Comments on: Ten Reasons why Teddy Roosevelt is the Coolest President Ever

By: Nino Baldino

Nino Baldino — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:26:45 +0000

TR..won the congressional medal of honor for courage and the nobel peace prize for common sense! He brought dignity and honesty to the white house,which he named,He gave us safer foods and drugs..(now back again tho) he was faithful to his wife.(shocking)every position held he raised up in integrity..I am proud to have known Archie and Ethel..two of his children..

By: Brittany Symonette

Brittany Symonette — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:54:00 +0000

first president to ride in a submarine

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:55:00 +0000

He participated in the largest big game safari ever organized. One of my favorite all time books is African Game Trails by T.R. He was a real American hero. What I wouldn’t give for a president like him again.

By: Michael Angelo Caruso

Michael Angelo Caruso — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:56:20 +0000

Excellent idea; T.R. as the coolest President. At age 55, he went to South America with his son Kermit to explore and chart a river. Both he and his son caught malaria, there was a murder and a drowning on the expedition. What an adventurer!

By: Patric Brechbill

Patric Brechbill — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:26:17 +0000

TR did not let asthma or the silver spoon interfere with a newfound mental toughness as adolescent. While at Harvard, he boxed, led a nature club and wrote several historical books. While president, he cleaned up college athletics and helped form the NCAA. This man was as patriotic and energetic as any other American, ever, period.

By: Dick Benoit

Dick Benoit — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:07:12 +0000

I teach public speaking at UNLV and every semester I read a passage from the book Departing Glory by Joseph Gardner. It recounts the assasination attempt on Bull Moose Pary candidate Teddy Roosevelt in Chicago before his campaign speech and the fact that he went on to deliver the speech with a bullet lodged in his chest. After that I expalin to the students that my hero Teddy Roosevelt sets the standard in my class for what constitutes an excused late speech.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:27:14 +0000

He threatened to outlaw college football after 18 players died in 1905. Then in 1906 (along with Harvard, Yale, and Princeton) he helped create the IAAUS, the precursor to the NCAA, in order to make the sport safer.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:47:46 +0000

Don’t forget that he also created the “Great White Fleet”, which was the Navy’s way of going around the world to say we can come any where anytime. The Navy just celebrated the 100th anniversary of this event recently.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:55:12 +0000

Congress authorized Roosevelt to raise four DIVISIONS of volunteers to fight in WWI. He had already selected officers before President Wilson put the kibosh on it. Wikipedia has an article on it, but I can’t link to it, you’ll have to look it up.

By: Annette

Annette — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:28:39 +0000

Nobody mentioned TR’s exploits as an adventurer. He was on the first exploration of a tributary of the Amazon, nealry dying in the process. It’s the subject of a fascinating book called “The River of Doubt”. I recommend it to any fan of TR!