Theodore Roosevelt Research Paper

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born on the 27th of October 1858 in New York City and is known for being the 26th president of the United States. Theodore was the second oldest out of four children from a family with Dutch and English roots. His father, Theodore Roosevelt Sr, was a businessman and his mother Martha Bulloch was the daughter of well off plantation and slave-owning family. His family was pretty prominent overall. As a child, Theodore Roosevelt suffered from asthma, poor eyesight and a weak body. For these reasons, he was homeschooled for most of his early years and grew up to become very curious about everything around him. He was ultimately able to overcome his physical problems and entered Harvard when he was eighteen. There, he balanced his time between sports and studying and mastered both.

However, he suddenly left for two years after the tragic death of both his wife and mother on the same day; this was one of his biggest challenges in his early career. His comeback wasn’t very successful until he lead his famous volunteer troop the Rough Riders in the Spanish American war. He was later recognized as a hero and nominated for the Medal of Honor. Consequently, he became the governor of New York. Not long after that he was elected as Vice President to the McKinley Administration. Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th and the youngest president of the United States a year later after his predecessor McKinley was assassinated. During his presidency he was known for his progressive reforms, his great handling of foreign policies and his promoting of piece notably in his famous mediating of the Russian-Japanese