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1901-1909 Theodore Roosevelt Vice President was Charles W. Fairbanks. Ted Roosevelt's Inaugural Address.
He strengthened government controls over big business by attacking monopolies through the courts. In foreign affairs his motto was "Speak softly and carry a big stick." After Colombia refused the United States permission to build the Panama Canal (Panama was the a Colombian province), Roosevelt backed the Panamanian rebellion, then in 1904 he bought the Canal Zone for $ 10 million from the new regime. For his initiative in arranging negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, Roosevelt became in 1906 the first American to win the Nobel Peace Price. About his private life: Would anyone have listened to any young woman if Theodore Roosevelt would have had a casual affair with her?
26 Theodore Roosevelt Born: October 27, 1858, New York, New York. Died: January 6, 1919. Party: Republican. Age when inaugurated: 42. Term: 1901-1909. Roosevelt was one of the most activist Presidents. His many accomplishments included the building of the Panama Canal, cracking down on business monopolies, and creating the national parks.
Theodore Roosevelt
Address to the Boys' Progressive League
July 3, 1913
Famous Fact: Roosevelt was the first President to visit a foreign country while in office.(Source: scholasticnetwork.com)
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