Theodore Roosevelt
Alex Malafy
3/12/01
Period 4
Theodore Roosevelt - Twenty Sixth
Theodore Roosevelt was the second of four children. He was born in New
York City on October 27, 1858 of Dutch, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, French and
German heritage. Partially due to poor health, he suffered from Asthma and
bad vision, he was educated by tutors until he entered Harvard College,
where he received his B.A. degree in 1880. At Harvard he also achieved
membership in Phi Beta Kappa. To …
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…decided to fight Taft for the 1912
Republican nomination.
Roosevelt was still extremely popular and won a majority of delegates. Taft,
however, controlled the Republican party organization which made sure he
was nominated. A part of the Republican party was angered by this and split
off to begin the Progressive Party and made Roosevelt their nominee. This
split divided the Republican vote and allowed the Democratic candidate,
Woodrow Wilson, to win the presidential election.
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