Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest U.S. President in 1901 at age 42 after the assassination of William McKinley. As President, Roosevelt pursued progressive reforms and established himself as a trustbuster by taking on large corporations like Northern Securities Company in antitrust lawsuits. He was a conservationist who set aside 150 million acres of federal land for forests and the first national monument. Roosevelt also helped negotiate an end to the 1902 coal strike. In foreign policy, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War and began construction of the Panama Canal. Roosevelt chose not to run for a third term in 1908.

1. Theodore Roosevelt
Birth to Presidency
“Steam Engine in Trousers”
Black care rarely sits behind a rider who’s pace is fast enough - TR
Take notes on the Movie #15
1858-1919

2. Theodore Roosevelt
The 1st Progressive President
1901-1909 #16

3. TR – Popular President
Connected with the people’s desire to have a govt. help them

4. The “Teddy Bear”
• On a hunting trip
TR refused to shoot
a bear cub
• Gave a toy maker an
excellent idea
• An new children’s
toy is born

5. TR also Saved Football
• 20 players died in 1905
• Calls were made to ban the
sport – too dangerous
• TR organized a meeting of
coaches to White House
This became the NCAA
First 2 Rule Changes
1. Instituted the forward pass
2. Piling on is illegal
FB /Popular Spectator Sport

6. TR – The 1st Modern President
• A leader who would take charge
• “Bully Pulpit” – saw presidency as a place
to preach his ideas
• Also – 1st Progressive President
• Became the youngest President ever after
McKinley’s assassination (age 42)
• Only elected ONCE – 1904
- he chose not to run in 1908 – 3rd Term
(said it was the biggest mistake of his life)

7. The Bully Pulpit

8. TR – Beliefs
• Supported Progressive Reform in strong
language
• In Reality – Pursued moderate action
• He Appealed to the emotions of the poor
• But defended the actions of the rich
• Felt the need for Balance in Society
BIG BUSINESS - MOB RULE
- seemed to know when to pick his battles

9. Descriptions of TR
• The Square Deal • The Trust Buster

10. Accomplishments – Domestic
3 Main Areas
1)Conservation & Resource Management
- he was a big outdoorsman John
Muir

11. 1st Pres. Concerned with Nature
understood It wasn’t a Cornucopia
• Reclamation Act (1902)
- Irrigation Projects in the West
• Set: 150 million acres in National Forests
- believed in the managed use of resources
Ex. lumber companies v environmentalists
• 1st National Monument (1906)
Devils Tower - Wy

13. 2) Battling Big Business
- square deal & trust buster
• TR will struggle with
tycoon J.P. Morgan
- richest man in America
Two different times
1) Northern Securities Co.
2) United Miners Strike
- both in 1902
This is where TR gains the
nicknames

14. Northern Securities Co.
Holding Company_____
• 1890 Sherman Anti Trust Act passed
• Congress had difficulty enforcing
• Businesses would hide entities in seemingly
different companies
• Called “Holding Companies”
• Didn’t seem like Monopolies but they were
• Held the stock of other companies
• Northern Securities was one
• This reduced competition in America

15. Northern Securities Co.
• Was the cover for 3
railroad companies
owned by Morgan
He owned 51% of Stock
In NSC:
1) Union Pacific
2) Northern Pacific
3) Burlington R.R.

16. What If?
• Company called “Johnson Works”
• Owned and made all the decisions for:
1) Pepsi-Mountain Dew
2) Coca cola-Dr. Pepper-A & W
3) Gatorade-PowerAde
• Do you think that would be fair to the
Consumers? Roosevelt Thought NOT

17. TR v NSC
• TR thought it was a monopoly
• Supreme Court agreed
• The Public Hailed TR as a:Trust Buster

18. UMW Coal Strike of 1902
• 140,000 coal miners
went on strike
• Morgan refused even
arbitration
- he wanted miners
arrested
Miners Demands
1) 8 hr work day
2) 20% pay increase
3) safety regulations

19. TR’s Decision
• Winter was fast approaching
• People needed coal to heat
their homes
• TR threatened to send
Federal Troops to the Mines
• Allow workers back on the
job (seize the industry)
• Morgan agreed to arbitration
w/ miners

20. New Contract for Miners
1) 9 hr workday
2) 10% pay increase
3) No Safety Regulations
4) Union wasn’t recognized
This was the birth of the “Square Deal”
for the workers
- Nothing more & Nothing less : TR
Began pushing for a Dept. of Labor in 1905

21. 3) Protecting Consumers
“Let The Buyer Beware” - out
• Pure Food & Drug Act (1906)
- prohibited impure & falsely labeled
food and drugs
• Meat Inspection Act (1906)
- outlawed misleading labels &
dangerous chemical preservatives
The Jungle

22. Accomplishments – Foreign Policy
3 Main Areas
1. Earned Nobel Peace Prize in 1906
Mediated Peace Treaty Between
Russia & Japan
2. ‘The Big Stick’ – Built up U.S. Navy
Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
3. The Panama Canal
Columbia & Panama

23. Began Construction of the
Panama Canal “The Big Ditch”

25. “Great White Fleet”
- World Tour 1907-

26. Fleet Stops in Egypt

27. Roosevelt Decides Not To Run
For Reelection In 1908
• Washington – 2 Term Tradition
• Hand picks a friend – William H. Taft
Roosevelt says to Taft,
"I can lick my weight in
wildcats!!!“
&
Taft replies, "Oh, that’s
nothing; I can eat my
weight in ’possums.”

28. Theodore Roosevelt
• Film – TR as President
Quiz – Life and Presidency of Roosevelt