Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States and a hero to the people’s welfare. He was well-known for his wide range of hobbies, his enthusiastic personality and his style of leadership. The youngest president ever at the age of 42, he is first of three presidents to have earned the Nobel Peace Prize.

Let me tell you upfront that on a day that he was supposed to issue an address he was shot, in an assassination attempt, and survived. Not only did he survived, he continued with his schedule throughout the day and carried on with his speech. What can be learned from a man like Theodore Roosevelt is that you can be mischievous, but when it comes time to prove yourself – you should do what is expected of you…and then some.

Theodore Roosevelt was a man of many interests and hobbies leading to him being a wise leader with a focus on self-improvement and self motivation. Such practices resulted in an increase in confidence from his followers and advocates. We strongly believe that this still applies to everything that you do today. Be a man of many skills and hobbies and you will see results in other aspects of your life from your career to your relationships.

He was a man of class and sophistication, never compromising his values. Men can learn a lot from him and our friends at Rsvlts carry on his legacy with a much more modern spin on things.

Theodore Roosevelt Before Presidency

Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27 in 1858. As a child he was sickly and frequently had ailments. Despite that, however, he was as active as a normal boy and quite often got into mischief. His father was like a hero to him, encouraging him to fight his poor health and be an unselfish human being.

Theodore Roosevelt married twice in his life, his first wife dying of kidney failure several days after their child was born. Her death led him to abandon politics for a time, and it was not until his marriage to Edith Kermit Carow that he returned to the world of politics.

He was very interested in the American-Spanish conflict and later abandoned his post in the government. He then formed a volunteer horse regiment named the Rough Riders which he led in the Battle of San Juan Heights, and it gave him the title of a war hero.

He was elected as the Republican governor in New York during 1898. He gave so much energy into trying to rid the country of corruption that Thomas Collier Platt, the then leader of the Republicans, coerced him to be a running mate to McKinley in the elections held in 1900. Roosevelt’s campaign completely overwhelmed William Jennings Bryan, but lost to McKinley. He became the Vice President of the United States under McKinley for six months.

Facts about Roosevelt

• He had a photographic memory, which helped him excel in many of his studies. He could also multitask, dictating several letters at once.
• His first act as president was to address Congress with a 20,000 word correspondence, speaking of the need to cut down the growth of massive corporations.
• He was called a “trust-buster” because of his continuous attacks on trusts, or massive corporations.
• He was the first president to ride a vehicle in view of the public.
• Besides being a hero of the people, he was also a biographer, a naturalist, a hunter and a historian. His self-motivated output includes over twenty books and thousands of articles, speeches and letters.

Theodore Roosevelt’s Presidency

The death of the previous president, McKinley, led to Roosevelt being inaugurated as the next president, and he took on the rest of McKinley’s term in office. He made a promise to continue McKinley’s work and policies. In the 1904 elections, however, he won the right of presidency by himself, with Charles Fairbanks ending up as his vice president.

During a campaign speech, a saloon-keeper shot Theodore Roosevelt claiming that any President looking for a third term should be shot. The force of the bullet was softened after penetrating a glass case and a manuscript that was kept in the pocket of Theodore Roosevelt. Had it not been for the manuscript and glass, who knows how deep the bullet would have penetrated his breast.

With the bullet still in his body, Roosevelt continued his speech while pulling out the bloody manuscript during his speech in an attempt to continue reading from it.

Theodore Roosevelt passed several acts that helped the wellbeing of the people. Some of these included the Meat Inspection Act of 1906, and the Pure Food and Drug Act.

The Death of a Hero

Theodore Roosevelt remained active for the rest of his life, up until January 6, 1919, wherein he died in his sleep from a heart attack. He was buried in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, a national hero and a fighter until the end.