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Theodore Roosevelt

T.R handed Taft thisnomination in 1908, thinking, oh, this is mini-me, I'm gonna set him...

T.R handed Taft this
nomination in 1908, thinking, oh, this is mini-me, I'm gonna set him up for
continuing my policy

Full Transcript

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- T.R handed Taft this nomination in 1908,
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thinking, oh, this is mini-me,
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I'm gonna set him up for continuing my policy.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:11
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 needs to find a graceful way out - Theodore Roosevelt 00:10
- He needs to find a graceful way out
S01 • E02 - Part of this was Roosevelt fooling himself - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
- Part of this was Roosevelt fooling himself
S01 • E02 Part of it was Taft being cannily silent - Theodore Roosevelt 00:10
Part of it was Taft being cannily silent
S01 • E01 This was where his compulsion - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
This was where his compulsion
S01 • E02 And because this was an era of Republican dominance, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:08
And because this was an era of Republican dominance,
S01 • E01 Because there's a magnetic field that people come - Theodore Roosevelt 00:06
Because there's a magnetic field that people come
S01 • E02 So in 1908, Taft won. - Theodore Roosevelt 00:06
So in 1908, Taft won.
S01 • E01 Alice had always said that he wanted - Theodore Roosevelt 00:08
Alice had always said that he wanted
S01 • E02 - When Roosevelt leaves office in 1909, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:08
- When Roosevelt leaves office in 1909,
S01 • E01 - McKinley was a little suspicious - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
- McKinley was a little suspicious
S01 • E02 Like when his father died, when his wife and mother died, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:08
Like when his father died, when his wife and mother died,
S01 • E01 And he finally, under pressure, gives him the job - Theodore Roosevelt 00:06
And he finally, under pressure, gives him the job
S01 • E02 - Once again, when there's a feeling of loss - Theodore Roosevelt 00:17
- Once again, when there's a feeling of loss
S01 • E01 And a person who believes that America - Theodore Roosevelt 00:06
And a person who believes that America
S01 • E01 And he argues essentially, that all great powers - Theodore Roosevelt 00:09
And he argues essentially, that all great powers
S01 • E01 - TR looked at the American Navy and was aghast - Theodore Roosevelt 00:12
- TR looked at the American Navy and was aghast
S01 • E02 Everybody was following him, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
Everybody was following him,
S01 • E01 - [Roosevelt] There comes a time - Theodore Roosevelt 00:11
- [Roosevelt] There comes a time
S01 • E02 And he got to then go to Europe - Theodore Roosevelt 00:10
And he got to then go to Europe
S01 • E02 - Roosevelt comes back in June of 1910, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:09
- Roosevelt comes back in June of 1910,