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"Teddy" Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in "Teddy" Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in [ny:newyork]. He was a 5th cousin of [fdr] and an uncle of [er]. Roosevelt graduated from [ma:harvardu] in 1880. He briefly studied law at [ny:columuni] but instead went into politics. After stints in the New York state assembly, he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of [ny:newyork] in 1886. He continued in non-elective public service for the next decade. He became famous during the [saw] when he organized the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalary, better known as the Rough Riders. He was elected governor of New York in 1898. Elected vice-president in 1900, he became president on the assassination of [wmk]. He was elected in his own right in 1904. His administration fought corruption of politics by big business and backed many progressive changes. In 1908, Roosevelt endorsed [wht] but ran unsuccessfully against him as the Bull Moose candidate in 1912. He died on January 6, 1919, at [ny:oysterba] NY.
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"Teddy" Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in [ny:newyork]. He was a 5th cousin of [fdr] and an uncle of [er]. Roosevelt graduated from [ma:harvardu] in 1880. He briefly studied law at [ny:columuni] but instead went into politics. After stints in the New York state assembly, he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of [ny:newyork] in 1886. He continued in non-elective public service for the next decade. He became famous during the [saw] when he organized the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalary, better known as the Rough Riders. He was elected governor of New York in 1898.
Elected vice-president in 1900, he became president on the assassination of [wmk]. He was elected in his own right in 1904. His administration fought corruption of politics by big business and backed many progressive changes. In 1908, Roosevelt endorsed [wht] but ran unsuccessfully against him as the Bull Moose candidate in 1912. He died on January 6, 1919, at [ny:oysterba] NY.
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