Theodore Roosevelt was the president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He had a famously broad view of executive power, which scared many of his contemporaries. But ultimately, instead of trying to exercise as much power as possible, he followed the tradition of institutional forbearance set by earlier presidents (most importantly George Washington).
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Chapter 6: The Unwritten Rules of American Politics
Through the 20th century, other presidents followed Washington’s lead—including those who wanted greater power, like Theodore Roosevelt . Presidents limited executive orders and pardons, and they respected the courts and congress. They...
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Chapter 8: Trump Against the Guardrails
...first presidential candidate to meet voters on the campaign trail in 1840, for example, and Theodore Roosevelt was the first to invite a Black political leader to the White House when he...
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