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Significant Acts
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Settled the Pennsylvania Coal Strike of 1902 after threatening U.S. Army intervention.
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Acquired the Panama Canal Zone in 1903 and began construction of the canal.
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Established the United States Forest Service in 1905 and set aside millions of acres as national forests and parks.
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Earned the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War.
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Launched the 'Great White Fleet' of American battleships, which demonstrated worldwide naval power in 1907.
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Career
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1895 Became president of the New York City Board of Police Commissioners.
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1897-1898 Served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
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1898 Commanded the volunteer regiment known as the 'Rough Riders' during the Spanish-American War.
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1899-1901 Served as Governor of New York.
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1901 Served as vice president for six months, until President William McKinley was assassinated.
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1901-1909 President of the United States.
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1912 Ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president, representing the Progressive, or Bull Moose, Party.
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1913-1914 Explored the River of Doubt in Brazil.
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Did You Know
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Roosevelt's foreign policy was, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.'
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Roosevelt was shot during a speech in the campaign of 1912. But he continued, saying, 'I will deliver this speech or die.'
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At age 42, Roosevelt became the youngest president in U.S. history.
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Roosevelt was the first president to ride in a car or fly in an airplane.
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Roosevelt was the first president to travel abroad while in office. He visited Panama and Puerto Rico in 1906.
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