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Profession: naturalist, writer, politician, historian, statesperson, ornithologist, rancher, judoka, boxer, essayist, explorer, conservationist, autobiographer, diarist
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
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( ROH-z?-velt; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was an American statesman, politician, conservationist, naturalist, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
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He served as the 25th vice president from March to September 1901 and as the 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900.
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Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for the anti-trust policy while supporting Progressive Era policies in the United States in the early 20th century.
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His face is depicted on Mount Rushmore alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln.
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He is generally ranked in polls of historians and political scientists as one of the five best presidents.Roosevelt was a sickly child with debilitating asthma, but he overcame his health problems by embracing a strenuous lifestyle, as well as growing out of his asthma naturally in his young adult years.
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He integrated his exuberant personality, vast range of interests, and world-famous achievements into a "cowboy" persona defined by robust masculinity.
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He was home-schooled, and he began a lifelong naturalist avocation before attending Harvard College.
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His book The Naval War of 1812 (1882) established his reputation as a learned historian and as a popular writer.
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Upon entering politics, he became the leader of the reform faction of Republicans in New York's state legislature.
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His wife and his mother both died in rapid succession, and he escaped to a cattle ranch in the Dakotas.
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He served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President William McKinley, but he resigned from that post to lead the Rough Riders during the Spanish–American War, returning a war hero.
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He was elected governor of New York in 1898.
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