President Theodore Roosevelt

History 1302
Critical Essay Ch. 9
03/07/13
President Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States and a remarkable man. Edmund Morris wrote an article on Teddy Roosevelt and in this article he mentions how great of a man he was describing him as “More remarkable than its quantity” (Morris, Pg. 95. This article shows Roosevelt’s great leadership skills and leadership rolls and focuses on the great things Roosevelt accomplished while he was in the precedency and why he was considered one of the best-known progressive republicans.
Theodore, or better known as Teddy, Roosevelt was a very likeably man. Everyone who knew him will usually talk about how sweet of a person he was. As a result of the charisma Teddy had with his people and throughout his life, as explained by the author, he was able to succeed in his general life and in his role as president as well. The Author uses many appraisals from people who knew Teddy or who have worked with him to describe how sweet and likable of a person he really was. The author also mentions how veteran Politian described Teddy as having “ The greatest gift of personal magnetism ever possessed by an American” (Morris, Pg. 95). Underneath all the sweetness Roosevelt showed and gave to the world, he was a very aggressive, determined and strong-minded man. Morris mentions about Roosevelt that, “The most fundamental characteristic… aggression” (Morris, Pg. 97). This is what made Roosevelt such a great man; his ability of having a scoop of both sides. He was sweet and generous and very captivating but as the same time your couldn’t make a fool out of him and whatever he had determined to do he would accomplish. This gave Roosevelt great respect not only within the people that liked him but also his enemies respected and feared him deeply. To conclude, we can see that through out the article written by Morris we can identify the many different aspect of Theodore Roosevelt that made him not only a successful president, but also a man. He was loved by millions and feared by many, and respected by all. The author clearly mentions how his mixture of sweetness and aggressiveness made him the successful man that he was.