Party: Republican
Fact One: He passed the Pure Food and Drug Act which established the Food & Drug Administration to help regulate food safety.
Fact Two: This president basically invented the presidential press briefing by giving reporters a dedicated space inside the White House.
Fact Three: An avid conservationist, he set aside more federal land, national parks, and nature preserves than any president before him. He also shifted the control of national forests from the Department of the Interior (Bureau of Forestry) over to the Department of Agriculture, which renamed the agency the United States Forest Service.
Fact Four: Towards the end of his presidency, he believed that capitalists risked little, but gained huge rewards; whereas previous generations took many risks to gain so much. He believed that wealth redistribution would help the country avoid a revolution.
Fact Five: The first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize. He acted as the mediator between Russia and Japan.
Quotes:
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
“Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children’s children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.”
“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”
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