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Go West Mr. President

Theodore Roosevelt's Great Loop Tour of 1903

Michael F. Blake
Barcode 9781493074419
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Release Date: 03/10/2023

Genre: Home Garden & Pets
Sub-Genre: Biography
Label: TwoDot Books
Language: English
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 308

Theodore Roosevelt's Great Loop Tour of 1903
In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt planned a tour of the mid-West and Western states. It was dubbed the “Great Loop Tour,” being careful not to call it a campaign tour, although he intended to seek re-election the following year. Theodore was adamant that his speeches be devoid of any partisan rhetoric, nor would he meet solely with Republican office holders in the various cities and towns he planned to visit. He would happily shake hands with a Democratic mayor or Senator just as he would a Republican. Theodore’s speeches, which he wrote himself, covered subjects of good citizenship, a square deal for every man, a strong navy, and the positive aspects of the recent irrigation bill he signed into law. Then there were his speeches relating to conservation of the land, forests, rivers, and wildlife. Nowhere did these subjects become more important to him than when he visited Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon and Yosemite. While he was still three years away from having the law that would knight him as the “Conservation President,” Theodore was already making his mark on preserving the country’s resources.