Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States, known for his progressive reforms, trust-busting policies, and leadership in conservation and American imperial expansion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf President of the United States
Progressive Era leader
Republican Party politician
author
conservationist
historian
human
politician
soldier
awardReceived Medal of Honor (posthumous)
Nobel Peace Prize
birthDate 1858-10-27
birthPlace New York
New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
burialPlace Youngs Memorial Cemetery
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease
child Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Archibald Roosevelt
Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Kermit Roosevelt
Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt III
conflict Spanish–American War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
deathDate 1919-01-06
deathPlace New York
Oyster Bay
United States of America
surface form: United States
educatedAt Columbia Law School
Harvard University
surface form: Harvard College
endTime 1909-03-04
familyName Roosevelt
father Theodore Roosevelt Sr.
founded Progressive Party
fullName Theodore Roosevelt III
surface form: Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
givenName Theodore
ideology American nationalism
progressivism
implementedPolicy Hepburn Act regulation of railroads
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
surface form: Pure Food and Drug Act enforcement support

Square Deal domestic program
surface form: Square Deal

trust-busting enforcement of Sherman Antitrust Act
knownFor Big Stick diplomacy
Panama Canal project support
Square Deal domestic program
conservation policies
expansion of American global influence
progressive reforms
trust-busting policies
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Party
Republican Party
militaryRank Colonel
militaryUnit United States Volunteers
surface form: 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry
mother Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
notableAchievement established United States Forest Service
expanded national parks and forests
mediated end of Russo-Japanese War
notableWork War of 1812
surface form: The Naval War of 1812

United States Volunteers
surface form: The Rough Riders
ordinalInOffice 26
positionHeld Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
surface form: Assistant Secretary of the Navy

Governor of New York
Member of the New York State Assembly
New York City Police Commissioner
President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
predecessor William McKinley
presidentialTerm 1901–1905
1905–1909
religion Presbyterianism
residence Sagamore Hill
sexOrGender male
signature Theodore Roosevelt signature image (facsimile)
spouse Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
startTime 1901-09-14
successor President William Howard Taft
surface form: William Howard Taft
workLocation Washington, D.C.

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Sagamore Hill usedBy Theodore Roosevelt
John Hay workedUnder Theodore Roosevelt
this entity surface form: President Theodore Roosevelt