1. Teddy bears were named after him, but he hated the nickname Teddy. The story goes, TR was on a hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902. Most on the hunt had bagged game, but TR had yet to kill anything. Members of the party trapped a black bear, which was exhausted from the chase; they suggested Roosevelt shoot the bear since he had yet to kill anything. He refused, though he did think the creature should be put out of its misery. A cartoonist portrayed TR's refusal to shoot the bear, inspiring toy makers to sell stuffed animals originally called "Teddy's Bear." In time, the name was contracted to become "Teddy Bear" and has been generally applied to all toy stuffed bears.
2. He set several records as President. Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest person, so far, to become President of the United States (POTUS). The youngest to be elected remains, as of this writing, John F. Kennedy who was 43 when elected. Roosevelt was 42 when he took office as the 26th President following the assassination of his predecessor in 1901. Although other Vice Presidents had taken office following death of the President, TR was first to go on and win an election in his own right, preceding Harry S Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson in the feat. He also remains (as of this writing, since there is possible space for one more) the first and only President of the 20th Century honored with his visage carved on Mt. Rushmore. TR was responsible for building the modern West Wing of the Whitehouse, is widely lauded for his conservation efforts with the National Park System, and was one of the first Presidents to be recorded on film (McKinley, his predecessor, was first but TR was filmed far more). Later, he was one of the first Presidential candidates to make extensive use of the phonograph, recording his voice for political and historical purposes.
2. He set several records as President. Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest person, so far, to become President of the United States (POTUS). The youngest to be elected remains, as of this writing, John F. Kennedy who was 43 when elected. Roosevelt was 42 when he took office as the 26th President following the assassination of his predecessor in 1901. Although other Vice Presidents had taken office following death of the President, TR was first to go on and win an election in his own right, preceding Harry S Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson in the feat. He also remains (as of this writing, since there is possible space for one more) the first and only President of the 20th Century honored with his visage carved on Mt. Rushmore. TR was responsible for building the modern West Wing of the Whitehouse, is widely lauded for his conservation efforts with the National Park System, and was one of the first Presidents to be recorded on film (McKinley, his predecessor, was first but TR was filmed far more). Later, he was one of the first Presidential candidates to make extensive use of the phonograph, recording his voice for political and historical purposes.
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