US History: Spiconardi

 Teddy used the power of the presidency to deal directly with social and economic problems  Presidency had any power not specifically denied in the Constitution

Three term NYS Assemblyman Civil Service Commission NYC Police Commissioner Assistant Secretary of the Navy Vice President Volunteer soldier in the Spanish-American War Wrote two history books Boxer Horseman Marksman

Conservation Supporting Progressive Ideas Enforcing the Anti-Trust Act Regulating Business Monopolies

 “We are prone to think of the resources of this country as inexhaustible [unlimited]; this is not so.”  Protected nations environment and wilderness  Purchased parkland, forests, monuments and wildlife refuges Triples the amount of public land

 Upon reading Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, TR orders investigations  TR supports legislation to ensure purity of food & drugs Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) Meat Inspection Act (1906)