Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was the 26th (1901–09) President of the United States. Succeeding to the office upon the assassination of William McKinley. Immediately before this, he had been the 25th Vice President. At the age of 42, Roosevelt was the youngest person ever to serve as President. For his "trust-busting" and conservationist policies, Roosevelt frequently appears among the top 5 in historical rankings of U.S. Presidents.

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Roosevelt was remarkable for his diverse interests, particularly in leading what he called the "strenuous life". As a soldier, he led a famous cavalry charge in the Battle of San Juan Hill, for which he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration; as of 2005 he is the only President to ever have received the award. During his stay in the White House, he boxed voraciously, and took friends and colleagues on long hikes.

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Roosevelt was also influential in spearheading the construction of the Panama Canal, and for his mediation in the Russian-Japanese War of 1905, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906. He was the first American to win a Nobel Prize in any category. Roosevelt was also a fifth cousin of the later President Franklin D. Roosevelt, making them the only cousins to have each served as President.

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