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This 5 page paper argues that Teddy Roosevelt was not a great president, but he as a very good president and not given adequate credit for his accomplishments. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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to their assassinations but due to their greatness. Interestingly, Roosevelt had in fact been surrounded by assassins and became president due to one, and was at one point even shot
himself. In any event, both Kennedy and Lincoln were visionaries. George Washington is another president who had captured the attention of the nation, and even Theodores cousin, Franklin Delano, would
become a significant leader. That said, Theodore Roosevelt may not have been a great, charismatic leader, but he was a good president who not only managed to prompt stellar policies
within the confines of the United States, but also to tweak policies of other countries, to do good elsewhere. The building of the Panama Canal is one accomplishment in terms
of foreign policy. Although Teddy Roosevelt goes down in history as a mediocre president, one can say that he made positive decisions that continue to affect the country and perhaps
was not given the appropriate credit for his accomplishments. It began when Theodore Roosevelt was just a young man. In fact, his stint in politics began early. He had
first been elected to the New York state assembly in 1881 where he worked until 1884 ("Biographies," 2001). After two years off, he ran for mayor of New York City
but lost (2001). Roosevelt would go on in politics and eventually land himself the job as the Vice President of the United States. In fact, during his years in this
role, he had uttered quite a memorable remark. On September 2, 1901 while giving a speech at a Minnesota state fair, Vice President Roosevelts quotes reiterated what he claimed
was an African proverb: "Speak softly and carry a big stick" ("100 Years," 2001, p.72). This would go on to become quite a prominent saying. Less than two weeks later,
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