Theodore Roosevelt: The Rough Rider (1901-1909)

Teddy Roosevelt was such a dynamo of a man that he was put up on Mount Rushmore along with three other super-presidents. And the Teddy Bear is named after him! He was pretty fascinating, take a look.

Script by Michael Thomas

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[stargarden]

So Theodore Roosevelt was a professional badass

[Hansca]

I've just been watching the Ken Burns doco on Netflix, I had no idea what an extraordinary man he was, they, the 3, for that matter where quite remarkable. Thank you.

[KlingonCaptain]

Basically Teddy actually was the man that L. Ron Hubbard only pretended to be.

[Ienjoygoodfood]

Coming here before class so I can be the person that answers the questions for everyone else that doesn’t want to talk in class

[bluesky-txum]

In 1913, Roosevelt sent emissaries to the Amazon, Rondônia, and Mato Grosso regions to contact Marshal Cândido Rondon. Since his youth, the president nurtured a certain curiosity about the region. He ended up being invited by the Marshal on an expedition, with the aim of determining the route of a watercourse called the Rio da Dúvida, whose source is in Rondônia. That watercourse was eventually named the Rio Roosevelt, and the expedition was described in detail in the book Through the Brazilian Wilderness (1914; For the Brazilian jungles), with several Brazilian editions under the name In the jungles of Brazil.

[Bela-koss]

Hey Professor Dave, have you done a video yet of President Millard Fillmore. If not, if you ever do one, and if possible, could you include some positive feedback on him, he generally gets trashed big time, most his own fault. Just if he had some redeeming quality.
Probably the same for President Andrew Johnson.
Ok thanks!

[nicolaskincade]

That was a great explanation of Roosevelt I’m Canadian and I never but much thought in the American présidants but this was very interesting and I’m going to get books to learn more thank you.

[Wolfyboyx]

the funniess starts at 0:03 and ends at 0:09.

[markbraley]

Professor Dave Explains That’s my request.

[mariokempes]

9:34 I hope William Howard Taft's mental health made a swift recovery after that🙏

[RabbitHorse]

I don't like his imperialism or his killing animals, but I do like his other accomplishments.

[tylerkutschbach]

You somewhat forgot to include the 1904 Election map when you mentioned that he was elected to a full term for that election

[uTube]

Blah... Teddy, he's good. But, is he a match for Professor Dave? I sound like a broken record, but P. Dave is a true renaissance man.

[Copyright_Infringement]

Teddy Roosevelt: the most badass president

[nsp]

Loved the video. Perhaps you could cover the other Roosevelt in the next one?

[redjirachi]

For someone who became president by a fluke T.R did an amazing job

[Yugioash]

Teddy Rossevelt earned that spot on Mount Rushmore for all his hard work and a prime example that not every VP that stepped up as president after the death of their predocessor is not a complete failure like Tyler and in many opinion Filmore. I'm not going to say anything about Arthur as his presidency didn't end in failure, but unlike Rossevelt he didn't try to get elected for another term. I understand Arthur had health problems though, and he might have spared the country from going through having a vp step up after presidents death again just after he did so himself.

[blakesutherland]

You left our the part that the foundations for the Modern Military Industrial complex were laid down prior to his Presidency but his administration put it into overdrive with the massive U.S naval build up.

[aw-mdoi]

Oh yeah, about that charge up the hill?That was a regiment of all black soldiers.

[Wallyworld]

When I was ten my dad took our family on a road trip to Mt. Rushmore. I remember asking my Father when I was a kid who the president I didn't recognize?? My dad said he was an Egomaniac that doesn't deserve to be on Mount Rushmore.