1. CH 28

2. Theodore Roosevelt and the Modern Presidency

3. Introduction Childhood Early Political Record Harvard
NY State Assembly
February 14, 1884
Rancher
Politics again
1898—Spanish-American War
1898—Governor

4. Roosevelt and McKinley
1900—elected Vice Pres.
Sept. 6, 1901—
Sept 14, 1901—
Seen as someone who will
take charge.
E. Seen as Progressive and Publicly supports Reform

5. III. PROGRESSIVE IDEALS
A. Reformers of the early 1900’s working to solve problems caused by industrialization and urbanization
B. Working to protect the public interest
C. Believed that “experts” could conquer crime, political corruption and alcoholism.

6. PROGRESSIVE IDEALS D. Analysts: E. Activists: Lester Ward Jane Adams
Florence Kelley

7. PROGRESSIVE IDEALS
F. Angry Writers
1. Ida Tarbell
2. Upton Sinclair

8. IV. Managing Natural Resources
Conservation
1902—Reclamation Act
Resource Management

9. V. Supervising Big Business
Trusts
Sherman Antitrust Act-1890
Holding Companies
Battling Monopolies
Northern Securities Company-1902
Settling Strikes
United Mine Workers
Protecting Consumers

10. VI. Going Beyond Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Taft and big business
Taft and the Children’s Bureau

11. TAFT