Theodore RooseveltTheodore “Teddy” Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States in 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley. INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in New York to Theodore “Thee” Roosevelt, Sr. and Martha “Mittie” Bulloch. Throughout his young life, his friends and family members called him "Tedie" because he didn't much like the nickname "Teddy." As a young boy, he spent much of his time being homeschooled in their beautiful four-story brownstone house on East 20th St. in New York due to his illness and asthma. Being at home gave him the opportunity to maintain his passion for animal life. However, starting as a teenager, he developed a physical routine that involved weightlifting and boxing, with the encouragement of his father, whom he deeply respected. He was primarily home schooled by tutors and his parents. Because of her home schooling, her learning was different than most children. He was very strong in geography, history, biology and French but had difficulty with mathematics, Latin and Greek. He entered Harvard College in 1876, and when his father died during his sophomore year, it was a major blow. But that didn't stop him; however, he did double duty and passed almost all of his studies. At Harvard, Roosevelt was active in rowing, boxing, the Alpha Delta Phi literary society, the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and was a member of the Porcellian Club. He also edited The Harvard Advocate and was a finalist in the Harvard boxing championship. He graduated in 1880 and enrolled at Columbia Law School. On Roosevelt's 22nd birthday, he married Alice Hathaway Lee. She died on February 14, 1884, just eleven hours after Roosevelt's mother p...... middle of paper ...... on race, riots, reds, crime. Probe. p. 13.1905 Message to Congress, cited in Keeling, Drew, The Business of Transatlantic Migration between Europe and the United States, 1900-1914 (2012), p. 161Bishop, Theodore Roosevelt and His Times p. 53. Books.google.com. July 18, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2013. Explaining Today's Cartoon, Robert C. Kennedy, Harper's Weekly, September 6, 1902. Manners, William. TR and Will: a friendship that divides the Republican Party. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1969. “Theodore Roosevelt Dies Suddenly at Oyster Bay Home; the shocked nation pays tribute to the former president; our flag on all seas and in all countries is at half-mast.” The New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2013. "Presidents Roosevelt Receive JDs Posthumously" (press release). Office of Public Affairs, Columbia University. 2008-09-25. Retrieved December 5, 2013.