Teddy Roosevelt

There will never be another TR?

Teddy Roosevelt - Background

● Born into a rich family

in New York

● Had asthma, but his

father refused to
“pamper” him

● This toughened him

up.

Teddy Roosevelt - Background

● Went to private

schools,

● loved to debate,
● wrestle
● box
● hunt
● and explore nature.

Multiple Choice

"He was everything to me, my friend, my hero. Everything I am, I owe to him."

Who was TR talking about?

• His brother

• His best friend

• His father

• His grandfather

Answer

His father

February 9th 1878

Tragedy struck

TR’s Wife

Alice

Hathaway

Lee

A tragedy beyond belief - February 14th 1884

TR’s diary entry on February 14th 1898

TR writes about his wife one final time

She was beautiful in face and form, and lovelier still in spirit; as a flower she grew, and
as a fair young flower she died. Her life had been always in the sunshine; there had
never come to her a single great sorrow; and none ever knew her who did not love and
revere her for her bright, sunny temper and her saintly unselfishness. Fair, pure, and
joyous as a maiden; loving, tender, and happy as a young wife; when she had just
become a mother, when her life seemed to be but just begun, and when the years
seemed so bright before her—then, by a strange and terrible fate, death came to her.

And when my heart’s dearest died, the light went from my life forever.

Multiple Choice

After writing these beautiful words about his late wife, TR never spoke or wrote about her again, not even to their daughter Alice.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Why do think TR never wrote or spoke about her
again?

TR’s Daughter - Alice Roosevelt

TR heads west 1884-87

TR spent 3 years out west. Once there, he hunted, rode horses, became a cowboy, white water
rafted down rivers, and arrested outlaws. He became a tough, rugged man! He also grew to love the
west for its natural beauty - the mountains, rivers, canyons and wildlife.

TR the Outdoorsman

TR returns to New York and marries Edith Carow

● He and Edith had

been childhood
friends.

● They had 5 kids

The Kids Names were somewhat unusual

Theodore Junior

He became a General in the US army
during World War II.

Ethel

Kermit

Archibald

Quentin

Poll

Which name is your favorite?

• Theodore Jr.

• Ethel

• Kermit

• Archie

• Quentin

Roosevelt and The Rough Riders 1898

Multiple Choice

TR called his charge up San Juan Hill the greatest day of his life?

• true

• false

Roosevelt returned a war hero! This helped him get elected Governor of New York.

Open Ended

"My father had to be the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral"

What do you think Alice Roosevelt meant by this quote?

Poll

Teddy Bears are named after Teddy Roosevelt

• True

• False

Another Quote

“You must forgive the
president for his
behavior. He is six
after all,”


a friend of TR once
joked.

Multiple Choice

While President, TR swam naked in the Potomac River in Washington D.C.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

As President, TR invited people to box him in the White House. One boxer partially blinded him in one eye.

• True

• False

Open Ended

what is TR's message in this speech?

Click on the picture to enlarge.

Open Ended

What did you find to be the most interesting thing you learned about TR?

Question

What did you think was the most
interesting thing you learned about
Teddy Roosevelt?