Theodore Roosevelt : A Real American Idol

Theodore Roosevelt was indeed one of the greatest Presidents to ever take the oath of office here in the United States. He had the luck and misfortune to know great pain as well as great accomplishments. He was considered an expert in numerous fields as well as New York Governor and later President of the United States. The legacy of T.R. is the kind of thing you only get once in a Century, if that often. Yet, had he lived today in our time of political correctness and typical weak politicians, he would probably be a king of business and not a President.

Here you have a man that was born so weak his very existence was in doubt and yet, his fierce determination later gave him a robust physique. He was born into high society but learned early on that the common man was more honest and efficient. He graduated magna-cum laude from Harvard University and also ran cattle in the Wild West. He suffered through the death of his mother and wife on the same day but the blow only toughened him further. He wrote hundreds of books and letters but was also known to dance a jig after a big game kill on safari. He took on big business in favor of the blue collar worker but also bullied tiny Caribbean nations. He openly courted the media for publicity and yet, he refused the cash prize when he won the Nobel Prize. This is all to say that T.R. was a complex man. He was a mix of intelligence, vigor, snob, hero, and humanitarian. He was the kind of man who talked the talk and walked the walk. He simply could not be matched as a competitor. You would have to hate him if he was not such a fine human being. It was said that even his enemies fell prey to his magnetic personality.