1. Progressive presidents roosevelt & taft
Objective: To explore the different progressive styles of these presidents by looking at their executive actions

2. COWBOY IN THE WHITE HOUSE 1901
WON’T ALIENATE MORE CONSERVATIVE FACTION IN PARTY
BOLD USE OF EXECUTIVE POWER
CONTROL CORPORATIONS
CONSUMER PROTECTION
CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
ACKNOWLEDGED SOCIAL & ECOPROBLEMS INSTEAD OF IGNORING THEM

3. SQUARE DEAL FOR LABOR
COAL STRIKE MAY 1902 – PA MINERS MORE MONEY & LESS HOURS – MOLLLY MAGUIRES
OWNER’S REFUSED TO NEGO-TIATE, TR THREATENED FED TAKEOVER & SQUARE DEAL BY OCTOBER
10% NOT 20% RAISE, 9 HOUR SHIFT NOT 8 & NO UNION RECOGNITION BY OWNERS
DEPT OF COMMERCE & LABOR ESTABLISHED 1903 & SEPARATED INTO 2 DEPTS 10 YEARS LATER
IMPORTANT ARM OF NEW DEPT. WAS BUREAU OF CORPORATIONS – PROBE BUSINESSES ENGAGED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE

4. BIG BUSINESS MEETS THE BIG STICK
ELKINS RAILROAD ACT 1903: GIVING & GETTING REBATES ILLEGAL
NORTHERN SECURITIES CASE 1904: SETS FOUNDATION FOR EXECUTIVE POWER & FUTURE ANTI-TRUST SUITS
GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT W/ US STEEL 1905: WORK WITH ME OR ELSE – TR WANTS TO PRESERVE “GOOD” & ELIMIN-ATE “BAD” TRUSTS
ELECTION 1904 – NO CONTEST – TR PRESIDENT IN HIS OWN RIGHT – 1ST TIME SOCIALISTS RAN A CANDIDATE – E.V. DEBS
HEPBURN ACT 1906: ICC MORE POWERFUL & ACTIVE; DECISIONS RARELY OVERTURNED
PURE FOOD & DRUG ACT 1906
MEAT INSPECTION ACT 1906
THE JUNGLE’S IMPACT

5. THE ROOSEVELT PANIC 1907
TR MORE AGGRESSIVE ONCE ELECTION OVER & DECLARED NO 3RD TERM
ATTEMPTS TO CORNER MARKET ON COPPER STOCK FAIL
J.P. MORGAN’S CASH INFUSION
COLLAPSE OF TN COAL & IRON STOCK LED TO MERGER OF US STEEL & TN COAL
TALK OF NEED FOR CENTRAL BANK BEGINS – LEADS TO FEDERAL RESERVE 1913

6. CONSERVATION 1877 DESERT LANDS ACT – MUST IRRIGATE
1891 FOREST RESERVE ACT- PRES. AUTHORITY TO SET ASIDE FEDERAL LAND – 46 MILL ACRES
SIERRA CLUB 1892
1902 NEWLANDS ACT – GROWING FEDERAL PRESENCE IN MANAGING H2O – PROFIT FROM LAND SALES TO IRRIGATION PROJECTS
1908 NATIONAL CONSERVATION CONFERENCE

7. THE RISE & FALL OF WILLIAM H. TAFT 1908-1912
HANDPICKED BY TR – TAFT
WM. J. BRYAN & E.V. DEBS
SUCCESSOR TO TR’S POLICIES?
THE REAL TRUST BUSTER- 43 ANTI-TRUST SUITS
STANDARD OIL 1911
U.S. STEEL 1920 (BEGUN 1911) – TN COAL DECISION FURTHER ALIEN-ATED TAFT FROM TR
MANN ELKINS ACT 1910 – ICC LOOPHOLES CLOSED: SUSPEND RATE INCREASE & ESTAB. COMMERCE COURT TO SPEED UP R.R. RATE CASES
PAYNE ALDRICH TARIFF 1910 – NO REAL CHANGE
MID TERM ELECTIONS FORESHADOWED 1912 NATIONAL ELECTION
BALLINGER PINCHOT AFFAIR – CONSERVATION ISSUES
FOREIGN POLICY – DOLLAR DIPLOMACY PROMOTE BUS. INTERESTS ABROAD; ECO TIES IN LIEU OF MILITARY ALLIANCES