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Theodore Roosevelt

So Roosevelt threatenedto prosecute Byrnes over corruptionand taking bribes from some of...

So Roosevelt threatened
to prosecute Byrnes over corruption
and taking bribes from some of the wealthiest
people in New York City

Full Transcript

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- So Roosevelt threatened to prosecute Byrnes
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over corruption and taking bribes
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from some of the wealthiest people in New York City.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:04
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Funimation Global Group,BioWare,OXYBOT,Toneplus Animation Studios,T.O. Entertainment,Electronic Arts

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Movie Summary

Two-part series on U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt looking at his work as a progressive reformer as well as his contradictions such as being a passionate conservationist who also hunted animals.
S01 • E01 He wanted to clean up the dirtiest, loudest, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:08
He wanted to clean up the dirtiest, loudest,
S01 • E02 - The investigators go out to the plants - Theodore Roosevelt 00:08
- The investigators go out to the plants
S01 • E02 Roosevelt then has a bill before the Congress - Theodore Roosevelt 00:10
Roosevelt then has a bill before the Congress
S01 • E01 - [Edward] When Theodore Roosevelt - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
- [Edward] When Theodore Roosevelt
S01 • E01 He forces the police chief to resign from office. - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
He forces the police chief to resign from office.
S01 • E01 - [Doris] And once he had changed the top leadership - Theodore Roosevelt 00:09
- [Doris] And once he had changed the top leadership
S01 • E02 - Well, gentlemen, I believe it is our duty - Theodore Roosevelt 00:09
- Well, gentlemen, I believe it is our duty
S01 • E01 And that meant understanding the policemen - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
And that meant understanding the policemen
S01 • E02 - Mr. President, these bills would ruin the food industry. - Theodore Roosevelt 00:06
- Mr. President, these bills would ruin the food industry.
S01 • E01 So what he decides is that he's gotta have - Theodore Roosevelt 00:06
So what he decides is that he's gotta have
S01 • E01 - [Edward] He immediately contacts his friend, Jacob Riis, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:16
- [Edward] He immediately contacts his friend, Jacob Riis,
S01 • E01 - [Edward Kohn] Jacob Riis knew - Theodore Roosevelt 00:10
- [Edward Kohn] Jacob Riis knew
S01 • E02 - I'm with Aldrich, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:13
- I'm with Aldrich,
S01 • E01 And he matched that with a new technology - Theodore Roosevelt 00:08
And he matched that with a new technology
S01 • E02 - Well, you know, I sent investigators - Theodore Roosevelt 00:06
- Well, you know, I sent investigators
S01 • E01 So he could go into the darkest of the stale beer dives. - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
So he could go into the darkest of the stale beer dives.
S01 • E02 Now, Senator Aldrich, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:09
Now, Senator Aldrich,
S01 • E01 He could go into the basement tenements - Theodore Roosevelt 00:10
He could go into the basement tenements
S01 • E02 - "We saw meat shoveled from the filthy wooden floors - Theodore Roosevelt 00:13
- "We saw meat shoveled from the filthy wooden floors
S01 • E02 In all of which process it was gathering dirt, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:15
In all of which process it was gathering dirt,