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Theodore Roosevelt & William Howard Taft Presidencies

Theodore Roosevelt & William Howard Taft Presidencies. By: Melanie Dotta & Jericho Sotto. Theodore Roosevelt was born in 1858 At 18 he entered Harvard College After leaving Harvard he studied in Germany Immediately after he entered politics Elected to the Assembly of New York

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Theodore Roosevelt & William Howard Taft Presidencies

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  1. Theodore Roosevelt & William Howard Taft Presidencies By: Melanie Dotta & Jericho Sotto

  2. Theodore Roosevelt was born in 1858 At 18 he entered Harvard College After leaving Harvard he studied in Germany Immediately after he entered politics Elected to the Assembly of New York Held position for three years William Howard Taft was born in 1857 Attended Yale University Later on attended law school Taft served as U.S. Solicitor General After he became Governor of Philippines Secretary of War Background Information

  3. Compare • Both lost to Woodrow Wilson • Both championed workers rights and trust busting-the dissolution of corporate monopolies • Hindered healthy competition and kept prices artificially high • Progressive reformers • Both Republicans

  4. Contrast • Roosevelt became the 26th president • Taft became the 27th president • While Roosevelt was for 7.5 years in office, Taft was for 4 years in office • Roosevelt number of terms were 2 and Taft lasted 1 term • The reasoning for leaving office for Roosevelt was he didn’t seek reelection

  5. Compare & Contrast Popularity Effectiveness Lasting Legacies

  6. Showing Roosevelt and Taft’s battle to becoming president and how tiring it really was.

  7. Roosevelt vs Taft Battling it out to become president while Uncle Sam watches

  8. Focus Question What were the similarities and differences of Theodore Roosevelt & William Howard Taft?

  9. Work Cited • "American President: William Howard Taft: Impact and Legacy." Miller Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2013. <http://millercenter.org/president/taft/essays/biography/9>;. • "FindTheData." Theodore Roosevelt vs Taft. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2000. <us-presidents.findthedata.org/compare/16-18/Theodore-Roosevelt-vs-William-Howard-Taft>. • "Theodore Roosevelt - Biographical."Nobelprize.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2013. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1906/roosevelt-bio.html>;.

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