Topics in Chronicling America - Presidential Administrations: Roosevelt

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Important Dates:

• September 1901. "Speak Softly" speech.
• September 14, 1901. Sworn in as President.
• 1902. Gets reputation as "trust buster" for dissolving monopolies.
• November 3, 1903. Panama declared Republic.
• June 29, 1906. Hepburn Act passes.
• June 30, 1906. Pure Food Act passes.
• December 10, 1906. Roosevelt wins Nobel Prize.
• December 1907-February 1909. Sends out the great white fleet to demonstrate US Naval power.
• March 1909. Once leaving office heads to Africa to hunt big game.
• October 14, 1912. Roosevelt shot by attempted assasin.

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Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• "The Vice President's Eloquent Oration," The Minneapolis journal., 2 September, 1901, Page 16, Image 16, col 1.
• "Roosevelt Now the Nation's Chief," The Times (Richmond, VA), 15 September 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Anti-Trust Campaign Begun," The Sun (New York, NY), 18 December 1902, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Panama in Revolt," The Sun (New York, NY), 4 November 1903, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Message Comes to Pardee From Roosevelt," [San Francisco earthquake], The Call-Chronicle-Examiner (San Francisco, CA), 19 April 1906, Page 4, Image 4, col. 4.
• "Rate Bill Ammended," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), 10 May 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
• "Pure Food Bill Passes," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), 30 June 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
• "The Teddy Bear Craze in New York," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), 18 November 1906, Page 14, Image 14, col. 1.
• "Nobel Peace Prize Awarded President," The Washington Times (Washington, DC), 10 December 1906, Last Edition, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
• "Conserving our Own Resources," Paducah Evening Sun (Paducah, KY), 10 June 1907, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7.
• "Amid Roar of Cannon Great Fleet Welcomed," Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, TX), 22 February 1909, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1.
• "Bolts Taft Line for Third Term," The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), 26 May 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Roosevelt Sails for Africa Amid Cheers of Thousands," The Washington Times (Washington, DC), Last Edition, March 23, 1909, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
• "Roosevelt Wounded by Assasin," The Chipley Banner (Washington County, FL), 17 October 1912, Page 6, Image 6, col. 2.