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Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt
Artist
Harris & Ewing Studio, active 1905 - 1977
Sitter
Theodore Roosevelt, 27 Oct 1858 - 6 Jan 1919
Date
1907
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 21.1 × 15.3 cm (8 5/16 × 6")
Sheet: 25.3 × 17.8 cm (9 15/16 × 7")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez
Autograph
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Theodore Roosevelt: Male
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York
Theodore Roosevelt: Literature\Writer
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Theodore Roosevelt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US
Theodore Roosevelt: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian
Theodore Roosevelt: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist
Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Rancher
Theodore Roosevelt: Nobel Prize
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Aileen Conkey
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
S/NPG.84.286
Exhibition Label
Born New York City
By 1907, Theodore Roosevelt was at the height of his powers and nearing the end of his presidency. Having served out the term of the assassinated President William McKinley starting in 1901, Roosevelt had been elected in his own right in 1904. He yielded to the two-term precedent and chose not to run in 1909.Roosevelt had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905 for mediating the end of the Russo-Japanese War; this personal triumph also marked America’s growing influence in world diplomacy. Domestically, Roosevelt expanded the reach and power of the chief executive by forcefully pushing through his Progressive agenda on the regulation of trade, industry, and the economy; he signed the Pure Food and Drug Bill in 1906, as well as a major law creating national monuments. Politically, Roosevelt was busy stage-managing his hand-picked successor, William Howard Taft. Although he proclaimed Taft a true Progressive, Roosevelt eventually turned against him, opposing him in the 1912 presidential election.
Nacido en la ciudad de New York
En 1907 Theodore Roosevelt estaba en plenas facultades y llegando al final de su presidencia. Luego de sustituir al asesinado presidente William McKinley desde 1901, Roosevelt fue electo por derecho propio en 1904, pero decidió observar el precedente de solo dos mandatos consecutivos, y no se postuló para un tercero en 1909. Roosevelt ganó el Premio Nobel en 1905 por su papel mediador en el fin de la guerra ruso-japonesa. Este triunfo personal también subrayó la creciente influencia estadounidense en la diplomacia mundial. En el ámbito nacional, Roosevelt expandió el alcance y poder del primer ejecutivo imponiendo enérgicamente la agenda de su Partido Progresista en las regulaciones para el comercio, la industria y la economía; firmó la Ley de Pureza en Alimentos y Medicinas en 1906, así como importante legislación para crear monumentos nacionales. En el ámbito político, se dedicó a preparar el escenario para su sucesor, William Howard Taft, a quien había seleccionado personalmente. Aunque proclamó a Taft como un auténtico progresista, Roosevelt terminó oponiéndosele en las elecciones presidenciales de 1912.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view