I was born in New York City, on October 27, 1958, as the son of Theodore and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. As a boy, I suffered from severe asthma and until approximately the age of 11, I was frequently sick. I loved the outdoors and was usually alone looking at the world of nature, which fascinated me. The other kids in the neighborhood usually excluded me from their activities because I was smaller and weaker than most, and I was often picked upon. Nevertheless, one day, my father told me something that changed my life forever. He said, "You have the mind but not the body and without the help of the body the mind cannot go as far as it should. You must make yo

In late 1903 and for most of the following year, I put all of my focus to my re-election bid of 1904. I really thought that I could easily win because of the progress made during my first term. As I thought, I easily won the election of 1904, by more than two and one-half million popular votes. (Gable 470) In 1906, my first big achievement in my second administration was becoming the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1905 I helped end the Russo-Japanese War. I brought representatives of Russia and Japan together in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. I served as a mediator to help lead the Russians and Japanese to a peace treaty. These talks led to the Treaty of Portsmouth. (Gable 471) As a reward for this accomplishment, I was given the Nobel Peace Prize.

As you can see from what I have written, I deserve to be included in your publication for more than one reason, by which most people are included. I feel that you should include me in your publication because of all of my great achievements, such as winning the Nobel Peace Prize, completing the Panama Canal, and the additions to the national parks and forests. All of my accomplishments are more than worthy of being published in your encyclopedia. Therefore, as you make your decisions, I hope you keep what I have said in mind and print an article about my life and accomplishments in your encyclopedia.

While still on the police board, I campaigned vigorously for the future president, William McKinley. After campaigning for him, I asked for a governmental appointment that he granted by making me the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. This job was great for me because I always believed that "sea power is a decisive factor in war". (Roosevelt) While I served in this capacity, the United States was in the midst of what was soon to be a war with Spain. Cuba wanted to break free from Spanish rule and the United States government wanted to help. William McKinley was hesitant to enter the war, but eventually asked Congress to declare war on Spain. As soon as war was declared, I resigned my position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and planned to join the fight in Cuba. I got together a group of volunteers consisting of former college athletes and cowboys to go to Cuba. My outfit became known as the First Volunteer Calvary Regiment. Under my command, we went to Santiago, Cuba, to fight. While we were there, we became known nationwide as the "Rough Riders." My regiment led a charge up Kettle Hill, which was controlled by a Spanish blockhouse on San Juan Hill. (Gable 467) I loved the war, because it put me back in the action. I feel that "San Juan Hill was the greatest day of my life."(Roosevelt)

At the age of 42, I became the youngest President in the history of the United States. I started my administration by saying that I would take it slowly and follow President McKinley's example. As timed progressed, I slowly began to make decisions based upon what I thought was right and forgot about what McKinley hoped to accomplish. Early in my administration, the U.S. Government was suing the Northern Securities Company for acting as a monopoly. I tried not to use the power of the government to ruin J. P. Morgan, the founder of the company. However, I knew that monopolies had to be broken up for the good of the country. The ruling resulted in the break up of the Northern Securities Company. Throughout my administration, the government broke up over 43 monopolies. This led to a nickname "trust buster" that I received because of these actions. That same year in May, around 140,000 workers from the United Mine Workers went on strike in the minefields of Pennsylvania. The strikers demanded be

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