Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt

 Prominent NY family  State legislator; Civil Service National Gov’t; Police Commission NYC; Governor NYC; Assistant Secr of Navy; “War Hero” Spanish-American War; VP under McKinley  Writer & avid outdoorsman  Popular bc of war  Known anti-corruption/progressive  Respected by press Theodore Roosevelt

 Bully Pulpit - push a political agenda by getting the American people on your side  bring progressivism to the national stage  Why is this effective????  Square Deal – all Americans get a fair deal  TR’s progressive policy: corporate control; consumer protection; conservation As President

 Came about as a result of ___________  Meat Inspection Act 1906  Pure Food and Drug Act 1906 Consumer Protection

 Arbitrator in Coal Strike  Good Trusts versus Bad Trusts  Suit against Northern Securities  44 other suits against trusts  Elkins Act, 1903  ICC had power impose fines rr and sellers who give/accept rebates  Hepburn Act, 1906  ICC set maximum rates Control of Corporations

 expanded the national park system  established bird and wildlife refuges  designated important historic and geographical sites as national monuments.  More regulation/fees on use of land in west Conservation

 What was “progressive” about TR?  What was not “progressive” about TR? Or at least could have been more “progressive”?