Louis McHenry Howe made a career out of being "the man behind Roosevelt." His closeness to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt made him somewhat of a curiosity. Certainly, his appearance was not that ...

Widely popular, Roosevelt entered his second term on an extremely positive note. Challenges “Lose no time coming” was the message to Theodore Roosevelt as President McKinley lay dying from a gunshot ...

In 1897, President McKinley appointed Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Roosevelt's enthusiastic support for intervention--he once said, "I should welcome ...

Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City to glass importer and leading philanthropist Theodore, Sr. and Georgia-born mother Martha “Mittie” Roosevelt. As a student at Harvard University (1876-1880 ...

Gen. Ide was the Commissioner at Samoa some fifteen years ago while Robert Louis Stevenson resided there. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

In the 1920s, memories of Theodore Roosevelt begin to fade ... gains a new-found respect for Franklin's most trusted advisor, Louis Howe. Although Cox and FDR lose the 1920 election to Harding ...