1. Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Dealp
Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal

2. A Rough-Riding President
Roosevelt’s Rise
New York State Assembly
NYC Police Commissioner
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Rough Riders – San Juan Hill
Governor of New York

3. A Rough-Riding President
The Modern Presidency
Youngest Ever*
Used his popularity to his advantage
National government should help where states couldn’t
“steward of the people”
“Bully Pulpit”
Square deal

4. Using Federal Power 4/5 of industry was controlled by trusts
Trust-busting
4/5 of industry was controlled by trusts
Standard Oil etc.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Vague – hard to enforce
Northern Securities Company – 1902

5. Standard set by Roosevelt for strikes and the federal government
Using Federal Power
1902 Coal Strike
Railroad Regulations
20% pay raise
9 hour work day
“Closed shop”
What they wanted
10% pay raise
Union, but not closed
No strikes for 3 years
What they got
Standard set by Roosevelt for strikes and the federal government
Interstate Commerce Act – 1887
Elkins Act
No rebates
No change without notification
Hepburn Act of 1906
No free passes
Bribery
Set max rate

6. Health and the Environment
Regulating Food and Drugs
Pure Food and Drug Act
Upton Sinclair
The Jungle
Cleanliness requirements
Federal meat inspection
Meat Inspection Act – 1906
Wild Claims
Children’s medicines
Opium
Cocaine
Alcohol
Pure Food and Drug Act – 1906
Contaminated foods
Truthful labeling

7. Health and the Environment
Conservation Measures
Forrest Reserves
148 million acres
Water-power sites
1.5 million acres
Geological survey
80 million acres
50 wildlife sanctuaries
National Parks

8. Roosevelt and Civil Rights
NAACP
Like many progressives did not champion the civil rights cause
Did support individuals via appointments, but leaders in the African-American community were upset in the lack of support
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Founded 1909
Goal
Nothing less than full equality among the races