Death Masks of the Famous and Infamous

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

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Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. Aside from just his presidency, he was also a statesman, author, explorer, soldier, and naturalist. He became a major player in the Progressive Era during the early 20th Century. He was the person behind the Square Deal which was responsible for promising the average citizen fairness, breaking of trusts, regulations of railroads, clean food, and drugs as well as a great emphasis on conservation in which he established many new national parks. In 1919 Roosevelt suffered from breathing problems and died in his sleep after a blood clot had detached from his vein and traveled into his lung.