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Novelist Jeff Shaara talked about the life of Theodore Roosevelt and writing historical fiction.

Taylor University professor Benjamin Wetzel taught a class on Theodore Roosevelt’s life and political career. He looked at Roosevelt’s rise in New York politics, his presidency, and his inte…

Larry Schweikart, professor of history at the University of Dayton, talked about six presidents - Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, JFK, Reagan, and Trump - who he says took on …

Geraldine Hawkins talked about Theodore Roosevelt’s sisters as part of an event hosted by the Society of Presidential Descendants. Ms. Hawkins is the author of “Elliott and Eleanor Roosevelt…

Michael Patrick Cullinane explained why Theodore Roosevelt is considered a modern president. Mr. Cullinane is the author of Theodore Roosevelt’s Ghost: The History and Memory of an American …

Stanton Hudson gave a tour of the site where Vice President Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States following the death of President William McKinley. After the ass…

Bloomberg News investigative reporter Susan Berfield recounted the fight between President Theodore Roosevelt and financier J.P. Morgan over the size of corporations and government intervent…

Using photographs, political cartoons, and newsreel footage, this Defense Department film biography of President Theodore Roosevelt marked the centennial of his 1858 birth by paying tribute …

The Theodore Roosevelt Association hosted its annual meeting. In this portion of the event, author and retired Navy captain Jerry Hendrix discussed President Theodore Roosevelt’s overall Nav…

The Theodore Roosevelt Association hosted their annual meeting. In this portion of the event, panelists discussed President Theodore Roosevelt’s attitudes toward Native Americans, African Am…

Edith Roosevelt biographer Lewis Gould talks about the first lady’s views on race and his findings in her private correspondence. Mr. Gould said that the conventional wisdom about the former…

Kathleen Dalton and Stacy Cordery talked about the life and influence of first lady Edith Roosevelt and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Edith Roosevelt managed th…

Stephen Kinzer talked about his book The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire, in which he recounts the public debate over American foreign policy at t…

John Miller recounts President Theodore Roosevelt’s involvement in the re-imagining of football, which saved the sport from being banned and ultimately led to the creation of the National Co…

Dan Abrams, ABC News chief legal affairs correspondent, recounted the libel case against President Theodore Roosevelt in 1915. The author reported that Roosevelt had claimed that the former …

Pete Hegseth talked about his book, In the Arena: Good Citizens, a Great Republic, and How One Speech Can Reinvigorate America, in which he discusses Theodore Roosevelt’s “Citizenship in a R…

Clay Risen talked about his book, The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century, his history of the Rough Riders, a volunteer cavalry led by Th…

Tweed Roosevelt paid tribute to his great-grandfather Theodore in the National War College rotunda. He spoke in front of a marker commemorating the 1903 construction of Roosevelt Hall. This …

Representative French Hill (R-AR) and National War College Alumni Association historian Janet Breslin-Smith talked about Theodore Roosevelt’s interest in military education and his role in f…

Historian David Pietrusza looked at Theodore Roosevelt’s late political life as he unsuccessfully sought the presidency again in 1912 and urged American entry into World War I in 1917.