I do not wish in politics two entirely separate groups, one composed of the men who mean well, and cannot do anything, and the other of the men who are thoroughly efficient, but do not mean well at all.
Teddy Roosevelt
The Public Record
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. A member of the Republican Party, he was born on October 27, 1858, in New York. Roosevelt was a prominent leader of the Progressive Movement, advocating for domestic policies that included trust-busting, regulation of corporations, and conservation of natural resources. His administration is noted for significant reforms and the establishment of national parks and forests.
The public lands in the State of Colorado, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation.
The reservation hereby established shall be known as The Uncompahgre Forest Reserve.
The reservation hereby established shall be known as The Cochetopah Forest Reserve.
The reservation hereby established shall be known as The Montezuma Forest Reserve.
The reservation hereby established shall be known as The Wet Mountains Forest Reserve.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed
The reservation hereby established shall be known as the Cassia Forest Reserve.
It appears that the public good would be promoted by further releasing and excluding certain lands from the said forest reserve, and by including therein certain additional lands which are in part covered with timber
The public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation
I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by the aforesaid act of Congress, approved June fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, do hereby make known and proclaim that the boundary lines…
The reservation hereby established shall be known as the Park Range Forest Reserve.
I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by the aforesaid acts of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that The San Isabel Forest Reserve, in the State of Colorado, established by…
It appears that the public good would be promoted by further releasing and excluding lands from the said forest reserve.
The reservation hereby established shall be known as The San Juan Forest Reserve.
The reservation hereby established shall be known as The Payette Forest Reserve.
The reservation hereby established shall be known as The Maury Mountain Forest Reserve.
The hunting, trapping, killing or capturing of game animals and birds upon the lands of the United States within the limits of said area is unlawful, except under such regulations as may be prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of…
By virtue of the power in me vested by the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that the Wichita Forest Reserve, in the Territory of Oklahoma, is designated and set aside for the protection of game animals and…
The reservation hereby established shall be known as The Lassen Peak Forest Reserve.
Nothing has given Americans better cause for satisfaction than the way target practice has gone up in the navy.
The surest way for a nation to invite disaster is to be opulent, aggressive, and unarmed.
Much as I believe in the work of the Young Men's Christian Association, I believe in it most when it takes such shape as this.
We cannot afford as a people ever to forget for one moment that ability, far-sightedness, iron resolution, perseverance, willingness to do and dare are qualities to be admired only if they are put at the service of the right, at the…
It is all important to have ships the best in hull, the best in armor, and the best in armament of any nation in the world.





