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Why would Theodore Roosevelt not run for third term as president?
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∙ 13y ago
Roosevelt, upon his election in 1904, proclaimed that he would not seek another term in office in 1908. This was because he felt that he had served most of McKinley's term and that it was the right thing to do. Privately, he later regretted the decision, and it was probably one of the reasons he ran again in 1912.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoAlthough Theodore Roosevelt was very popular, he was running against his own party, the Republicans (or Grand Old Party). Republicans were split in their allegiance to the Party and to Roosevelt, the former Republican President. This division split the GOP's votes and Democrat Woodrow Wilson gained the plurality and was elected president.
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∙ 7y agoTheodore Roosevelt didn't run in 1908, but when William Howard Taft undid some of Theodore Roosevelt's policies, Theodore Roosevelt ran again.
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∙ 13y agoRoosevelt served almost 3 1/2 years after McKinley was killed and although he agreed to run in 1904 for another term, he declared that he would not run in 1908 since that would be like a third term.There was a strong precedent set by Washington that a president should serve only two terms and it would have made him look presumptuous if people thought he planned to go for a third term. My guess is that he thought at the time that one more term would be enough for him to accomplish his goals as president and that it would help his election chances and be good for his party if he made it clear that he would not run in 1908. (As you know, he later changed his mind.)
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∙ 13y agoRoosevelt was dissatisfied with the actions of his successor, William H. Taft, so he decided to run again for president in 1912 as the candidate of the Progressive or "Bull Moose" Party.
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∙ 15y agoBecause he had basically already held two terms as president, as McKinley died shortly after the election. Plus, Roosevelt was at the time confident with his hand-picked nominee Taft.
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∙ 14y agoBecause the Republican Party refused to name him the Party candidate for President
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What relationship was Brig Gen Theodore Roosevelt to then president Franklin D Roosevelt?
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Which statement about President Theodore Roosevelt square deal is an opinion rather than a fact?
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What president attended rough riders reunion?
Theodore Roosevelt was one of the rough riders. I would guess that he would be the most likely to attend such reunions.
Why would you bring Theodore Roosevelt back to be president again?
Nixon would be better or regen
What president announced in 1823 that the western hemisphere would be dominated by the us?
Theodore Roosevelt
Facts about Theodore Roosevelt that you would not know?
He was the president during the American-Spanish War
Why did President Theodore Roosevelt intervene in the negotiations to end the Russian and Japanese War?
President Theodore Roosevelt hoped for a world in which countries would turn to arbitration instead of war to settle international disputes and he offered his services to this end .
President Theodore roosevelt would most agree with what?
No single company should control an entire industry
Who was the republican vice president?
Any Republican president had a Republican VP. If you would like a particular name you need to give the name of the president.
What President Theodore Roosevelt would most agree with statements?
No single company should control an entire industry
In 1912 there were three candidates for president One of them had been president another was president at the time and the third would become presidentWho were they?
Theodore Roosevelt had been president in 1901-1909 William Howard Taft was president at the time Woodrow Wilson became president http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1912
Man who fallowed Theodore Roosevelt as president?
Taft. roosevelt supported Taft b/c he felt that Taft would carry on all of roosevelts ideas.
