The Progressive Movement: The Progressive Presidents US History Mrs. Lacks

Three Progressive Presidents Theodore Roosevelt (1901 – 1909): Republican William Howard Taft (1910 – 1912); Republican Woodrow Wilson (1913 – 1920); Democrat

Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider (Spanish American War) Gov of New York Vice President (President McKinley assassinated)

Roosevelt’s Many Hats…

Roosevelt’s Many Hats…

TR led the Rough Riders in Cuba during the Spanish American War

Theodore Roosevelt Modern Presidency (Greatly expanded the power of the Presidency) Economic Plan: "Square Deal" program that consisted of 3 parts: control of the corporations consumer protection conservation of natural resources.

Theodore Roosevelt The “Trustbuster” Broke up many monopolies, including Northern Securities (JP Morgan)

Theodore Roosevelt Health Reform Meat Inspection Act (1906) dictated strict cleanliness requirements for meat packers created program of federal meat inspection (grade a, b, etc) Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) halted sale of contaminated foods and medicines called for truth in labeling

TR the Environmentalist Theodore Roosevelt TR the Environmentalist 125 million acres of land in federal reserves (more than any other POTUS) “multiple-use resource management” sought to combine recreation, sustained-yield logging, watershed protection, and summer stock grazing on the same expanse of federal land

THANK YOU PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT!

Election of 1908 TR had won re-election in 1904, stepped down after two terms Hand-selected Taft to be Republican nominee

Election of 1908

William Howard Taft From Ohio Republican 27th POTUS Later Chief Justice of Supreme Court (dream job)

William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft Taft & Foreign Policy Taft & Civil Rights “Dollar Diplomacy” Give $ not bullets Taft & Civil Rights Met with Booker T. Washington to help push his education agenda Taft the Trustbuster Busted twice as many monopolies as TR, including Standard Oil in 1911 

Taft’s New Tub

William Howard Taft TR didn’t like a lot of Taft’s policies All led to a split in the Republican Party for the Election of 1912

Election of 1912 Republican -Taft Progressive - Roosevelt Democrat - Wilson Socialist - Debs

Roosevelt, the Bull Moose "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose." Roosevelt was shot in Wisconsin in 1912 by saloonkeeper John Schrank. The bullet hit a thick eye glass case, a 50 page folded copy of the speech he was about to give, and then entered his rib cage.

Election of 1912

Woodrow Wilson 2nd Democrat to win since Civil War (Cleveland) From Staunton, VA 28th POTUS