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The Roosevelt family is an American political family from New York whose members have included two United States presidents, a First Lady, [1] and various merchants, bankers, politicians, inventors, clergymen, artists, and socialites.
A native of New York City, Theodore Roosevelt spent many summers of his youth on extended vacations with his family in the Oyster Bay area. In 1880, 22-year-old Roosevelt purchased 155 acres (63 ha) of land for $30,000 (equal to $947,172 today) on Cove Neck, a small peninsula roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of the hamlet of Oyster Bay.
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History is a 2014 American documentary television miniseries directed and produced by Ken Burns.It covers the lives and times of the three most prominent members of the Roosevelt family, Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican and the 26th President of the United States; Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, the 32nd President of the United States, and fifth cousin of ...
With a painting of former President Theodore Roosevelt behind him, U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about border security policies in the Roosevelt Room in the White House on January 5 ...
Tweed Roosevelt (/ ˈ r oʊ z ə v ɛ l t / ROH-zə-velt; born February 28, 1942) [1] commonly referred by his initials T.R. [2] is an American businessman, family historian, lecturer and prominent member of the Roosevelt family.
Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY. Updated January 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM. ... Carter was only the second president after Theodore Roosevelt to enroll his child in public school. Later, as a teenager and ...
The Elkhorn Ranch was established by Theodore Roosevelt on the banks of the Little Missouri River 35 miles north of Medora, North Dakota in the summer of 1884. Roosevelt hired Bill Sewall [1] and Wilmot Dow, two Maine woodsmen, to run the ranch. Sewall and Dow built the ranch house, "a long, low house of logs," in the winter of 1884–1885.
60 years after JFK's death, today's Kennedys choose other paths to public service. ... the Roosevelts and the Bushes. Their time in public office dates to the 1890s, to Rep. (and future Boston ...