On October 27, 1858, in New York, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt gave birth to Theodore Roosevelt, her second child and first son. He was named after his father, Theodore Sr., and was sometimes called Thee or Teedie by his mother. He was a seventh generation Roosevelt. As a child and throughout his lifetime, Theodore suffered from severe asthma, becoming so bad that they would nearly suffocate him. His father, who refused to have a sickly child, would constantly carry him around, hoping that Theodore’s lungs would become stronger. Because of this, Theodore always admired his father and that he would protect him. He would follow the strenuous exercise regiments that his father set on him to become stronger. He would do weightlifting, gymnastics, and any other activity that would give him endurance. Slowly, his asthma decreased to lesser degrees. Theodore hardly ever went to school because of his sickly nature, and was instructed by his Aunt Annie that lived with the family. He spent much time reading, and is this is where he became obsessed with natural history, a passion that stayed with him throughout his lifetime.

Theodore wanted to attend Harvard in the fall of 1876, but did not h

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