USS Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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s H ,A . --v. 1-4-...-,A..L....r. . Theodore Roosevelt American Ideali t Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City. As a child he struggled against frailty, nearsightedness and asthma. His love of reading helped foster a love of nature and the outdoors. He also began exercising vigorously and developed a life- long interest in what he called the strenuous lifef' He entered Harvard at 18 intent on becoming a naturalist. As a senior he began work on a book, 'The Naval War of 1812. TR graduated 21st in a class of 177 in 1880 and married Alice Hathaway Lee. After graduation, at the age of 22, Theodore Roosevelt joined New York City's 21st District Republican Club and was elected to the New York Assembly. T R's mother died of typhoid and his wife died two days after giving birth to their daughter, Alice in February 1884. TR left New York to regain his strength and confidence at the Elkhom Ranch in the South Dakota Badlands. Returning to New York City in 1886, TR ran unsuccessfully for Mayor. That same year he married Edith Kennit Carow, who would bear him five children. Political service to Benjamin Harrison won TR a seat on the Civil Service Commission in 1889. He gained national attention by staging a fight against favoritism. Rooseve1t's position: Govemment jobs should go to the most qualified applicants. In 1895 Roosevelt took the post of New York City Police Commis- sioner. As Commissioner TR fought Democrats and Republicans to establish a merit system for appointments and promotions on the police force. TR was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1897. He immediately began building the strength of the United States Navy. During the 1898 Spanish-American War TR resigned to go to battle. He organized the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the Rough Riders, and saw action in Cuba, at San Juan Hill. Returning from Cuba a hero, Roosevelt was elected Governor of New York in 1899 and quickly resumed his work of refonn. He tightened control of sweatshops and pushed for government supervi- sion of utilities and insurance companies. TR angered the Republican bosses who were now torn between a desire to get TR out of their hair and a wish to exploit his vote- getting vigor. Their solution: Bury him in the Vice Presidency. TR became the running mate of President William McKinley in the election of 1900. His colorful campaign and popularity increased McKinley's margin of victory. On Septmenber 6th, 1901, President McKinley was assassinated. One week later Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th President of the United States. In his first year as President, TR took action on his calls for reform by suing the Northern Securities Company. He pressed on with suits against trusts in the beef, coal and sugar industries. Theodore Roosevelt was also active and interested in conservation. He set aside 150 million acres for national use, doubled the number of national parks, and created 16 national monuments. In 1902 TR moved boldly to create the Panama Canal. He mediated a peace which brought an end to the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, and won him the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1907 TR sent a flotilla of 16 American battleships around the world. The Great White Fleet was as TR remarked, ...the most important service I ever rendered to peacef' In 1909 TR left the White House and began a Smithsonian-spon- sored African safari, bagging more than 500 animals and birds. TR was back in politics for the 1912 election. However, TR,s Bull Moosen party never gained the support needed to bring him the Presidency again. With the outbreak of war in Europe TR stumped hard for the Liberty Bond drive, but with the death of his son Quentin, in 1918 TR's spirit began to wane. In the early moming of January 6th, 1919, Theodore Roosevelt died. Death had to take him sleepingf, said Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, for if Roosevelt had been awake, there would have been a fight? Theodore Roosevelt was the first President to fly. He also was the first President to submerge in a submarine. As Assistant Secretary of the Navy he supported research and development in carrier aviation. In naming CVN-71, former Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman said of Roosevelt, '6He was one of the architects of our modern Navy. He personified the vigor and vision of America. His complete faith in the necessity for and the value of a strong Navy has been fully justified by the most recent history?

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