Theodore Roosevelt Encyclopedia

The themes below delineate the many facets of TR’s life, passions and political career. Included in each theme are relevant articles about Roosevelt’s opinions, roles and actions pertaining to the issues discussed in each theme.

Theodore Roosevelt’s desk in his library at Sagamore Hill, c. 1910s.

Explore TR Themes

Capitalism and Labor

Learn about Roosevelt’s relationship with business owners, laborers, financiers, and reform legislation of the era.

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Theodore Roosevelt poses atop Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park

Conservation

Learn about Roosevelt’s role in the protection of many of our natural resources.

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Visitors to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition listen to the band in the Terrace Garden.

Culture and Society

Learn more about the Progressive Era reforms of Roosevelt’s time, as well as the celebrity aspect of his presidency and his relationship with journalists.

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Theodore Roosevelt poses next to his horse Manitou in the Badlands of Dakota Territory

Dakota and Ranching

Learn about Roosevelt’s adventures in the West during the 1880s, where he grew in inner strength, self confidence and physical stamina.

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Family and Friends

Learn about Roosevelt’s family and closest friends.

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a cartoon depicting Roosevelt's intervention in the Venezuela Debt Crisis

Foreign Affairs

Learn about the diplomatic initiatives of Roosevelt’s administration.

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a cartoon depicting Theodore Roosevelt as Police Commissioner

Law and Justice

Though Roosevelt attended law school for a short time, questions of legal procedure and precedent interested him much less than questions of justice and morality.

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a cartoon depicting the problem of public receptions taking up too much of President Roosevelt's time

Politics and Government

Learn about the important topics, events, and people in Roosevelt’s political life.

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President Roosevelt, Booker T. Washington, and others review a parade in Tuskegee

Race, Ethnicity and Gender

Learn about the conditions faced by Native Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans, women, immigrants, and religious minorities, and examine Roosevelt’s opinions and actions toward them.

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President Roosevelt sits at his desk at Sagamore Hill reviewing papers

Reading and Writing

Learn about Roosevelt’s intellectual life.

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Theodore Roosevelt leads a group of men and women riding mules down the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon

The Strenuous Life

Learn about Roosevelt’s opinions on the strenuous life and how they affected his life and career.

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War and Military Affairs

Learn about the wars, armed forces and military leaders during Roosevelt’s lifetime.

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