of French investors, and secured rights from Colombia to build and operate a canal across its province of Panama for 99 years
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In the New York Journal, William Randolph Hearst opined that "the only way we could secure a satisfactory concession from Colombia would be to go down there, take the contending statesmen by the necks, and hold a batch of them in office long enough to get a contract in mind." Hearst's statement proved prophetic. "No single great material work which remains to be undertaken on this continent," Roosevelt said, "is as of such consequence to the American people." Roosevelt acted quickly
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