Presidential Biographies | Theodore Roosevelt Administrations - Introduction

Introduction

At the outset of the twentieth century, Theodore Roosevelt became the United States's first modern president by asserting that the president, and not Congress, was the ultimate representative of the people. He popularized the Progressive movement at home and insisted that the United States had to play a greater role in world affairs. Roosevelt was the bride at every wedding, the baby at every christening, and the corpse at every funeral—always on center stage. His lust for life and living, his dynamic personality, and his everlasting curiosity made him a natural-born leader, and he was admired by many.