He may have been his own best promoter, or perhaps he was an insider to the Hearst papers. In any case, with or without a single piece of evidence to prove his valor he was awarded the Medal of Honor, but only after he was long dead.
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President Roosevelt created a total of 18 national monuments during his time in office.
By becoming the commander of the Rough Riders who were a volunteer based milita and took San Jaun Hill.
President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill creating Yellowstone as the world's first national park in 1872. The National Park Service was created in 1916 during the Woodrow Wilson administration.
During Roosevelt's first term in office, the nation's national debt reached a new high. Franklin D. Roosevelt was America's 32nd President.
During the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt was lieutenant colonel of the Rough Rider Regiment.
Isle Royale was declared a national park on March 3, 1940, during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
no he developed it before he was president.
Appearing on national television during the campaign
Theodore Roosevelt was William McKinley's Vice-President. When McKinley was assassinated and died on 14 September 1901, Roosevelt was sworn in as President. He became McKinley's running mate because the previous vice-president Hobart died and Roosevelt had acquired national fame for his heroic charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War.
made him a national hero
made him a national hero