Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City. His father was a prosperous glassware merchant and was one of the wealthy old knickerbocker class families. Theodore was a sickly, underweight child with poor eyesight. He also suffered from severe asthma attacks. To strengthen his body, he lifted dumbbells and exercised. In 1880, he married his first wife, Alice Lee. His wife and mothere died in the same house, on February 14, 1884. His mother …showed first 75 words of 312 total…

…showed last 75 words of 312 total…the Nation’s history. He led the Americans toward progressive reforms and a set up a strong foreign policy. He took the view that the President as a “steward of the people”should take whatever action necessary for the public good unless expressly forbidden by law or the Constitution. Theodore Roosevelt Presidential achievements were many. He held the ideal that the Government should be the great arbiter of the conflicting economic foreces in the Nation.