Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
White House
Without any fanfare, TR’s official stationery had a picture of the building with the text “White House”. At the time it was built in 1792 for President John Adams, a rather pompous man, it was the largest private home in America.
Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th President of the United States (Republican, NY), Name given to what was before reffered to as the “Executive Mansion” or the “Presidents’ Home
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In an ironic turn of the tables, Frank Kingdon, a staunch Roosevelt supporter wrote a book defending the President and used the phrase as a title, mocking the upper class hatred of FDR.
This was a very clever play on a slogan that Las Vegas was using at the time to promote tourism and gambeling: “What happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas”
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., often referred to as Teddy or his initials T. R., was an American statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer, who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900 and the 25th vice president of the United States from March to September 1901. Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for anti-trust and Progressive policies.
