Teddy Roosevelt

New England Historic Genealogical Society Receives Collection of Roosevelt Family Papers from the Theodore Roosevelt Association of Oyster Bay, New York

The new Roosevelt family materials will comprise part of the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections at American Ancestors.

Washington Post Quotes Historian Ryan Swanson in Article about Teddy Roosevelt and Baseball

Among Nationals fans, Teddy Roosevelt is a favorite in the ballpark’s Presidents Race. But in real life, he deplored the sport as a ‘mollycoddle game.’

Melania Trump Just Restarted a 100-Year-Old Political Controversy: The White House Tennis Court

by Ryan Swanson

Presidents, be wary of associating with country club sports during times of political crisis.  

A newspaper accused the president’s family of profiting from a foreign deal. The president sued.

No, not Trump. Teddy Roosevelt.

How Do We Address a Statue of President Roosevelt That Affirms Racist Hierarchies?

Almost two years after the fascist rally at Charlottesville around a mediocre statue of Robert E. Lee, the American Museum of Natural History has opened its exhibition Addressing the Statue.

The Washington Nationals Should Stop Letting Teddy Win – He Hated Baseball

by Ryan Swanson

The history of baseball's great Roosevelt chase and why Teddy Roosevelt never liked baseball. 

Who Owns Theodore Roosevelt?

by Clay Risen

From Elizabeth Warren to Mike Pence, politicians want to claim America’s 26th president as their inspiration. They might want to reconsider.

Angered by This Roosevelt Statue? A Museum Wants Visitors to Weigh In

Conversation about monuments has reached a fever pitch, and the city was split on this one. The American Museum of Natural History is opening an exhibition on it.

What Trump Could Learn About Immigration from Teddy Roosevelt

by Greg Bailey

The history of the Gentlemen’s Agreement of 1907.

Presidential Moral Character and Teddy Roosevelt

by Robert N. Macomber

A look back at the turn of The Gilded Age.

Trump says he doesn’t take vacations

They couldn’t top Teddy Roosevelt’s, anyway.

The Tragic, Too-Soon Death of Quentin Roosevelt

by David Pietrusza

It happened 100 years ago this week.

Historians Debate Which President Leonardo DiCaprio Should Play

The Oscar winner has Teddy Roosevelt and Ulysses S. Grant biopics lined up, and scholars are using everything from 'Hamilton' to toxic masculinity to make their pitches to the actor.

The Roosevelts’ Ruthless Control of Their Image

by William J. Mann

The shocking story of how TR and FDR covered up affairs and blackballed members of their family in the service of their political ambitions.

Theodore Roosevelt is finally getting a presidential library. It will be in North Dakota!

"The biggest mistake is to think too small. This is Theodore Roosevelt after all, not Millard Fillmore."

Shoulda Woulda Coulda – A Presidential Role Model Donald Trump Desperately Needed

by Thomas Fleming

Just who exactly? Teddy Roosevelt.

Lessons from 1912: Why Trumpmania Probably Won’t Last

by David Greenberg

Teddy Roosevelt was the Republican insurgent of his time, and his third party turned out to be a footnote.

Teddy Roosevelt Defends the Presidential Primary

by Geoffrey Cowan

In 1912, the popular third-party candidate stressed "the right of the people to rule" in the first election to truly test the primary system.

This Is What Ken Burns Neglected to Tell You About Eleanor Roosevelt

by Mary Jo Binker and Brigid O'Farrell

Ken Burns was right to include ER in his portrait of the Roosevelts. He just didn’t do her justice.

Journalist Michael Wolraich says he wrote his new book about the Progressives to teach Americans how to do liberal politics

by Elias Isquith

"I was fascinated by the story and fascinated about what it can teach us about politics today."