Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was born
October 27, 1858 in New York, New
York. His family was very rich. His
nickname was Teddy. When he was
young he was very sick and he had
asthma. His dad told him to exercise and
stay active to improve his health. He
grew into a strong and healthy man who
loved the outdoors.
Teddy went to Harvard University to
study law. He soon went into politics
(the government), but his first wife died
and he was very sad. He went out west
to work on a ranch as a cowboy.
He went back to New York and got
married again. He started working for
the government again. A war started
called the Spanish-American War and
Teddy gathered a bunch of volunteers
and for a small army to help his nation.
He became governor of New York after
that.
Teddy became Vice President to
President William McKinley, but when
he was assassinated (killed) Theodore
Roosevelt became president.
President Roosevelt worked really
hard to make life better for American
Citizens. He also helped setup national
parks in the United States.
He was a peacemaker and won the
Nobel Peace Prize for helping bring
peace between Russia and Japan.
Theodore Roosevelt died on January
6, 1919 in Oyster Bay, New York from
being very sick.