Theodore Roosevelt: An Astounding President

Theodore Roosevelt was an astounding president through both his terms of presidency. In 1901, when Roosevelt was McKinley’s Vice President, he did not expect nor did he wish to become president. Unfortunately when Mckinley was assassinated, Roosevelt was thrusted into presidency and became the youngest progressive president at the age of 42. Through his presidency Roosevelt gained the trust and the love of the American citizens. He represented the new progressive movement by improving foreign policy, trusting busting as well as improving foods/drugs that were being sold to the American consumers and so much more.
Roosevelt believed that being president came with the responsibility of communicating with the American public, which is why he created the ‘bully pulpit’. Through the bully pulpit, Theodore Roosevelt was able to gain the trust of his people because he continuously promoted his thoughts, ideas, and presidential agendas in hopes of feedback. Using the bully pulpit throughout his presidency Roosevelt discussed issues such as trust busting, the Square Deal and so many more. Trust busting was the process of ending companies/monopolies that
He was a progressive imperialistic conservationist that both improved the life of the American people as well raise the bar for presidential standards. Roosevelt worked hard to bust trust and protect the working man through the square deal. He improved the consumer life of the American people through his Meat Inspection Act as well as the Pure Food and Drug Act. It was prevalent that through his presidency he was an unapologetic imperialist that believe America was a strong nation that should and would be feared. As his presidency came to an end and the 1908 elections were soon coming, he did his last job as a president and endorsed his best friend, William H. Taft, to run for presidential