26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
“Teddy, the Rough Rider”
- In office
- Sept. 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909
- Party
- Republican
- Home state
- New York
- Lived
- 1858–1919
- Days in office
- 2,728
- In order
- No. 26: after William McKinley, before William Howard Taft
- Vice president
- Charles W. Fairbanks
Key achievements & events
- Broke up monopolies as the "trust buster" (Northern Securities case)
- Protected about 230 million acres of public land, including national parks, forests and monuments
- Began building the Panama Canal
- Won the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the Russo-Japanese War (1906)
- Signed the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act (1906)
Remember: At 42, the youngest person to become president. The teddy bear is named after him.