‘The Man in the Arena’: Eloquent Speech By Teddy Roosevelt on Leadership

https://youtu.be/A311CnTjfos?si=RrRp9ERvoSaX0V9j

J.P. Morgan, One of World’s Richest Men, Faced Regulation By Teddy Roosevelt

J. P. Morgan (1837-1913), a financier and investment banker, dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era. As the head of the banking firm that ultimately became known as J.P. Morgan and Co., he was a driving personal force behind the wave of industrial consolidations in the United States at the turn …

TR & FDR Were 5th Cousins. How Well Did They Know Each Other?

Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt shared a special bond, though they were from different political parties, and different branches of the family

Teddy Roosevelt Lost Both His Wife and Mother on Valentine’s Day, 1884

Teddy Roosevelt (1858-1919), one of America's greatest presidents, when he was just 25 years old, lost his beloved wife Alice and his mother, Martha, to separate diseases. Alice died in childbirth, in complications related to Bright's, or an unspecified kidney disease. Martha died of typhoid. Historian Heather Cox Richardson explained in this essay.

12 Fascinating Stories About Some of the Giants of History

Writer George Spencer has published more than a dozen outstanding pieces on some amazing characters in history on his Substack site, "Courage 101: True Tales of Grit and Glory." They could be part of a gripping package for beginning students of history or anyone with an interest in the topic. "Hey Bulldog! His Destiny: Save …

American Imperialist Beliefs in the Late 1800s: Pro and Con

Students should read the following documents and list on a chart the key arguments of the imperialists/expansionists, to prepare for debates. Two "Pro" Arguments (Pro-Imperialist) "The US Looking Outwards" by Alfred Thayer Mahan, 1890, The Atlantic. He was a United States naval officer and historian, whom John Keegan called "the most important American strategist of …

Greatest ‘What If’s’ in Sports History

Mike Pesca, American radio journalist, and podcaster, is the host of The Gist, streamed on Slate.com, and a former sports reporter at NPR. He assembled a group of essayists to pose questions in an engaging, funny, and sometimes profound book called Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History.  Among the questions asked: "What if football had been deemed …

Spanish-American War | Animated History in 8 Minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-csV05z-PtQ MrBettsClass: "Remember the Maine, #yellowjournalism and the rise of #TeddyRoosevelt? Now you do. Check out this #animatedhistory of the "splendid little war" that launched the United States onto the imperialist stage and have a few laughs while doing so."

Historian H.W. Brands on the Roosevelts: Teddy, the Last Romantic; and His 4th Cousin Franklin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynkhvC0Jcr8 Historian H.R. Brands wrote two books on the Roosevelts. "Teddy Roosevelt, the Last Romantic," and "Franklin Roosevelt: Traitor to His Class." In these lectures, he tells stories from the books. Rancho Mirage Writers Festival "Our favorite historian, H.W. Brands, will talk about the two President Roosevelts as only he can—bringing them to life with …

TR in the 1912 Election Introduced Primaries and Mass Citizen Participation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aio5-WNPbJE Retro Report: "In 1912, a battle over presidential primary elections transformed the primary process and American politics forever. The animosity between William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt – who were at one point in time good friends – was palpable, with insults like puzzlewit and honeyfugler being thrown about."