... the businessmen getting more than they needed or deserved. In nineteen hundred one when Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president of the United States, because of the assassination of President McKinley, the country would change forever. Teddy Roosevelt felt that he should be the people's president, in a way. He felt ... his presidency and what was going on in our countries politics. Instead of hiding behind the walls of what he named the White House, Roosevelt created the first White House pressroom, and made the presidency a public and personal thing. Throughout his presidency,...

• Word Count: 1771
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... as a bank teller and manager, and successfully urged her husband to retain the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.   Alice Roosevelt 1861-1884 Theodore Roosevelt's first wife died in 1884, 17 years before he was elected president. A year later, he remarried and Edith Roosevelt joined her husband in the White House upon the assassination of President McKinley.   Helen "Nellie" Taft 1861-1943 ... speak in sound newsreels. Lou Hoover 1874-1944 Herbert Hoover's wife was the first woman to graduate from Stanford University with a geology degree. She also spoke Chinese fluently.   ...

• Word Count: 1559
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School