A Good Leader: Theodore Roosevelt, A Great Leader

Theodore Roosevelt was an honest man and a brilliant leader. He was very intelligent and kept himself exceptionally busy. Roosevelt loved nothing more than having power. Theodore Roosevelt was the country squire of Sagamore Hill, a Civil Service Commissioner, and Police Commissioner of New York City, led the charge up San Juan Hill and was Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Roosevelt was the Governor of New York, the Vice President of William McKinley and eventually the 26th President of the United States. As a young man, Theodore Roosevelt was not quite the best looking around. He was relatively skinny and had always worn a pair of glasses. At age 17 he documents in his journal that he weighed 124 pounds and was 5 foot 8 inches tall. However,

Roosevelt stated, “No president, has ever enjoyed himself as much as I have enjoyed myself.” Now that his presidency was over, he did not plan to just retire to his rocking chair. “Adventure—that’s what he wanted. He and Kermit (under the sponsorship of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.) were going to Africa to hunt—lion, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, anything Africa offered.”

Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed the next few years of his life of adventure. However, on January 6, 1919 he passed in his sleep from a blood clot in his heart. He was 60 years old and took advantage of every minute of life. He had many accomplishments and lived life to the fullest.

Therefore, Theodore Roosevelt was a man of many talents. He was the Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner of New York City, led the charge up San Juan Hill and he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He was the Governor of New York, the Vice President of William McKinley and eventually the 26th President of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt was among one of the most recognizable individuals in United States history, due to him being so successful and accomplishing many great feats during his