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[[File:troosevelt3.jpg|link=Bring It|right|[[Cracked|The last thing you saw before a brutal ass-kicking.]]]]
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Theodore Roosevelt (also known as "Teddy" or "T.R.") is known for having been in the cavalry, leading the Rough Riders' charge on San Juan Hill, commissioning the Panama Canal, creating the US National Park System, and saying "speak softly, but carry a big stick" (the aircraft carrier ''USS Theodore Roosevelt'' is called "the big stick" by its crew). Before he became the 26th President of the United States, he was a [[Expansion Pack Past|governor, historian, adventurer, police chief, cavalryman, cowboy, explorer, hunter, naturalist, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, author of 35 books, conservationist, etc.]] He was a larger-than-life figure with a bombastic reputation as a total [[Badass]].
Theodore Roosevelt (also known as "Teddy" or "T.R.") is known for having been in the cavalry, leading the Rough Riders' charge on San Juan Hill, commissioning the Panama Canal, creating the US National Park System, and saying "speak softly, but carry a big stick" (the aircraft carrier ''USS Theodore Roosevelt'' is called "the big stick" by its crew). Before he became the 26th President of the United States, he was a [[Expansion Pack Past|governor, historian, adventurer, police chief, cavalryman, cowboy, explorer, hunter, naturalist, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, author of 35 books, conservationist, etc.]] He was a larger-than-life figure with a bombastic reputation as a total [[Badass]].


[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt#Assassination_Attempt He was once shot in the chest on the way to give a speech]. Fortunately for him, [[Pocket Protector|his eyeglass case and the folded speech were in the path of the bullet]]. Since he wasn't [[Blood From the Mouth|coughing blood]] afterwards, he figured he was fine<ref>When he eventually ''did'' get the gunshot wound looked at, he rightfully predicted that he could catch (and die from) an infection that would come with the surgery, and elected to leave the bullet where it was</ref>, and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|delivered the hour-and-a-half long speech before seeking medical attention]].
[[wikipedia:Theodore Roosevelt#Assassination Attempt|He was once shot in the chest on the way to give a speech]]. Fortunately for him, [[Pocket Protector|his eyeglass case and the folded speech were in the path of the bullet]]. Since he wasn't [[Blood From the Mouth|coughing blood]] afterwards, he figured he was fine<ref>When he eventually ''did'' get the gunshot wound looked at, he rightfully predicted that he could catch (and die from) an infection that would come with the surgery, and elected to leave the bullet where it was</ref>, and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|delivered the hour-and-a-half long speech before seeking medical attention]].


He was a [[Real Life]] example of [[Reassignment Backfire]]; the Republican Party (specifically, the corrupt political machines that grafted votes from immigrants) became sick of his grandstanding as a Governor of New York and appointed him Vice President, [[Kicked Upstairs|where it was assumed that he'd be powerless]]. Less than a year later, President McKinley was assassinated, making Teddy President, and stirring several comments along the lines of "That damn cowboy is gonna be the president?!" Teddy went on to be elected in his own right in 1904 (the first "Accidental President" to do so), won the Nobel Peace Prize (while still in office) for brokering a peace deal between the warring Japanese and Russian Empires (becoming the first US President to win the award), sent a US fleet on a nonviolent global cruise (which was more of a global series of parties really) to show the naval strength of the US, then stepped aside at the end of his second term so that William Howard Taft could be elected President.
He was a [[Real Life]] example of [[Reassignment Backfire]]; the Republican Party (specifically, the corrupt political machines that grafted votes from immigrants) became sick of his grandstanding as a Governor of New York and appointed him Vice President, [[Kicked Upstairs|where it was assumed that he'd be powerless]]. Less than a year later, President McKinley was assassinated, making Teddy President, and stirring several comments along the lines of "That damn cowboy is gonna be the president?!" Teddy went on to be elected in his own right in 1904 (the first "Accidental President" to do so), won the Nobel Peace Prize (while still in office) for brokering a peace deal between the warring Japanese and Russian Empires (becoming the first US President to win the award), sent a US fleet on a nonviolent global cruise (which was more of a global series of parties really) to show the naval strength of the US, then stepped aside at the end of his second term so that William Howard Taft could be elected President.
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Notable for being the youngest US President at 42 years old and the only President born in New York City. (He is ''not'', however, the youngest US President to be ''elected''. That's [[John F Kennedy]], who was 43. Teddy was elected at 46.)
Notable for being the youngest US President at 42 years old and the only President born in New York City. (He is ''not'', however, the youngest US President to be ''elected''. That's [[John F Kennedy]], who was 43. Teddy was elected at 46.)


In case it wasn't clear by now, he was made of pure, condensed [[Badass]], and is often portrayed as ''[[Memetic Badass|even more so than he already was]]''. ''Within his own lifetime'', historian Henry Adams ''[[Blasphemous Boast|explicitly compared him to God]]''. In fiction, he is frequently portrayed as a [[Large Ham]], in keeping with his [[Boisterous Bruiser|boisterous]] nature and public persona. At her wedding, his daughter, Alice, stated that "My father wants to be the bride at every wedding, the corpse at every funeral, and the baby at every christening." But she was giving as good as she got: Alice was a notorious handful, rambunctious, and known to the press as "Princess Alice." Her father had earlier snarked, "I can either run the country, or attend to Alice. I cannot possibly do both." Teddy also had a son whom he named Kermit ([[More Information Than You Require|THAT SHOWED HIM]]) who joined him on some of his expeditions.[[hottip:* :Kermit's son, also named Kermit, would also have adventures, but as he was a CIA agent these tended to be rather more [[Cloak and Dagger]] affairs that involved, among other things, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ajax overthrowing the democratic government of Iran and installing the Shah as an absolute monarch. Hey, it ''was'' the Cold War!]
In case it wasn't clear by now, he was made of pure, condensed [[Badass]], and is often portrayed as ''[[Memetic Badass|even more so than he already was]]''. ''Within his own lifetime'', historian Henry Adams ''[[Blasphemous Boast|explicitly compared him to God]]''. In fiction, he is frequently portrayed as a [[Large Ham]], in keeping with his [[Boisterous Bruiser|boisterous]] nature and public persona. At her wedding, his daughter, Alice, stated that "My father wants to be the bride at every wedding, the corpse at every funeral, and the baby at every christening." But she was giving as good as she got: Alice was a notorious handful, rambunctious, and known to the press as "Princess Alice." Her father had earlier snarked, "I can either run the country, or attend to Alice. I cannot possibly do both." Teddy also had a son whom he named Kermit ([[More Information Than You Require|THAT SHOWED HIM]]) who joined him on some of his expeditions.[[hottip:* :Kermit's son, also named Kermit, would also have adventures, but as he was a CIA agent these tended to be rather more [[Cloak and Dagger]] affairs that involved, among other things, [[wikipedia:Operation Ajax|overthrowing the democratic government of Iran and installing the Shah as an absolute monarch. Hey, it ''was'' the Cold War!]]


Film of President Roosevelt can be found [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=907E60DC86957669 here] as he was the first President to have most of his professional career documented on film; from the Rough Riders To his death.
Film of President Roosevelt can be found [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=907E60DC86957669 here] as he was the first President to have most of his professional career documented on film; from the Rough Riders To his death.
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*** But is that a bad thing?
*** But is that a bad thing?
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: He ''really'' didn't like being called "Teddy". However, it wasn't because he hated it-- [[Tear Jerker|it was reportedly the pet name his first wife, Alice, gave to him]]. Roosevelt never really got over her [[Death By Childbirth]], so he shuddered at the thought of being called "Teddy".
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: He ''really'' didn't like being called "Teddy". However, it wasn't because he hated it-- [[Tear Jerker|it was reportedly the pet name his first wife, Alice, gave to him]]. Roosevelt never really got over her [[Death By Childbirth]], so he shuddered at the thought of being called "Teddy".
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Sure, he was a black belt in jujitsu and had a history as a champion boxer, but as mentioned above, he was also a fucking genius. Listing his ''intellectual'' achievements would take far too long, just go [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt to The Other Wiki] and look at the "education" and "writer" sections.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Sure, he was a black belt in jujitsu and had a history as a champion boxer, but as mentioned above, he was also a fucking genius. Listing his ''intellectual'' achievements would take far too long, just go [[wikipedia:Theodore Roosevelt|to The Other Wiki]] and look at the "education" and "writer" sections.
* [[Gentleman Adventurer]]
* [[Gentleman Adventurer]]
* [[Great White Hunter]]
* [[Great White Hunter]]
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** [[Crazy Awesome|He can't be both?]]
** [[Crazy Awesome|He can't be both?]]
* [[Peace Through Superior Firepower]]: He believed in this. See the quotes page on that trope for his opinion.
* [[Peace Through Superior Firepower]]: He believed in this. See the quotes page on that trope for his opinion.
* [[Rated M for Manly]] / [[Testosterone Poisoning]]: See the page quote. His contemporaries claimed he would have ''beat up the grim reaper'' if he hadn't been a pussy about it and snuck up him while he was sleeping.
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]] / [[Testosterone Poisoning]]: See the page quote. His contemporaries claimed he would have ''beat up the grim reaper'' if he hadn't been a pussy about it and snuck up him while he was sleeping.
* [[Reassignment Backfire]]: As Mark Hanna was attributed as saying, "I don't believe it - the goddamn cowboy's President!" (He was, though, always against the New York Republicans making TR vice-president for that very reason.)
* [[Reassignment Backfire]]: As Mark Hanna was attributed as saying, "I don't believe it - the goddamn cowboy's President!" (He was, though, always against the New York Republicans making TR vice-president for that very reason.)
* [[Renaissance Man]]: It's easier to list what accomplishments Teddy Roosevelt was NOT capable of. And anything he wasn't capable of, well, he could have mercilessly beaten someone else into doing it. Pretty much his policy, actually.
* [[Renaissance Man]]: It's easier to list what accomplishments Teddy Roosevelt was NOT capable of. And anything he wasn't capable of, well, he could have mercilessly beaten someone else into doing it. Pretty much his policy, actually.
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