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Eric Burns talked about his book, [The Golden Lad: The Haunting Story of Quentin and Theodore Roosevelt]. In his book, Mr. Burns explores the relationships Theodore Roosevelt had with his children ...
BEFORE anything else is said about Colonel Roosevelt’s letters to his children, we must take account of the wonders they contain. America is a toyland to this great showman — a hunting-ground ...
President and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt surrounded by their family, circa 1903. Source: Unknown/Library of Congress As one of America's nine “accidental presidents,” Theodore Roosevelt was not ...
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the eldest daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, was famous in her own right. She earned the nickname "the other Washington monument" because of her lifelong ...
Mittie was, in many ways, the source of Theodore Roosevelt’s greatest strength: resilience — a quality he called on frequently in his life, but perhaps most especially in the wake of Feb. 14 ...
In his pocket diary, Theodore Roosevelt drew an X under the accursed Thursday of Feb. 14, 1884. “The light has gone out of my life,” the future president of the United States wrote underneath ...
President Teddy Roosevelt's six children grew up with no fewer than 40 animals, from dogs, ponies and guinea pigs to a one-legged rooster. CBS News Nearly every dog had its day at the Roosevelts'.
Melanie Gustafson spoke about the children of Theodore Roosevelt. Using a photographic slideshow, Ms. Gustafson discussed the death of his first wife, second marriage to a childhood sweetheart ...
President and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt surrounded by their family, circa 1903. Source: Unknown/Library of Congress As one of America's nine “accidental presidents,” Theodore Roosevelt was not ...