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- it's time to talk about Theodore Roosevelt, who preferred his military title of Colonel, found Teddy to be a childish nickname, and was often simply went by TR. Yes, he was a historian and a prolific writer, as you can see in the bibliography below, which only has a few of his books. He certainly shaped the American history field - becoming one of the three important figures for solidifying the frontier myth as the basis for American exceptionalism. TR was a part of historiographic shift that had major ramifications. I'm somewhat ambivalent about the Colonel. He was certainly an imperialist, white supremacist, war-monger, and nationalist - but he also seemed to learn from his mistakes, unlike Wilson, whom he fervently despised. TR was a strong reformer, Jack of all trades, veteran, and just a fun dude.
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Bibliography
Special thanks to the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. Their digital collections were invaluable. Here is their website: www.theodorero...
H.W. Brands, T.R.: The Last Romantic (New York: Basic Books, 1997). amzn.to/3LO7uSz
Mark Lee Gardner, Rough Riders: Theodore Roosevelt, His Cowboy Regiment, and the Immortal Charge up San Juan Hill (New York: William Morrow, 2016). amzn.to/3ZCbBqR
John Judis, The Folly of Empire: What George W. Bush Could Learn from Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2006). amzn.to/2NB3V4t
Dean King, Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship That Saved Yosemite (New York: Scribner, 2023). amzn.to/42N7ISr
Neil Lanctot, The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash over America's Future (New York: Riverhead Books, 2021). amzn.to/3efz4fs
Sidney M. Milkis, Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Party, and the Transformation of American Democracy (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2009). amzn.to/3G5gkdN
A Companion to Theodore Roosevelt, ed. Serge Ricard (New York: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011). amzn.to/3ZtKQoB
Theodore Roosevelt, The Naval War of 1812, 2 vols. (New York: GP Putnam’s Sons,1882); Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail (New York: The Century Company, 1888); American Ideals (New York: GP Putnam's Sons, 1897); _The Rough Riders (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899); The Strenuous Life (New York: The Century Company, 1899); The Winning of the West, 4 vols. (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1889-1896). For a list of Roosevelt’s writings, see en.wikipedia.o...
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Wiki: Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (/ˈroʊzəvɛlt/ ROH-zə-velt;[b] October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as the 25th vice president under President William McKinley from March to September 1901 and as the 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900. Assuming the presidency after McKinley's assassination, Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for anti-trust and Progressive policies.
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Special thanks to the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. Their digital collections were invaluable. Here is their website: www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/
H.W. Brands, _T.R.: The Last Romantic_ (New York: Basic Books, 1997). amzn.to/3LO7uSz
Mark Lee Gardner, _Rough Riders: Theodore Roosevelt, His Cowboy Regiment, and the Immortal Charge up San Juan Hill_ (New York: William Morrow, 2016). amzn.to/3ZCbBqR
John Judis, _The Folly of Empire: What George W. Bush Could Learn from Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson_ (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2006). amzn.to/2NB3V4t
Dean King, _Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship That Saved Yosemite_ (New York: Scribner, 2023). amzn.to/42N7ISr
Neil Lanctot, _The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash over America's Future_ (New York: Riverhead Books, 2021). amzn.to/3efz4fs
Sidney M. Milkis, _Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Party, and the Transformation of American Democracy_ (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2009). amzn.to/3G5gkdN
_A Companion to Theodore Roosevelt,_ ed. Serge Ricard (New York: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011). amzn.to/3ZtKQoB
Theodore Roosevelt, _The Naval War of 1812,_ 2 vols. (New York: GP Putnam’s Sons,1882); _Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail_ (New York: The Century Company, 1888); _American Ideals (New York: GP Putnam's Sons, 1897); _The Rough Riders_ (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899); _The Strenuous Life_ (New York: The Century Company, 1899); _The Winning of the West,_ 4 vols. (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1889-1896). For a list of Roosevelt’s writings, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_bibliography
I know you tend to focus on history over hypothetical alternatives, but how do you think history may have played out differently if Colonel Roosevelt's Progressive party was more successful and had more staying power?
Hey! I just found your channel and I can't stand Wilson either!! Did we just become best friends? Lol!
Thank you so much, this vidoe might just save my research paper for this semester
We are long overdue for a historian President who is not like Woodrow Wilson.
Only one that has any political prominence that I can think of is Newt Gingrich, and he's more akin to Wilson than I'd like
I would take anyone non lawyer/businessman/professional politician at this point.
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I will admit, despite his faults, Theodore Roosevelt remains one of my favorite presidents
If nothing else, one has to concede that more than any other he may be the single president to earn the moniker “larger than life”, truly a fascinating character
It is possible in my mind to have personal favourite historical figures and be critical of their practices and beliefs or parts thereof. It also signifies that you understand that history is complicated (historical figures even more so) and cannot be summarised in a single sentence
@@ivarhaugseth7973true even great people have faults and we should humanize them even if they did some questionable things.
honestly: I feel with way for both Roosevelts. They're both definitely Top 5. for now the #1 slot remains open as most shoe ins get shuffled aside for a lesser candidate (Abraham Lincoln is #2 btw, and despite his early term it's pretty much for the groundwork he laid after the Civil War was happening)
Teddy is such a fascinating figure. You'll go from "Wow, you were product of your time" to "Holy shit were you way ahead of your time" to "How in the world did you accomplish that?!" One of my favorite historical figures and one that often felt like a caricature that was brought to life.
You know Theodore Roosevelt passed away in his sleep because as we all know,
"Death had to take Roosevelt sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight." - Thomas R. Marshall, Vice President of Woodrow- WILSOOOOOOON from 1913 to 1921
Badass.
The only reason why Woodrow beat Theodore Roosevelt was because the party was split; had the party been united, Theodore would have won.
If only Wilson died early in office, Marshall wouldn't have been a bad president at all
You're saying that as if he's ever truly asleep.
You're never safe with teddy, as even while he's asleep, he'll still stare down death himself.
Still a better individual than Woodrow Wilson. A third term of Teddy, despite his flaws would have kept us from the dark timeline we now are entrapped within from Wilson.
The weird think for me is that I knew vary little about Teddy past the part he fought in Cuba, started the whole national park thing and was the cousin to FDR. It wasn't until I read of all things an alt history spy novel were Taft died and he got in instead of Wilson that I had some interested in him.
@@stephennootens916 Do you remember the name of the novel by any chance?
@@amandahealey2216 Black Chamber by S M Stirling, it is a spy adventure novel that takes place before America gets into World War 1 with Roosevelt as president. There isn't much of him in it but the world the character is shaped because of him.
That's debatable. While you're probably right in some aspects, there's no telling what would have happened if the US had gotten involved in "The Great War" when TR wanted to.
@@billmozart7288 well one near certainty is an earlier end to the war, potentially by a year. Alleviation of pressure on the Russians, different peace terms and a far different post war peace, Roosevelt's domestic reforms as well would have significantly helped with economic security. It's very likely with the changes to the war we don't see a rise of the Bolsheviks as in our own timeline and without the conditions for a severe global economic collapse down the road due to the changes, we don't see the rise to prominence of the extremists in what would become the Axis countries.
While far reaching predictions are of course impossible(due to butterfly effects) the short term changes all but guarantee a better outcome to WWI and the early aftermath than our timeline.
Teddy Roosevelt is a president who i both dislike and like at the same time. On one hand he was pro union and helping worker as being a environmentalist. However there was the imperialism and pro war stuff
Same here
He falls into the same category as Lincoln.
An enormous proponent of Power, but definitely not wrong about a good amount of things.
I think ultimately, I would say he was bad for the world - but only after his Presidency. His rift with Taft, which resulted in the Progressives, the Sufferage Movement, and the Black and Tans leaving the party, was the beginning of the end for the Republican Party, who from that point onwards became a deeply conservative and economically laissez-faire party. It's difficult to say if Teddy just ran for a third, or possibly even fourth term, if the Great Depression happens.
The Republicans have always been nativist and bigoted against other religions, they have always had a contentious relationship with democracy. While the Conservatives, since Grant, were typically civil rights activists and always tried to do as much as possible for Black and Indigenous Americans, even if some of their methods have aged horribly - such as Grant's well-intentioned assimilation attempts which, while initially resulted in peace between Natives and Settlers for the first time in... well... ever, did result in the Battle for the Little Bighorn. However, while relations with Catholics, Jewish people, and the Irish improves, which is good, once the Southern Strategy occured, even the Conservatives became white supremacist which at that point, was game over for the Republicans and, unless they can be dealt with, democracy, the United States, and quite possible what little peace on earth there is. And that started with Theodore splitting the Liberal and Progressive wings from the party.
In 1900 the world was either an Empire or a Colony. You were either the having dinner or you were the one being eaten. In such an environment, Teddy did the best he could for the USA.
Literally the norm of the time, but Teddy is exponentially better than most Imperials of the era.
As an aspiring polymath, I find his unique interests across many different disciplines as an inspiration to what a person can strive to accomplish.
Say what you want, but man nobody did political cartoons like they did back in the day.
Too true!
I love the style of political cartoons back then and also very expressive.
Man had his flaws, but I can't help but love him.
By the way, Cypher, if he had written any books, I'd ask you to talk about Robert La Follette.
I love that in 1912 he had such a killer third party run that he got more votes than the Republican. Essentially TAFT was the spoiler candidate.
Iirc that’s the most successful a third party has ever been in American history.
In _Diplomacy_ by Kissinger, he makes the case that Roosevelt was the first American president who sought to translate the USA's economic power into geopolitical power: "A great president must be an educator, bridging the gap between his people's future and its experience. Roosevelt taught an especially stern doctrine for a people brought up in the belief that peace is the normal condition among nations, that there is no difference between personal and public morality, and that America was safely insulated from the upheavals affecting the rest of the world. [...] International life meant struggle, and Darwin's theory of the survival of the fittest was a better guide to history than personal morality." This isn't all that different from the geopolitics that was being practiced in Eurasia since forever. If anything, Roosevelt's vision of America's role on the world stage as an offshore balancer is just pragmatism, rather than imperialism.
Its strange; Teddy Roosevelt was probably one of the most progressive presidents in history and very much ahead of his time. No doubt he was perfect either; he did prop up the winning the west myth and followed the idea of "The White Man's Burden," but his policies are something we actively promote today, such as regulation of pricing. If progressives today want to look for inspiration regarding putting special interests in their place and environmentalist protection, please look up the Republican Progressive National Committee of Chicago in 1912. They made a distinct outline of what the Republican party should be back then in the 1912 Contract with the people. I think it would give great inspiration and maybe even help provide unity when solving today's problems. For the record, please don't think that the Republican party of today was the same of the Republican party of back then. There couldn't be any further major difference between them. Its so bad how the devolved.
I live in Maryland. I work in Virginia. I cross the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge every day I go to work. I hear you shouting "Wilson!" in my head every time I pass the sign bearing his profile.
I like teddy for his conservation of the environment and him going after monopolies and I don’t like his racism and imperialism
Trust busting is a pretty cool thing. Even if your favorite game for some reason is "rank the races".
Perhaps TR is boxing Wilson's ears in hell.
Regarding the Panama Canal, was the US responsible for the failed origional French venture which saw around 20,000 workers die? Because the US venture saw around 5000 deaths and I'm assuming you put those together to reach 25,000. But is it accurate to say Roosevelt is responsible for that?
I'm a big fan of his professionalization of various jobs.
I like his conservation of the environment but I don’t like his racism
@@theshenpartei - Yeah, the racism and imperialism are seriously destructive.
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1:22 nice AI-generated art of Wilson, with that evil smile showing how much of a monster he was.
WIIILLLLSSSOOOOONNNN!!!
Death took him in his sleep, for had TR been awake there would have been a fight.
Despite his faults, he was one of my favorites - mostly because I had severe asthma as a child. When I read his biography (aimed for kids 3rd-4th grade) and discovered he had asthma but still accomplished great things, his life became an inspiration for me. I've read more biographies on him than any other historical figure. Thanks for the video! Great material as always.
Che Guevara had asthma, you know. And was a warrior, devoting his life to fight imperialism. He fought against poverty and child exploitation maybe that's why he was executed in a school.
I don't know much about American presidents, but if I had to pick my favourite it would be Theodore Roosevelt.
The moustache alone is mighty.
Yeah that stache is amazing
why don’t presidents bring back the beard and the stache?
@@nomad155 Nah,its a fine choice
Thomas Paine said something along the lines of "there will never be a perfect president, because by then we'd have a perfect society."
I can't get over the fact that speaking out against lynching hurt people politically. Like, what were the counter arguments? "WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE CAN'T SENSELESSLY MURDER SOMEONE? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW BORING IT IS TO LIVE IN WEST VIRGINIA WITHOUT A COUSIN TO SMASH?"
Yet we're happy to celebrate superheroes, literal vigilantes, which means anyone they kill that's classified as a "bad guy" is a lynch victim. Think about your own favorite lynchers before calling them all cousin-bangers, because your moral high ground is a muddy pit
@CynicalHistorian I don't follow super hero stuff because I'm not 12, but I think comparing the two is a hard ask.
He may have been a imperialist and racist but there wasn’t a president you couldn’t have pinned those labels on until Jimmy Carter let’s be honest.
I think his most uniquely important racist policies was his support of the Indian “schools” which were little more than child concentration camps meant to indoctrinate native youths into WASP culture.
Fun fact, in the early 1900s Roosevelt gave a copy of Alfred Mahens books the Influnece of Sea Power on history, to the Kaiser or Germany, this then impacted the Anglo-German naval arms race. Whoops Teddy.
TR might not have been very evolved in his thinking, but he did do a lot of good works for this country. Well that may have been centered around whites it became the foundation for Americans of all colors and creeds. Meanwhile, Wilson created policies that were Just as or more racist but against people living in the country he governed. It's an amazing quality of being president. That policies enacted, either for good or for bad, we'll have long-standing effects not often realized by those who enacted them.
Like him of hate him if he had won his third term history would have taken a better turn.
Bully! The one we've been waiting for
See! An honest ,balanced, nay favorable look at an American figure while clearly portraying his flaws. Good Job.
TR is also the reason why American English is spelled differently than His Majesty's. English was "simplified" by dropping U's from words like Armor and Color, letters swapped like Specter, Theater, and Center.
Theodore had so many bad qualities, from racism to imperialism, but you can't help but like him for his achievements, sincerity, and sheer grit.
I looked very closely at TR's stint as Commissioner of the New York Police Department--too closely on those Colt .32 caliber pistols and the US Army pistol course, perhaps. Those Colts were sent to Britain and wound up in the Home Guard Auxiliary Units--stay-behind forces that eventually contributed many personnel to SOE and Commandos. TR was dead by then, but that bit of legacy provided hundreds of arms to British guerrillas in World War Two.
When you deemed Teddy a nationalist and imperialist, you made me love him even more profusely
I get the thing about roosevelt leading to wilson through hard headidness. but I think just as much, if not more of the blame there lands on teh shoulders of taft. When it was obvious teddy was never going toback down, and how much more popular he was, I think taft should have thought about the betterment of the country and fallen on his sword rather than through ego of his own politicing his way onto the ballot.
I always enjoy your comments (and even your voice). I can't argue with your facts, but maybe with your judgement. Let's consider his virtues: He was incorruptible in a terribly corrupt age. He mingled with people of all classes quite comfortably. Can you imagine Trump doing that? I've read one account of one of his old cowboy friends coming to visit him in the White House still wearing his revolver. Imagine that happening today? Teddy was an intellectual warrior - we've only had a handful of those. American exceptionalism arose in the 1840s, didn't it? He certainly didn't create it, and it was certainly majority opinion during his life. Imperialist, sure - outright racist, I say no. He actually admired the Japanese. Most people didn't like Russians, no surprise there. It was Mckinely who began suppressing the Moros in the Philippines, not Teddy. We should be forever grateful to him for creating the national park system. He punched the oil and railroad barons in the nose, something that had to be done. He was bold, courageous, highly intelligent, a lover of the outdoors, endlessly curious, and forward thinking. As for fighting Jim Crow laws, that fight had been lost with the Great Compromise of 1876, was it not? I wish he had sent more federal marshals - that's an excellent point - but I think that would have cost him too much political capital, and he did have an ambitious agenda. Face it, the South is a 'lost cause'. In my opinion at the end of the Civil War every confederate officer should have been hung,
No wonder Republicans wanted to have him as VP
As for Wilson I'm glad there are folks like you trying to straighten out his perversion of history.
And don't get me started on "the abomination of Jekyll Island".
If i may make a suggestions for video; how about one on Eugene V Debs and the 1912 presidential election? It could be an interesting analysis about third party's and the history of the American Left.
Excuse me while I fanboy for my boy, Teddy
Edit: I feel you did him justice. You did like I expect most people to do: critiquing your country and people to make things better. To take pride in what it does and can be rather than deny the past. To admit wrong doing.
The scene where his mother and wife die in the Ken Burns Documentary always wrecks my heart. I couldn’t imagine, not sure I’d move to North Dakota and write Manifest Destiny propaganda afterwards, but different strokes
Ah, those good old days when presidents were actually intellectuals. Or at least, could attempt to be among them.
12:22 Litterally laughed out loud. All the animals think I’m crazy.
The conquest of the West was objectively good for America's poor. Abraham Lincoln talked about this. Anybody could go west and claim 160 acres of federal land for free so long as you lived on and improved the land for 5 years. Could you imagine if America today gave everyone 160 acres of land for free? The Oklahoma Land Rush (1889-1990) was the last land rush in American history. Every immigrant who arrived in America after 1890 would have to buy their land from somebody else and work their way up from the bottom. No more free land. Blacks and women had equal access to the homestead act.
The end of the Frontier Era in 1890 caused a rapid rise in inequality. An Anarchist shoots McKinley as part of a sustained Anarchist terrorist campaign. Communist and Progressive movements gain traction.
McKinley tried to expand the idea of the West to the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico but the appetite for settling these far away places was much diminished.
Uh, certainly not "anybody" was able to get federal land for free.
Long live King Richard! Scritches and crunchy treats be upon him!
That was really great to watch! And I'll probably watch it again tomorrow, to make sure I remember it. Thanks for the lesson, Cypher. 💚
I've always been a TR fan, but really only know some of his policies while president, and his military career. So I learned a lot here.
Coincidentally, I just got a biography about him (by Edmund Morris) to learn more about his life, but I haven't started it just yet.
Theodore Roosevelt is a Baki character in real life
I always love teddy the man was absolutely nuts plus the guy started the national parks system gotta love that.
Thanks, Cypher--this was interesting and entertaining.
How much does a historian need to publish in order to be a "historian?" Thomas Jefferson published at least this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notes_on_the_State_of_Virginia
I was a Marine for a while and in boot camp the adventures of one Jefferson special operation sent William Eaton, Presley Obannion, and a squad of Marines taking over Tripoli with 300 Greek, Turkish and Arab mercenaries was one of the many myths taught in Marine Corps boot camp. Another Jefferson special operation was the spectacular Corps of Discovery. The failed Jefferson missions? Mostly forgot.
_Notes on the State of Virginia_ is a polemic
@@CynicalHistorian Thanks.
He would be my favorite president if not for his racist views and actions. As I am 1/4th Filipino and 1/4th Iroquois Indian, I can not fully admire him. I can recognize his various contributions to our nation today. I am a huge fan of National parks and the preservation of animals and land that generations of Americans will be able to experience.
Yay Cypher!
And one od TR's first bull moose parties was in my town in Michigan!
Wow Teddy Roosevelt was horrible yet great at the same time he had horrible views on race and Imperialism yet at the same time championed economic progressivism if all of his domestic economic policies and election and lobbying reform would been passed man the united states would be a much better place now the united states might actually be in the full democracy column instead of The flawed democracy one 😂
I'm a Filipino and my people during Teddy's time were already civilized. The nerve of this scoundrel.
I heard TR also had a run in with a cat and mouse duo called itchy and scratchy
Oh and that wasnt even half of the crazy shit teddy did. Honestly i think hes the only republican i like. BULLY!
he was in young indiana jones
7:48 - It's amazing how things repeat themselves at different places. In Argentina, writer and President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento argued that the nation character was built on the conflict between "Civilization and Barbarism" on his book "Facundo" of 1845.
What would’ve happened after WWI if TR won in 1912? That’s something I don’t think anyone could predict.
I also wonder if he would have left after that second term instead of sticking it out for a third? If he pushes the USA into World War I earlier than Wilson, I don't think he'd hand over power until after the war concluded.
Wilson needs to have that smirk wiped from his face.
Dude, do you know anything about the people of this country? We are still nutz now as well as in the past.
I'm sorry, I have to say this because I'm Canadian. But, I'm sorry to say you have it wrong about the first National Park. Yes, Teddy protected Yosemite in 1864, but it wouldn't officially become a National Park until 1890. The first National Park in America was Yellowstone in 1872.
That was a reservation, not a park. Teddy created the category and previous reservations were put in after Yosemite. So not only was I correct, but you missed the point
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@@CynicalHistorian I guess I'm still missing the point.... or, maybe you were very clear.
Oh, and if he was a military man, he at least practiced what he preached.
Theodore Roosevelt was the only US President to be awarded not only the medal of honor but also the Nobel peace prize. His son Theodore Jr. was also awarded the medal of honor for his actions on D Day. General George Patton called Theodore Jr the bravest man he ever met. FLY NAVY!!!
Congress awarded him the MOH in 2001, long after his 1919 death and 1898 service, so it was kinda silly. Also, all of the people listed were in the army, not navy - Teddy simply administered the Navy as a civilian because he was a historian
Never forgiven T.R. for how he made Taft lose in 1912.
Try to imagine Teddy having a conversation with Joe Biden or Donald Trump. Now stop laughing.
I'm only 2:40 into the video, & have the need to say...
Glenn Beck whined & railed against Teddy. That earns TR a bonus star, in my book. 😂
Thanks for your insightful and detailed lecture on Teddy. I felt the same way as a young boy about the old wanna-be cowboy. He seems like an adolescent boy always seeking adventure. Just my two cents, anyways.
From what I've heard, all the real cowboys said he was pretty good at it for someone from his upbringing.
His cousin Franklin led America through the Depression and then WW2, His reign lasted 3 terms
C'mon people. The only reason anyone has a soft spot for Teddy is because Robin Williams portrayed him in the film Night at the Museum.
He supported Japanese colonialism in korea, too.
I work at Portsmouth shipyard and it was a real treat to tour the treaty room that the treaty of Portsmouth was signed in (fun fact, its in Kittery, ME, but the navy names facilities after largest city in area.) A lot of items and photos from the treaty proceedings are preserved there. Also some real cool photos of a surrender ceremony where a u boat crew moored up and surrendered.
We need someone to trustbust like he did immediately.
TR, my favorite president!
I’m not sure who should get more blame for the 1912 election, Taft or Teddy.
I really really enjoyed this, it was very informative and funny. As a kid, TR was my favorite president
Can you please store your hat properly, it's very distracting seeing a hat treated like that. It'll get horribly crunched doen there, you want to place it upside down on a flat surface, resting only on the crown, brim entirely unweighted. And then pick it up by the brim, or fully around the crown, never pinch the crease with your fingers when donning or doffing the hat
LOL, no
@@CynicalHistorian Ahhhhhhh I am suffering physical pain
Dozens of potential viewers were found to be Catholic after they felt uncomfortable early in the video
I "credit" (for a given value of the word) Teddy with creating or at least enforcing, what I call (I don't claim to have created the term) the, "American Rubicon", i.e. Imperialism abroad, Republicanism at home.
Good to listen to a nuanced account of TR - he was such an unusual figure in history and did so much crazy shit before breakfast on a random tuesday that most accounts read as pure hagiography.
Faaaantastic content! Despite being a aging history nerd, I learn a great deal with each of your vids. Thank You. Keep up the good work.
I'm in Theodore Roosevelt's
Bully!!!
Love your visual cross of Buffalo Bill, TR, and FT Jackson! Growing up I had the normal 'white' blinders on and adored all those manly quotes without understanding the implications that started to dawn on me in later high school and college. What about 'walk softly but carry a big stick' perhaps mis-attributed to him - one of my favorites growing up also. Here we are now with both a nation and oh so many individuals still wanting to act out our 'manifest destiny' with bigger and bigger and more devastating arms, tending to disregard the growing consequences.
In 1899, Teddy Roosevelt wanted to be the VP candidate, but McKinley's first term VP, Garret Hobart, refused to step aside, but then Hobart died in Nov. 1899, age 55. TR and McKinley were elected to office November, 1900. McKinley was assassinated September 1901 and TR became president. McKinley’s campaign manager, Sen. Mark Hanna, wanted to challenge TR in the 1904 GOP presidential primary. Hanna died in February 1904. TR was reelected in November 1904.
It if wasn't for Teddy. We wouldn't have this thing called the environment. He started conservation and environmentalism. Despite his faults. Still one of the greats.
WOOO, been waiting for this one for a while
I love your knowledge &
Ability to share with us,
In an artful, entertaining way.
Dude, theodore roosevelt was the best president ever, and you're acting like he was one of the top ten worst
If you can't handle it, don't study history
@CynicalHistorian I fucking love history but Theodore Roosevelt was the most American president ever If I had a time machine I would go back in time and bring him back with me to fix this Corrupt, ass government that we're living with. Oh and I bet I know way more about Greek and Italian history than you do as well as more about Greek and Roman mythology than you I have been studying those to countries for a very very long time sense I was in the second grade actually know I'm 23 years old I I still study and learn about those 2 countries every day
12:08 is it ignorant of me to say that so far TR sounds a lot like Julius Caesar?
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I did not know he was a historian that just makes me like him even more lol
I once explained to my grandfather about this Roosevelt his life and achievements as well as his various beliefs. My grandfather liked all he heard comparing Roosevelt to Babur, Akbar, and Aurangzeb. My dad thought that Jackson was the greatest president, I for myself think Jefferson was the most important.
I'm British and to me Anglo Saxon means a very different thing than it does in the US. Because it was an entire era of English history from the collapse of the western roman empire to the Norman invasion in 1066. So when you say Anglo-Saxon conquest I'm imagining Alfred the Great fighting the Vikings not the ethnic cleansing and genocide of Native Americans.
I am a little surprised that you didn’t mention how Teddy was a quintessential part in forming the NCAA and the governance of college athletics post presidency
Just wondering if TR did a 3rd term, would it have affected FDR's presidential 3rd and 4th terms during wartime.
Was Roosevelt really biased for Russia over Japan? Shiba Ryotaro portrays him as delighted with Japanese victories.
He expressed explicit racism toward Japan and complained that Russia was not white enough to defeat them. This was in both the Brands and Judis books in the description
The more I learn about TR, the more daggone conflicted I am about him.
Hello, I love these videos and insight you provide. Is it possible to move content to Spotify? I would love to listen to this without having to watch the video when not possible.
*BULLY a challenge I love competition*
*Now where would I mount the stuff head of a Wilson?*
He straight up left his daughter alone without parents 🥺 hope someone nice took care of her
Her aunt did. Alice never forgave him for that
@@CynicalHistorian My mother lost her mother when she was three years old, during the depression. No one could afford to take her in at the time, so she was moved around to different relatives for a few months at a time. She spent two years as a traveling orphan until the one sister of my grandmother who never wanted to marry agreed to take her in .
Mom never recovered, and it affected the way she raised us. The constant insecurity as to whether anyone actually really cared about her colored everything. She was cold and angry.
I truly feel for Alice.