Few Presidents in our nation's history have experienced a life like that of Theodore Roosevelt. Home-schooled as a child due to debilitating asthma, Roosevelt not only overcame his health issues, he went on to become a war hero, statesman, conservationist, environmentalist, author, historian, state politician and finally President of the United States. His incredible achievements earned him a place alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln on Mount Rushmore. Roosevelt was known for his tireless work ethic, charismatic personality and fearless lifestyle, earning the nickname the "Lion" among his peers. He spent much of his adult life establishing national parks and forests, preserving natural resources, regulating a national railroad system and leading the campaign for enforcing pure food and drug laws. Though he spent much of his childhood bedridden from asthma, Roosevelt more than made up for it in his adult years, going non-stop 16-hours a day throwing his heart and soul into whatever endeavor he was into at the time. Not even a would-be assassin's bullet to the chest could slow him down. Read more Continue reading Read less
