1905 - 1910
1905-1908
During his second term, Roosevelt worked on bringing a peace settlement to the Russo-Japanese War. Delegates from both nations were invited to New Hampshire to facilitate this. Roosevelt also acquired the right for the U.S. to build a canal in Panama and visited the country himself in November 1906, the first time a president in office had ever visited a foreign nation. Oscar Straus, secretary of commerce and labor in Roosevelt's cabinet during this term, is shown in one of the following films, taken after 1909. The Sculptor's Nightmare is a satire of a political club trying to decide who will follow Roosevelt as president.
Theodore Roosevelt
TR's Arrival in Panama, November 1906 [2]
TR Speaking in Panama, November 1906
His Times
Scenes and Incidents, Russo-Japanese Peace Conference , Portsmouth, N.H.
Peace Envoys at Portsmouth, N.H.
Japanese and Russian peace delegates--leaving New York City, 1905
1909-1910
After his presidency was over, Roosevelt embarked on an expedition to Africa for the Smithsonian Institution to gain animal specimens. After Africa, he traveled to Europe where he met with dignitaries and monarchs, accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway for his efforts in ending the Russo-Japanese War, and represented the United States at the funeral of King Edward VII of England. In 1910, Roosevelt flew in an airplane at St. Louis, Missouri, the first time someone who had served as president had ever flown in an airplane.
Theodore Roosevelt
TR's Return from Africa, 1910 [2]
TR in Norway and Denmark, 1910 [1]
TR Reviews French Troops at Vincennes, France, 1910
TR Speaking at the Battery, 1910
TR's Return to New York, 1910 [1]
Cartoon: TR's Arrival in Africa
Cartoon of TR's Reception by Crowned Heads of Europe
Colonel Roosevelt Is Invited to Fly in Arch Hoxsey's Plane at St. Louis, Mo., 1910
His Times
King Edward's Funeral, 1910 [2]
