Theodore Roosevelt News Archives

In 1904, Republican incumbent Theodore Roosevelt won the presidency. In New York City the first New Year's Eve celebration was held in Times Square.

It is no surprise that the editor of the Berkshire Eagle has kind words for Theodore Roosevelt in an editorial Sunday, Oct.

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 27, the 300th of 2009 with 65 to follow. The moon is waxing.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES, US, October 26, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Ever since the Office of the President was created, it has been important for the country's leader to travel as a part of his commitment to the American Dream.

MONTAUK, N.Y. a ' The Montauk Point Lighthouse was completed in 1796, less than two years after it was authorized by George Washington.

This portrait of Gifford Pinchot hangs in the Pinchot State Park office. On July 23, 1931, Pennsylvania Gov.

President Obama isn't the first American President to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

In the Black Hills of South Dakota, carved in granite, the six-story faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt create a grand impression viewed from a distant, or standing on the national monument's viewing terrace.

In awarding Barack Obama the world's most prestigious prize, the Nobel Committee has reaffirmed that millions still pin their hopes on the US president, writes Hassan Nafaa * The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama.

Three other presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize. Theodore Roosevelt won it for helping end war between the Russians and the Japanese in 1905.

Below are all the American presidents and vice presidents who have received the Nobel Peace Prize, in order from first to most recent.

Peace Prize a self-fulfilling prophecy? 2009/10/14 WHEN the news of Barack Obama's Nobel Prize came through, I was trying to decide whether to submit an op-ed about the agonising in Washington over a new Afghan decision -- or a more mundane one about the "Kindle revolution", the electronic book that serves as a wireless downloader, which goes ...

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The decision to award President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize produced a torrent of heckling from left and right.

Yesterday, President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his initiatives in nuclear disarmament and for creating "a new climate in international politics," according to the Nobel committee.

Theodore Roosevelt was an ultra nationalist that loved the navy. The United States had searched for a canal linking Pacific and Atlantic Oceans for the better part of fifty years.

Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 October 14, 1912: Former President Theodore Roosevelt gives a campaign speech in Milwaukee, Wisconsin .

All my life, said Voltaire, I have had but one prayer: "O Lord, make my enemies look ridiculous.

With Tuesday's vote in the Senate Finance Committee, President Obama's push for health care reform came closer to final passage than any president's in history.

No one is sure why Barack Obama won the Nobel Prize. The president seemed a bit confused himself.

Opinionline Archives Obama Peace Prize not without some merit By DeWayne Wickham It is more than just a little bit ironic that Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize just hours before he met with his war council to consider how many more troops the U.S. will commit to the eight-year-old conflict in Afghanistan .

Only in America. Correct that: Only in the polarized America of 2009. President Obama had just been named the 2009 recipient of one of world's highest honors, the Nobel Peace Prize.

Theodore Roosevelt: The Nobel committee awarded the prize to President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 for his role in bringing an end to the Russo-Japanese war.

STAUNTON - President Barack Obama joined past recipients Theodore Roosevelt and Staunton native Woodrow Wilson on Friday when he became the third U.S. president to receive the Nobel Peace Prize while serving in office.

After cleaning up in the Nobel science prizes, the United States scored another coup: the peace prize for a president less than nine months in office.

A look at the first American president to win the Nobel Peace Prize. On October 14, 1912, Theodore Roosevelt was campaigning for president in Milwaukee, Wisconsin when he was shot in the chest.

Awards of the Nobel Peace Prize to acting heads of state or government have been a rarity since the honour was first handed out in 1901.

President Barack Obama's surprise win as the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace could spell bad weather ahead - and not just in the minds of his critics.

United States President Barack Obama delivers his first address to the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters September 23, 2009 in New York City.

The subtitle of this massive volume of 817 pages of text is "Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America." Historian Douglas Brinkley puts his combined reputation for thorough research and compelling narrative to the test outlining a biography of the 26th president's love for nature and his commitment to nationalizing large tracts of lands and ...

Bismarck State College has a new way to learn about Theodore Roosevelt with a kiosk computer portal in the BSC Library.

Mary Colbert said she has never paid much attention to her age and has little idea why she's lived so long.