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26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration
Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick' - 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
How To Use President Roosevelt In A Sentence
- It was so upsetting that thousands of letters poured into the White House once President Roosevelt announced the date change.
- John Burroughs, who accompanied President Roosevelt to the hotel in April 1903, confirmed ‘that they had kalsomined some of the rooms with materials from one of the devil's paint-pots.’
- For as yet our seaplanes were unarmed as ordered by President Roosevelt.
- Nor did it stop President Roosevelt in the 1930s, during which he declared it illegal to own circulating gold coins, gold bullion, and gold certificates.
- Getting a title that chimes with the times is crucial, and West Yorkshire Playhouse may hit gold with this major revival of the Depression-set musical about a perky, red-headed orphan who wins the heart of mean-minded multi-millionaire Daddy Warbucks and, in the process, helps president Roosevelt work out his new economic policy. This week's new theatre and dance
- When Frank Merriam arrived at room 622 of the Ambassador Hotel for his audience with J.F.T. O'Connor, the emissary from the White House, the possibility that President Roosevelt might actually express support for his candidacy, once so farfetched it was laughable, now seemed within reach. Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: When FDR Sold Out Upton Sinclair
- Consequently, President Roosevelt dismissed the entire batallion of approximately 160 men and disqualified them from further military or government employment.
- Just four months before Pearl Harbor the queenly Augusta had carried President Roosevelt to a quiet Newfoundland bay for the first of many historic meetings with Winston Churchill.
- It was with indescribable relief that I received the news that President Roosevelt had been re - elected.
- He was also the man who initiated the Manhattan Project, writing to President Roosevelt to urge him to develop these weapons, as he believed the Germans were researching something similar.
