Roosevelt’s strenuous life and the rediscovery of American national character
Subject(s): Cuba, International relations, National characteristics, American, Philippines, Prudence, Puerto Rico, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Greg Russell argues that Theodore Roosevelt’s promotion of the strenuous life has been too often linked with militarism and conquest, and he believes that Roosevelt applied the concept equally to the domestic and the international sphere. Russell says that Roosevelt believed that everyone should engage in the strenuous life by hard work and exertion. He examines Roosevelt’s views on foreign policy matters such as the status of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines, and he asserts that Roosevelt believed that the moral integrity of individuals, and thus of the nation, mattered in its conduct of foreign policy.
Two photographs and an illustration of both sides of the Theodore Roosevelt Association medallion supplement the text.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1999
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Roosevelt’s strenuous life and the rediscovery of American national character. [December 11, 1999]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308576. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Russell, Greg, 1955-. Roosevelt’s strenuous life and the rediscovery of American national character. [11 Dec. 1999]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308576.
APA:
Russell, Greg, 1955-., [1999, December 11]. Roosevelt’s strenuous life and the rediscovery of American national character.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308576.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
