Teddy Roosevelt
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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.
Jan 4, 1905
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Jan 4, 1905
I believe in the future of this movement, because I think you have the right combination of qualities.
Jan 4, 1905
It is a pleasure to greet the members of the American Forest Congress.
Jan 4, 1905
I want to add a word as to the creation of a national forest service, which I have recommended repeatedly to Congress in my messages and especially in the last.
Jan 4, 1905
Wood is an indispensable part of the material structure upon which civilization rests.
Jan 4, 1905
Unless the men from the West believe in forest preservation, the Western forests cannot be preserved.
Jan 3, 1905
Mrs. Evelyn M. Ford may be reinstated to the position of clerk in the office of the Secretary of War without regard to the provisions of Rule IX limiting the period of eligibility to one year from the date of separation.
Dec 20, 1904
I transmit herewith the report of the Commissioner of Corporations, covering the period from the organization of the Bureau to June 30, 1904.
Dec 20, 1904
I transmit herewith, for your consideration, a report and recommendations from the Secretary of State of the United States on the subject of the naturalization of aliens in the United States.
Dec 14, 1904
I transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, a report by the Secretary of State resubmitting a claim of the owners of the British steamship Lindisfarne, amounting to $158.11, for demurrage to that vessel while undergoing repairs…
Dec 13, 1904
Attention is invited to the accompanying report of the Secretary of State.
Dec 12, 1904
I transmit herewith, for the information of the Congress, the fourth annual report (with appendices) of the governor of Porto Rico, covering the period from July 1, 1903, to June 30, 1904.
Dec 6, 1904
I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State covering statements showing the receipts and disbursements of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company for the months of March, April, May, June, July, August, September, and…
Dec 5, 1904
Of course any violence, brutality, or corruption, should not for one moment be tolerated.
Dec 5, 1904
Wage-workers have an entire right to organize and by all peaceful and honorable means to endeavor to persuade their fellows to join with them in organizations.
Dec 5, 1904
Such prosperity is of course primarily due to the high individual average of our citizenship, taken together with our great natural resources.
Dec 5, 1904
Our peculiar form of government, with its sharp division of authority between the Nation and the several States, has been on the whole far more advantageous to our development than a more strongly centralized government.
Dec 5, 1904
In the matter of speed and comfort of railway travel our railroads give at least as good service as those of any other nation.
Dec 5, 1904
Constant care should be taken to guard against unnecessary increase of the ordinary expenses of government.
Dec 5, 1904
The National Government alone can deal adequately with these great corporations.
Dec 5, 1904
The eternal vigilance which is the price of liberty must be exercised.
Dec 5, 1904
The safety-appliance law, as amended by the act of March 2, 1903, has proved beneficial to railway employees.
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