Teddy Roosevelt's Presidency

http://goo.gl/vLCL1 Theodore Roosevelt

Describe Teddy Roosevelt's life before he became president

(where he was from, date he was born, something interesting about his life)

- October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919
- born into a wealthy family in New York City
- he was a sickly child from asthma and was home schooled.
- he went to Harvard University.
- he was a naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier

How did he become president?

- In 1900, Teddy was nominated as the Viice-President, and a year later, President William McKinley was assasinated, Roosevelt was appointed on place of McKinley.

http://goo.gl/cnEvr White House

What was T.R.'s "Bully Pulpit"?
- Teddy Roosevelt referred to the White House as a "Bully Pulpit" and it provides the President with an opportunity to speak out and people can listen through the media.

Summarize T.R.'s opinion on civil rights?
- He believed that whites and blacks should not be equal.

Explain if you would like T.R. if he were president today?
- No, I would not have liked him because he did not support the African Americans.