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10 Reasons Teddy Roosevelt Wasn’t Quite the Hero People Think...

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10. The Story About The Teddy Bear Leaves Out A Lot Of Details
9. Roosevelt Did Help Create Public Protected Parks, But Mostly Because He Wanted To Hunt
8. When It Came To Being A “Trustbuster” Teddy Was Mostly Playing Pretend
7. Some People Forget, But Teddy Was The First To Attempt A Third Term In Office
6. The Controversy Over Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle Showed Who He Truly Was
5. As Assistant Secretary Of The Navy, He Wrote An Extremely Warlike Statement
4. He Started The Rough Riders For Glory, And Took Risks For Self Aggrandizement
3. He Was One Of The First Presidents To Make A Habit Of Denigrating The Press In General
2. Teddy’s Remarkable Survival Of An Assassination Attempt Just Highlights His Narcissism
1. Roosevelt’s Run For A Third Term Likely Cost The Republicans The Presidential Election

Source/Further reading:

http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/site/c.elKSIdOWIiJ8H/b.8684621/k.6632/…
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/27/theres-no-sport-in-t…
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/01/how-teddy-roosevel…
http://constitutioncenter.org/blog/fdrs-third-term-decision-and-the-22n…
http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-24-1-b-upton-sincl…
https://www.pbs.org/crucible/tl7.html
http://texastrailroundup.org/2016/10/23/hang-out-with-the-ghosts-of-the…
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-teddy-rooseve…
https://www.history.com/news/shot-in-the-chest-100-years-ago-teddy-roos…
https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/11/1912-election/