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Born in New York City
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Homeschooled due to his illnesses and asthma.This gave him the opportunity to nurse his passion for animal life, but by his teens, with the encouragement of his father, whom he revered, Theodore developed a physical routine that included weightlifting and boxing. (1860-1875)
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He entered Harvard College. He had always been interested in natural science, and he pursued this field at Harvard. He excelled in both academics and athletics, as he was involved in rowing, boxing, literary clubs, and other student organizations.
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After graduating from Harvard in 1880, Theodore enrolled at Columbia Law School.
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He was a Soldier, Author, Conservationist, Historian, Naturalist, Polymath, Statesperson, and an explorer. (1882-1886)
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Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth was an American writer and prominent socialite. She was the eldest child of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and the only child of Roosevelt and his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee.
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Mother died on the same day.
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Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt III, known as Theodore Roosevelt Jr., was an American government, business, and military leader. He was the eldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Roosevelt.
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Kermit Roosevelt, MC was an American businessman, soldier, explorer, and writer. The son of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, Kermit was a graduate of Harvard University, served in both World Wars, and explored two continents with his brother.
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Ethel Carow Roosevelt Derby was the youngest daughter and fourth child of the President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt.
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Archibald Bulloch "Archie" Roosevelt, the fifth child of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, was a distinguished U.S. Army officer and commander of U.S. forces in both World War I and II. In both conflicts he was wounded.
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Quentin Roosevelt was the youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Roosevelt. Family and friends agreed that Quentin had many of his father's positive qualities and few of the negative ones.
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With the assassination of President William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th and youngest President in the Nation’s history (1901-1909). He brought new excitement and power to the office, vigorously leading Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy.
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Roosevelt held the ideal that the Government should be the great arbiter of the conflicting economic forces in the Nation, especially between capital and labor, guaranteeing justice to each and dispensing favors to none. Roosevelt emerged spectacularly as a “trust buster” by forcing the great railroad combination in the Northwest. Other antitrust suits under the Sherman Act followed.
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He believed that America needed to take its rightful place on the world stage. Engaging his unofficial policy of “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” Roosevelt bulked up the U.S. Navy and created the "Great White Fleet," sending it on a world tour as a testament to U.S. military power. He also helped expedite completion of the Panama Canal by providing tacit approval of the Panama revolution with funds and a naval blockade preventing Columbian troops from landing in Panama.
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January 6, 1919, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Cove Neck, NY. He died from Pulmonary embolism.
