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Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Birthday: 1858-10-27

Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA

Biography: Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as Teddy or T. R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt previously was involved in New York politics, including serving as the state's 33rd governor for two years. He served as the 25th vice president under President William McKinley for six months in 1901, assuming the presidency after McKinley's assassination. As president, Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for anti-trust and Progressive policies.

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The Guns of August
The Guns of August

Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the ...

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Laissez-faire
Laissez-faire

A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so pr...

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Trifles of Importance
Trifles of Importance

Part of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this short shows how three seemingly unimportant thing...

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The Film That Was Lost
The Film That Was Lost

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation ef...

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A Movie
A Movie

Bruce Conner's landmark experimental film consisting entirely of found footage edited to a new score...

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Forgotten Treasure
Forgotten Treasure

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short highlights the film preservation efforts of the Muse...

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America Goes Over
America Goes Over

A film produced and distributed by the US Army Signal Corps during World War I to inform and "educat...

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The River of Doubt
The River of Doubt

A filmed record of former president Theodore Roosevelt's and Cândido Rondon's 1913-14 expedition to ...

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Theodore Roosevelt with Rough Rider Friends
Theodore Roosevelt with Rough Rider Friends

Short showing Theodore Roosevelt with his Rough Rider Friends....

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Mount Rushmore: The Shrine
Mount Rushmore: The Shrine

The story behind the creation of Mount Rushmore National Memorial....

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Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's Expedition Into the Wilds
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's Expedition Into the Wilds

Documentary short starring Theodore Roosevelt....

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Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

When the nation of Ruthania declares war on the United States, an army of enemy soldiers invades the...

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The Roosevelt Dam
The Roosevelt Dam

Film depicts TR's commitment to the reclamation of desert land and his belief that natural resources...

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Gentlemen in Storm and Gentlemen in Crown
Gentlemen in Storm and Gentlemen in Crown

“A retrospect of European events during the past forty years, composed from early documentary materi...

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Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in h...

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Col. Theodore Roosevelt and Officers of His Staff
Col. Theodore Roosevelt and Officers of His Staff

This picture shows Col. Roosevelt, accompanied by Lieut. Greenway and other prominent officers of th...

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Roosevelt in Africa
Roosevelt in Africa

Silent documentary about the Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition, featuring Theodore Roosevelt ...

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Theodore Roosevelt Leaving the White House
Theodore Roosevelt Leaving the White House

A splendid picture of the President, coming down the steps of the Treasury Building and walking towa...

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Backstage at the White House
Backstage at the White House

This unique glimpse into the private lives of our Presidents and their families showcases some of th...

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Cowboys from Texas
Cowboys from Texas

Cowboys from Texas is a 1939 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by George Sherman...

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The Archives
The Archives

A Washington Parade reel.......

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In The Blood
In The Blood

Film starring Tyssen Butler, Robin Hurt, Theodore Roosevelt, R.L. Wilson, Webster Kalipswa, Ray Stan...

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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well...

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Christening and Launching Kaiser Wilhelm's Yacht 'Meteor'
Christening and Launching Kaiser Wilhelm's Yacht 'Meteor'

At the christening and launching, our cameras occupied a most enviable position, being within ten fe...

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Governor Roosevelt and Staff
Governor Roosevelt and Staff

Taken during the land parade in honor of Admiral Dewey, just before the turn into 72nd street......

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Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the Procession
Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the Procession

This is a great historical event. Our cameras were stationed in the center of the Esplanade looking ...

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President Roosevelt at the Canton Station
President Roosevelt at the Canton Station

In this picture we show President Roosevelt and Cabinet standing at the station with bare heads, whi...

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Arrival of Prince Henry (of Prussia) and President Roosevelt at Shooter's Island
Arrival of Prince Henry (of Prussia) and President Roosevelt at Shooter's Island

Here we show Prince Henry and President Roosevelt walking together up the gangway on Shooters Island...

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President Roosevelt at the Army-Navy Game
President Roosevelt at the Army-Navy Game

In this picture President Roosevelt is seen crossing the field from the Navy to the Army side betwee...

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President Roosevelt Reviewing the Troops at Charleston Exposition
President Roosevelt Reviewing the Troops at Charleston Exposition

The President is seen standing in front of the Auditorium on a small platform which was built for th...

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The President's Carriage
The President's Carriage

We have just received from our operators accompanying President Roosevelt on his great tour of the P...

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President Reviewing School Children
President Reviewing School Children

We have just received from our operators accompanying President Roosevelt on his great tour of the P...

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Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration
Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration

The best and most characteristic picture of the President ever made. The camera is close by so that ...

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Pres. Roosevelt at the Dedication Ceremonies, St. Louis Exposition
Pres. Roosevelt at the Dedication Ceremonies, St. Louis Exposition

On April 30, 1903, one hundred years to the day after the signing in Paris of the Louisiana Purchase...

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Jamestown Exposition
Jamestown Exposition

Scenes of Theodore Roosevelt at the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk, Virginia, in April and June, 19...

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Hopi Indians Dance for Theodore Roosevelt at [Walpi, Ariz.] 1913
Hopi Indians Dance for Theodore Roosevelt at [Walpi, Ariz.] 1913

On August 20, 1913, TR, numerous visitors, and Hopi Indians observe the performance of the ritual Ho...

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Theodore Roosevelt's Return from Africa
Theodore Roosevelt's Return from Africa

A short documentary about the post presidency life of Theodore Roosevelt....

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TR speaking at the dedication of Roosevelt Dam, 1911
TR speaking at the dedication of Roosevelt Dam, 1911

On March 18, 1911, TR spoke at the dedication of the Roosevelt Dam. Providing irrigation for the Sal...

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TR in a rowboat on Oyster Bay, Archie assists with boat to shore, 1914
TR in a rowboat on Oyster Bay, Archie assists with boat to shore, 1914

On Oyster Bay, Theodore Roosevelt rows alone away from shore. In the second sequence, his son Archie...

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TR speaking at [Pueblo] Colorado, 1912
TR speaking at [Pueblo] Colorado, 1912

As part of a Western tour, TR addresses crowd in his campaign for the Presidency under the Progressi...

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TR at Fargo, N.D., during Progressive campaign, 1912 [1]
TR at Fargo, N.D., during Progressive campaign, 1912 [1]

As part of a western campaign tour, TR speaks to crowds and firms up Progressive Party structure in ...

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TR seated at his desk in the Outlook office [1914?]
TR seated at his desk in the Outlook office [1914?]

TR works at his desk in the New York City office of The Outlook, a small but influential weekly jour...

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TR in Baltimore during Liberty Loan drive, 1918
TR in Baltimore during Liberty Loan drive, 1918

On Sept. 28, 1918, Theodore Roosevelt is the principal speaker at the opening of the fourth Liberty ...

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TR at Billings, Montana [1918]
TR at Billings, Montana [1918]

In Billings, Montana, on October 5, 1918, to speak on behalf of the Liberty Loan and to denounce the...

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TR on Fifth Avenue, New York, near St. Patrick's Cathedral after attending Mayor Mitchel's funeral
TR on Fifth Avenue, New York, near St. Patrick's Cathedral after attending Mayor Mitchel's funeral

As an honorary pallbearer at the funeral of former New York City Mayor John P. Mitchel on July 11, 1...

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TR speaking in St. Paul, Minnesota, 1918
TR speaking in St. Paul, Minnesota, 1918

Views of TR, wearing a mourning armband for his son Quentin, delivering a speech from a covered plat...

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TR at Baltimore [1918] ; TR at Sagamore [Hill, 1918]
TR at Baltimore [1918] ; TR at Sagamore [Hill, 1918]

Sequences of TR speaking on two occasions: on Sept. 28, 1918, he addresses crowds in Baltimore in su...

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TR calls on neighbors at Christmas, 1917
TR calls on neighbors at Christmas, 1917

Opening scene of a man, woman, and two children with presents walking up to a house in Oyster Bay, N...

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TR reviewing and speaking to 13th Regiment at Sagamore Hill, 1917
TR reviewing and speaking to 13th Regiment at Sagamore Hill, 1917

TR speaks to several unidentified people, including a man who looks like TR, on the porch at Sagamor...

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Scenes of TR and his sons Quentin and Archie, 1917-1918 [2]
Scenes of TR and his sons Quentin and Archie, 1917-1918 [2]

Unrelated segments of Quentin, Archie, and TR at various times and locations. Medium close view of Q...

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TR receiving Belgian envoys at Sagamore Hill [1917]
TR receiving Belgian envoys at Sagamore Hill [1917]

TR entertains members of the Belgian Mission at Sagamore Hill, Aug. 22, 1917. The mission is headed ...

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TR speaking to a group of suffragettes from the porch at Sagamore Hill [1917]
TR speaking to a group of suffragettes from the porch at Sagamore Hill [1917]

TR addresses a group of men and women at the opening of the second New York State suffrage campaign ...

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TR, Mayor Mitchel, Governor Charles Whitman of New York, and Myron Herrick, 1917
TR, Mayor Mitchel, Governor Charles Whitman of New York, and Myron Herrick, 1917

Close-up view of New York Governor Charles S. Whitman (1915-1918), Myron T. Herrick, formerly govern...

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TR and Leonard Wood at the New York flower show, 1917
TR and Leonard Wood at the New York flower show, 1917

Shots of TR and Leonard Wood on March 20, 1917, at the 5th Annual International Flower Show, Grand C...

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TR reviews and addresses troops [Fort Sheridan, Ill.]; TR riding in auto, Chicago, 1917
TR reviews and addresses troops [Fort Sheridan, Ill.]; TR riding in auto, Chicago, 1917

Two segments of TR during a midwestern speaking tour in support of military preparedness. On Septemb...

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TR at Forest Hills, New York, 1917 [2]
TR at Forest Hills, New York, 1917 [2]

At Forest Hills, July 4, 1917, TR speaks in support of vigorous American war involvement and attacks...

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Women suffragettes visit TR at Sagamore [1917]
Women suffragettes visit TR at Sagamore [1917]

Film is the opening of the second New York State suffrage campaign on Sept. 8, 1917 at Sagamore Hill...

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TR attends his son Archie's wedding at Boston, 1917
TR attends his son Archie's wedding at Boston, 1917

On April 14, 1917, Archie Roosevelt marries Grace S. Lockwood at the Emmanuel Church in Boston, Mass...

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TR in St. Paul, Minn. [1917]
TR in St. Paul, Minn. [1917]

Roosevelt views a large pro-war parade assembled in his honor in St. Paul, Minn. on Sept. 28, 1917. ...

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TR's reception in Albuquerque, N.M., 1916
TR's reception in Albuquerque, N.M., 1916

TR is cordially received on October 23, 1916 in Albuquerque, N.M. where he speaks on behalf of the R...

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TR in New Mexico, 1916
TR in New Mexico, 1916

On Oct. 23, 1916, Theodore Roosevelt campaigns for Republican presidential nominee Charles Evans Hug...

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TR speaking to a group of men from the porch at Sagamore Hill, 1916
TR speaking to a group of men from the porch at Sagamore Hill, 1916

On May 27, 1916, groups of men, the 7th Regiment Band, and several children march on the road from t...

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TR speaking at Sagamore Hill [1916-1918]. [No. 1]
TR speaking at Sagamore Hill [1916-1918]. [No. 1]

Three sequences of TR addressing groups from the porch at Sagamore Hill. First sequence is TR speaki...

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TR and Mrs. Roosevelt [at the Panama-California Exposition, 1915]
TR and Mrs. Roosevelt [at the Panama-California Exposition, 1915]

At the Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, California, on July 27, 1915, Theodore Roosevelt and...

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TR [in Louisiana], 1915 [4]
TR [in Louisiana], 1915 [4]

Views of TR walking on beach; holding his hat, TR stands near bushes on an island and follows the fl...

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TR at Sagamore Hill [1916]
TR at Sagamore Hill [1916]

On May 27, 1916, shortly before the Republican Party and Progressive Party conventions, the newly fo...

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TR speaking at the Battery, 1910
TR speaking at the Battery, 1910

Upon returning to the United States after an extended tour abroad, Theodore Roosevelt is welcomed wi...

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Colonel Roosevelt is invited to fly in Arch Hoxsey's plane at St. Louis, Mo., 1910
Colonel Roosevelt is invited to fly in Arch Hoxsey's plane at St. Louis, Mo., 1910

While participating in the Missouri State Republican Party's campaign on October 11, 1910, TR is inv...

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TR's return to New York, 1910. [No. 1]
TR's return to New York, 1910. [No. 1]

On June 18, 1910, Theodore Roosevelt returned to New York City after a fifteen-month tour abroad, ha...

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TR in San Francisco, 1903
TR in San Francisco, 1903

The following is a scene-by-scene description of the film: The camera was positioned on the southeas...

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TR's inaugural ceremony, 1905
TR's inaugural ceremony, 1905

On Mar. 4, 1905, TR is inaugurated in Washington, D.C. with much celebration and fanfare. TR rides i...

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TR's inauguration, 1905. [No. 1]
TR's inauguration, 1905. [No. 1]

Various shots around Washington, D.C., on Roosevelt's 1905 inauguration, March 4th. View of the Capi...

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TR speaking in Panama, November 1906
TR speaking in Panama, November 1906

TR became the first President in office to visit a foreign country while on an inspection tour of th...

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TR's arrival in Panama, November 1906. [No. 2]
TR's arrival in Panama, November 1906. [No. 2]

TR became the first President in office to visit a foreign country while on an inspection tour of th...

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Scenes of TR at Sagamore Hill, 1912
Scenes of TR at Sagamore Hill, 1912

First film footage taken of TR at Sagamore Hill, summer of 1912. TR on his horse Sidar shakes hands ...

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