Talk:Theodore Roosevelt

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Virtually every Wiki article on US Presidents includes the complete listing of the President's cabinet, showing their terms of office, etc. The TR article has no mention of his cabinet(s). Shouldn't it be included?

I found a useful looking starting pointing at a convenient www site: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1435.html

Full maiden name of First Lady

The full maiden name of First Lady Roosevelt was Edith Kermit Carow, but the linked article has her as Edith Roosevelt, so my change was obvious. --65.73.0.137

Roosevelt´s travel to Brazil

In 1901 or 1904, Roosevelt joined an expetition led by Candido Mariano Rondon to the countryside of Brazil in which they discovered a river. Based on this trip he wrote ´Through Brazilian Wilderness`. In an issue of ´The New York Times´ released in 1991 or 1992, it is said that Roosevelt had contracted a tropical disease while in Brazil.utiouiopj;ui;ouio;

This is the first time I´m editing. I hope this information will be useful, and i hope you say YAYAYA

Food and Drug Administration

Theodore Roosevelt was instrumental in setting legislative courses in motion that would eventually lead to the advent of the Food and Drug Administration. He did so after a combination of two experiences: his time in Cuba with the US Army, where he saw many of his men get disgustingly sick on badly preserved meat rations supplied by American firms (who supplied the forces on a bid system similar to today's); and Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle. Roosevelt was often swayed by literature, and also by his personal experiences in the military. The two combined served as a mighty motivation in his food and drug policies. -- Benn M. 22:55, 2005 Jun 14 (UTC)

Small question

There is no mention of Roosvelt's eccentric coffee drinking why is that? I was watching the History channel and it was mentioned, I went and looked on Wikipedia to clarify and it is not here! I found it on some other websites though. Apparently, he drank up to 1 gallon of coffee a day, I think that is worth noting. I have never edited a wiki entry, and would rather not mess anything up that everyone worked so hard on and I'm not even sure if most of you would consider adding this. Anyways, I will leave it up to the main contributors of this article whether to add this small detail or not. Thanks!

Answer: You're absolutely right on the coffee. In the "TR Rex" bio, Morris mentions TR's breakfasts "laced as usual by vast infusions of caffeine, served only to stoke Roosevelt's energy." pg 17-18. Interesting point. Let's add it under interesting facts. SimonATL 1:10, 23 Feb 2006 (UTC)

Addendum: The quote used by Maxwell House Coffee, "Good To The Last Drop", is a quote from Theodore Roosevelt, who, having stopped in to a roadside home and been given a cup of coffee, made this remark as a compliment to the hostess and the coffee she had brewed.

References: History Channel's "The Presidents" (1825-1849) [1]

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Added better quality photos and other pages on parents, sister and daughter

I think its important to show photos that emphasize TR's vigorous and bellicose nature because they went into the making who he was. Also added photos to TR's first wife, Alice and his first daughter, Alice. Added pages with photos of both Roosevel's mother, Martha (Mittie) Bulloch Roosevelt and his father Theodore, Sr. Please continue to edit for clarity and content. Thanks SimonATL 8:10, 20 Feb 2006 (UTC)

Only Sitting President

Theodore Roosevelt was the first American to be awarded a Nobel Prize (in any category) in 1906, and he remains the only sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize (for his part in ending the Russo-Japanese War). Jimmy Carter won the award as a former president.

What about Woodrow Wilson (1919)?

Also there is no "Nobel Peace Prize" Icon for Mr. Teddy Roosevelt like there is one for Al Gore. any editor who knows how to put one in please do so. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.224.140.166 (talk) 02:23, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

There was one, but it got deleted about a month ago when the image was removed from the Commons. I've put it back. -- Zsero (talk) 16:09, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Bully for TR!

To honor such a significant person with an exquisite article is most encouraging. CHAARRGE!

Article not found

I can't access the TR article..

"Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name." is all I get. Even when I click the link on the main page.

However, some of the older versions work.

Also, I tried to fix the thing with the picture not showing, and it worked in the preview but I couldn't save.

Editing of page

Just thought I'd make a point that someone has spammed this page. Regard the first line

I Recieved A Message About Vandalizing This Page

I just wanted to ask what was it that was spammed? I don't believe I have ever made any contributions to this article and I apparently have recieved 3 warnings since June of 2006. I have barely started editing articles on Wikipedia around September. Is this an error, I really don't want to get banned or anything especially when it is not my fault. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Clow987 (talk • contribs) 16:30, 12 November 2006.

What?

Ok thanks. I didnt know it would ever actually work. :( —Preceding unsigned

I am doing a report on Theodore Roosevelt at scool. Great amount of info!

Medal of Honor

Under the "firsts" section, this award should be cited as "the Medal of Honor", not "a Medal of Honor".

Thanksgiving Day proclamation

This quote from New York World is a journalistic satire, not a real example of spelling reform.

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Page 155 of Robert E. Kling's 1970 The Government Printing Office, has details on this, including the date of publication in the newspaper. Unfortunately, Google Books isn't letting me read the whole page on that.--Pharos (talk) 04:45, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Brownsville shooting

This incident may in fact be important enough to Roosevelt's career that it does belong somewhere on this page, but the paragraph that keeps getting added to the "views on race" section seems to have parachuted in there at random. I appreciate that the IP editor is trying to be reasonable, and has trimmed down the unsourced editorialising that it used to contain, but now we need to decide whether it belongs on the page at all, and if so where? It also still needs cleaning up, since the latest version just isn't comprehensible English. But the more important question is where, if anywhere, to put it.

ETA: It is already at Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, where it occupies one sentence. It certainly shouldn't take up more space in the main article than it does in the sub-article. -- Zsero (talk) 22:32, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree that it’s important enough to be somewhere on the page. Since it is referred in one sentence however, I feel as though it’s enough. --DavidD4scnrt (talk) 04:34, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Secretary of the Navy

When did Roosevelt leave the office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy? The infobox is wrong, and the information is not in the article. Sectori (talk) 13:08, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

There is somewhere a great photo of Teddy as a boy leaning out a New York apt bulding window watching a parade of some important person. I don't remember where I saw it, but if anyone does, it would be a great addtion to this article. If I remember correctly it is only a coincidence that Teddy was in the picture.Trucker11 (talk) 11:47, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Pronunciation

He appears to have been given the same pronunciation as FDR. TR was rose velt whereas FDR was roo se velt 13:01, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I added "Citation needed" to the article's questionable claim about pronunciation. My understanding is that Roo se velt is correct for Teddy, but ROSE se velt is correct for FDR, but I don't have a reference. --MiguelMunoz (talk) 03:37, 22 May 2008 (UTC)