Theodore Roosevelt had a reputation of being somewhat of a “wild man” when he became president after President William McKinley was assassinated. Roosevelt was the youngest man to ever enter the presidency at the time and many believed that his presidency was going to be a failure and that he was going to desert his republican ideas and party. To the surprise of many, he succeeded in changing the country and presidency passably without neglecting his party members or causing great turmoil in the government. The politician understood that his ideals were not always perfect and that on many he had to compromise with the demands of the public and the other politicians in office. His strongest belief, like Woodrow Wilson, was tha

t the president was a reflection of the people, and it was his responsibility to protect the people and address the general concerns of the country. He took his power as president boldly, and passed numerous new acts and laws to protect his public and the environment.

Roosevelt's main policy during his presidency, New Nationalism was mainly created to control and regulate economic concentration. He is most well remembered for his policy of “Three C’s, Conservation, Consumer Protection, and Control of Corporations”. Roosevelt did not believe that he needed to break up the great trusts and companies but rather create a strong government to regulate them. Roosevelt wanted to promote economic growth but also protect the environment, so he established regulations on the great economic power houses and trusts. His greatest and most well known case against any large company was the suit to break up the Northern Securities Company, a railroad company headed by J.P. Morgan. Perhaps his most popular target in the fights against large companies were the railroads. Also during his presidency he passed many acts on food and drug regulation. By doing this he raised consumer standards and improved the conditions in the factories. In other cases Roosevelt protected factory and business owners from strikes by threatening to call in federal troops on the employees.

Even though both of these presidents are very famous for their progressive attitudes

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