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Contents 1 Medal of Honor & Noble Peace Prize icons need to be added 2 Cabinet of President T Roosevelt not shown. 3 Full maiden name of First Lady 4 Roosevelt´s travel to Brazil 5 Food and Drug Administration 6 Small question 7 Progressive era 8 Added better quality photos and other pages on parents, sister and daughter 9 Bully for TR! 10 Article not found 11 Editing of page 12 I Recieved A Message About Vandalizing This Page 13 What? 14 Medal of Honor 15 Secretary of the Navy 16 Pronunciation 17 Lincoln Penny Image 18 Big Stick Quote 19 Five-story house or Four-story house?

[edit] Medal of Honor & Noble Peace Prize icons need to be added

The Noble icon was there...now it's been deleted for some erroneous reason.

T.R. deserves having BOTH the MOH & NPP icons near his image due to their tremendous significance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.100.104.17 (talk) 19:45, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cabinet of President T Roosevelt not shown.

Virtually every Wiki article on US Presidents includes the complete listing of the President's cabinet, showing their terms of office, etc. The TR article has no mention of his cabinet(s). Shouldn't it be included?

I found a useful looking starting pointing at a convenient www site: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1435.html

[edit] Full maiden name of First Lady

The full maiden name of First Lady Roosevelt was Edith Kermit Carow, but the linked article has her as Edith Roosevelt, so my change was obvious. --65.73.0.137

[edit] Roosevelt´s travel to Brazil

In 1901 or 1904, Roosevelt joined an expetition led by Candido Mariano Rondon to the countryside of Brazil in which they discovered a river. Based on this trip he wrote ´Through Brazilian Wilderness`. In an issue of ´The New York Times´ released in 1991 or 1992, it is said that Roosevelt had contracted a tropical disease while in Brazil.utiouiopj;ui;ouio;

This is the first time I´m editing. I hope this information will be useful, and i hope you say YAYAYA

[edit] Food and Drug Administration

Theodore Roosevelt was instrumental in setting legislative courses in motion that would eventually lead to the advent of the Food and Drug Administration. He did so after a combination of two experiences: his time in Cuba with the US Army, where he saw many of his men get disgustingly sick on badly preserved meat rations supplied by American firms (who supplied the forces on a bid system similar to today's); and Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle. Roosevelt was often swayed by literature, and also by his personal experiences in the military. The two combined served as a mighty motivation in his food and drug policies. -- Benn M. 22:55, 2005 Jun 14 (UTC)

[edit] Small question

There is no mention of Roosvelt's eccentric coffee drinking why is that? I was watching the History channel and it was mentioned, I went and looked on Wikipedia to clarify and it is not here! I found it on some other websites though. Apparently, he drank up to 1 gallon of coffee a day, I think that is worth noting. I have never edited a wiki entry, and would rather not mess anything up that everyone worked so hard on and I'm not even sure if most of you would consider adding this. Anyways, I will leave it up to the main contributors of this article whether to add this small detail or not. Thanks!

Answer: You're absolutely right on the coffee. In the "TR Rex" bio, Morris mentions TR's breakfasts "laced as usual by vast infusions of caffeine, served only to stoke Roosevelt's energy." pg 17-18. Interesting point. Let's add it under interesting facts. SimonATL 1:10, 23 Feb 2006 (UTC)

Addendum: The quote used by Maxwell House Coffee, "Good To The Last Drop", is a quote from Theodore Roosevelt, who, having stopped in to a roadside home and been given a cup of coffee, made this remark as a compliment to the hostess and the coffee she had brewed.

References: History Channel's "The Presidents" (1825-1849) [1]

[2] [3]

[edit] Progressive era

[edit] Added better quality photos and other pages on parents, sister and daughter

I think its important to show photos that emphasize TR's vigorous and bellicose nature because they went into the making who he was. Also added photos to TR's first wife, Alice and his first daughter, Alice. Added pages with photos of both Roosevel's mother, Martha (Mittie) Bulloch Roosevelt and his father Theodore, Sr. Please continue to edit for clarity and content. Thanks SimonATL 8:10, 20 Feb 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bully for TR!

To honor such a significant person with an exquisite article is most encouraging. CHAARRGE!

[edit] Article not found

I can't access the TR article..

"Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name." is all I get. Even when I click the link on the main page.

However, some of the older versions work.

Also, I tried to fix the thing with the picture not showing, and it worked in the preview but I couldn't save.

[edit] Editing of page

Just thought I'd make a point that someone has spammed this page. Regard the first line

[edit] I Recieved A Message About Vandalizing This Page

I just wanted to ask what was it that was spammed? I don't believe I have ever made any contributions to this article and I apparently have recieved 3 warnings since June of 2006. I have barely started editing articles on Wikipedia around September. Is this an error, I really don't want to get banned or anything especially when it is not my fault. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Clow987 (talk • contribs) 16:30, 12 November 2006.

[edit] What?

Ok thanks. I didnt know it would ever actually work. :( —Preceding unsigned

I am doing a report on Theodore Roosevelt at scool. Great amount of info!

[edit] Medal of Honor

Under the "firsts" section, this award should be cited as "the Medal of Honor", not "a Medal of Honor".

Additionally the MOH image should be included and placed at the top of his image as well. I had placed it next to the Noble Peace Price and someone unjustly removed it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.183.219.24 (talk) 06:54, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Secretary of the Navy

When did Roosevelt leave the office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy? The infobox is wrong, and the information is not in the article. Sectori (talk) 13:08, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

There is somewhere a great photo of Teddy as a boy leaning out a New York apt bulding window watching a parade of some important person. I don't remember where I saw it, but if anyone does, it would be a great addtion to this article. If I remember correctly it is only a coincidence that Teddy was in the picture.Trucker11 (talk) 11:47, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I think you mean the picture in David McCullough's Mornings on Horseback on apge 129, at the bottom. The picture is from the Theodore Roosevelt collection, Harvard. Exec. Tassadar (comments, contribs) 10:05, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

I've checked just now but the photos are unavailable on the 'net as of yet. However, if it can be of any interest to the English Wikipedia, the web pages you should visit are here and here. Exec. Tassadar (comments, contribs) 10:16, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

He appears to have been given the same pronunciation as FDR. TR was rose velt whereas FDR was roo se velt 13:01, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I added "Citation needed" to the article's questionable claim about pronunciation. My understanding is that Roo se velt is correct for Teddy, but ROSE se velt is correct for FDR, but I don't have a reference. --MiguelMunoz (talk) 03:37, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lincoln Penny Image

Can we find a better picture of the Lincoln Penny? By 1968, the image of Lincoln had strayed from VDB's work, and had much bolder features. In 1969, the mint decided to return to VDB's original design, which was more subtle, but since that time, the work has strayed again. An image of a 1969 penny or a 1909 penny would be a better tribute to VDB's work. --MiguelMunoz (talk) 03:40, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Big Stick Quote

I heard a version of the "Big Stick" quote once that went

Speak softly and carry a big stick, and all the world will listen.

Is this someone embellishing or is this part of the original quote? Obviously with out confirmation and citation it can't go in the article but I thought it relevant if minor. Dachande (talk) 16:36, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Five-story house or Four-story house?

I'm reading David McCullough's "Mornings on Horseback" right now and on pg. 19, it states the building is a five-story, and so I changed it accordingly. However, the official brochure I downloaded by a .pdf file says "A fourth story was also added to the original three-story brownstone." However, it doesn't say anything about further renovations. Therefore it implies that it is a four-story. Which is right? Exec. Tassadar (comments, contribs) 13:11, 30 May 2008 (UTC)