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Theodore Roosevelt's “The Man with the Muck Rake” Speech
Given on Sunday, April 15, 1906, at the laying of the corner stone of the Cannon Office Building in Washington, DC. Over a century ago Washington laid the corner stone of the Capitol in what…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley William Howard Taft Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Address Saturday, March 4, 1905 MY fellow-citizens, no people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours, and…James I. ROOSEVELT, Congress, NY (1795-1875)
ROOSEVELT James I. , a Representative from New York; born in New York City December 14, 1795; was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, in 1815; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…Robert Barnwell ROOSEVELT, Congress, NY (1829-1906)
ROOSEVELT Robert Barnwell , a Representative from New York; born in New York City August 7, 1829; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced…Theodore Roosevelt KUPFERMAN, Congress, NY (1920-2003)
KUPFERMAN Theodore Roosevelt , a Representative from New York; born in New York City May 12, 1920; graduated from De Witt Clinton High School, New York City; B.S. from City College, New York;…progressivism
(Encyclopedia) progressivism, in U.S. history, a broadly based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th cent. In the decades following the Civil War rapid industrialization…1965 Academy Awards
The 1965 Academy Awards were presented April 18, 1966 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best PictureDarling, Joseph Janni, producer (Embassy Pictures Corp.)Doctor Zhivago, Carlo Ponti,…Knox, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Knox, Frank (William Franklin Knox), 1874–1944, U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1940–44), b. Boston. He joined the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War and also served in World War I.…Cummings, Homer Stillé
(Encyclopedia) Cummings, Homer Stillé, 1870–1956, American lawyer, U.S. Attorney General (1933–39), b. Chicago. He practiced law in Stamford, Conn., where he was mayor three times. He served as…Gage, Lyman Judson
(Encyclopedia) Gage, Lyman Judson, 1836–1927, American banker and cabinet member, b. Madison co., N.Y. He moved to Chicago in 1855 and from 1868 was associated with the First National Bank of Chicago…