President Theodore Roosevelt

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President Theodore Roosevelt was the outmost incredible president of our nation. He cared about every aspect of our country. He was remarkable, brilliant, and strong. He brought something different to the table of the presidential legacy. His personality, however was like no other, he was an impossible act to follow. He also was impetuous and did not hesitate to work around the regulations to get what he wanted. With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt stepped up to become the youngest president in our nation’s history at the mere age of forty three. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency. The revolution of his life brought many events and new ideas to the world. Roosevelt was a republican, and an excellent leader. His outlook on a better, improved United States caught the attention of the whole country. Roosevelt was not only a good leader as a president but also within every leadership position he held. Prior to his presidency, Roosevelt served as a New York legislature, commissioner of police for New York, assistant secretary of the Navy at the beginning of the Spanish-American War, second in command of the Rough Riders in Cuba, and the governor of New York. He was a man of many accomplishments but clearly also knew how to be an outstanding leader. While he was a commissioner of police he restored the department, made promotions based on merit, and worked his fellow policemen to serve the people as they should. Roosevelt established group called the Rough Riders as a volunteer force to free Cuba from the Spanish after the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor. During the Spanish-American war Roosevelt served as the lieutenant colonel of the Rough Rider Regiment. He and his group ... ... middle of paper ... ... was one of the most influential, brilliant presidents the nation has ever seen. He accomplished many things and he literally worked around what would have been the impossible. He strived for perfection and a better America and he provided his country with an effective leadership. He defined the Presidency as something that should be fulfilled to the highest extent. He made the Presidency achieve the unthinkable and he held a smile while doing it. Works Cited: 1) "Theodore Roosevelt." Theodore Roosevelt. Web. March & April 2010. . 2) Theodore Rosevelt The Nobel Peace Prize 1906. Web. Feb. & March 2010. . 3) Theodore Roosevelt Biography. Web. March & April 2010. .

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