"At Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, on the Evening of September 20, 1902"
Speech
By: Theodore Roosevelt
Date: September 20, 1902
Source: Roosevelt, Theodore. "At Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, on the Evening of September 20, 1902." Reprinted in Presidential Addresses and State Papers of Thesodore Roosevelt, Part One. New York: Klaus Reprint, 1970.
About the Author: Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) became president of the United States (served 1901–1909) in 1901, following the assassination of President William McKinley (served 1897–1901). Born into a New York patrician family, Roosevelt was part of America's upper class. When he entered politics, he was taking an unusual step for men of his social standing. During his formative years as a politician, he generally avoided taking a position on increasing corporate abuse of economic power. As president he could not ignore the issue, however, so he was almost immediately drawn into the fray....
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