An Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities
Law
By: U.S. Congress and Theodore Roosevelt
Date: June 8, 1906
Source: U.S. Congress and Theodore Roosevelt. An Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities S. 4698. Public, No. 209. June 8, 1906.
About the Author: Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) was the youngest man to serve as president of the United States (served 1901–1909). He was the vice president when he ascended to the presidency in 1901, at age forty-two, after the assassination of President William McKinley. Known for his boundless energy, Roosevelt had already been a rancher, assistant secretary of the navy, governor of New York, assemblyman, and sheriff. He had also written over forty books and had organized his own cavalry regiment in the Spanish-American War (1898). During his presidency, he promoted conservation and publicly fought against trusts.
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