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    • As president from 1901 to 1908, Theodore Roosevelt believed it was his duty to define the major problems of the day and to offer solutions. He believed the dominant issue before the federal government w… See more

    Retirement

    Having stated in 1904 that he would serve no more than two terms, Roosevelt endorsed Senator William Howard Taft as the Republican nominee in 1908. However, Taft prove… See more

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    Criticisms

    Taft was also criticized by Senator La Follette who had vied with him for the Republican nomination in 1908. La Follette was arguably the most fervent reformer in the countr… See more

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    Background

    In January 1911 at La Follette's home in Wisconsin, a de facto Republican nominating committee reorganized as the National Progressive Republican League outlined the… See more

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    Analysis

    The first two featured documents, both political cartoons, satirize Roosevelt's reversal of his anti-third term promise and his assumption of leadership of the Progressiv… See more

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    Politics

    As opponents, Roosevelt and Wilson had almost as much in common as they did in conflict. They both rejected the Republican's platform of status quo and opposed ra… See more

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