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Theodore Roosevelt

NGCTAdmin — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:32:06 +0000

President Theadore Roosevelt (1858-1919) served as president of the US from 1901-1909. He overcame being a sickly child, read a book a day, and became the first president to win a Nobel Peace Prize. His most famous 1910 speech “The Man in the Arena” continues to resonate today: “It is not the critic that counts…The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.”

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Why does Teddy think Elaine is Alice?

NGCTAdmin — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:31:03 +0000

Teddy claims Elaine is his daughter, Alice Roosevelt: Alice was known as a wild child and one who shunned the norms concerning how young ladies “should” have acted. She became a fashion icon whose Blue dress touched off a national craze, the colour became known as Alice Blue, and inspired a popular song Alice Blue Gown President Roosevelt once said “I can either run this country or attend to Alice, but I cannot possibly do both”

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Who built the Panama Canal?

NGCTAdmin — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:30:15 +0000

Teddy thinks Dr. Einstein is General (George Washington) Goethals: Goethals was appointed by President Roosevelt as chief engineer for the construction of the Panama Canal. A major bridge in New Jersey is named after him.

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Panama Panama Panama

NGCTAdmin — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:29:40 +0000

Panama Canal: The 82 km long Canal was a major engineering accomplishment that greatly shortened trips between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. US-backed Panamanian separatists seeking independence from Columbia after being refused the right to dig the canal. Within a month of independence the Americans were granted full permission to build the canal Bonus fun fact: Construction of the Canal involved an approximate 9 km section through a mountain. Known as the Culebra Cut excavation involved moving close to 100 million cubic yards of rock and soil.

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What is that hill Teddy charges up?

NGCTAdmin — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:28:52 +0000

Charge at San Juan Hill 1 July 1898: This was a key battle in the Spanish American War. Roosevelt had formed a fighting unit, the Rough Riders Calvary and led the charge to defeat the Spanish Forces which had been encamped on the high ground. It was a major American victory and paved the way for Roosevelt’s political career.

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Fighting Bob Evans

NGCTAdmin — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:27:49 +0000

Teddy is upset about breaking a promise to Fighting Bob Evans – a.k.a Rear Admiral Robley “Fighting Bob” Evans: his nickname came from his being shot three times on a failed attempt at a raid during the American Civil War. He refused to have his leg amputated and after five months recovered and returned to duty. As Rear Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet he was a close advisor of Roosevelt and often joined the President on the President’s private yacht. On hearing of his death President Roosevelt said the navy never had another individual “who more thoroughly and joyously welcomed a fight”.

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Tell us about The Oregon

NGCTAdmin — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:26:59 +0000

The Oregon: was the first Battleship fully built in the US. It played a big part in the Spanish-American War and was known as “The Bulldog of the Navy”

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Did Teddy like General Miles?

NGCTAdmin — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:26:13 +0000

General (Nelson Appleton) Miles: was a decorated American General who ran afoul of Roosevelt when he criticized the US Army’s campaign in the Philippines and when he openly questioned Roosevelt’s leading the charge up San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War

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Did this play anticipate WW2?

NGCTAdmin — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:24:35 +0000

Teddy announces: “To the West, there’s your danger, there’s your enemy Japan”: He was a bit of an oracle in this line. AOL was first performed in August 1941; four months later in December, Japan attacked Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. President Roosevelt became concerned about the growing power of Japan in the early 20th century when he negotiated an end to the war between Russia and Japan in 1904-05 – he received the Nobel Peace Prize

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Who was Cardinal Gibbons?

NGCTAdmin — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:22:25 +0000

Cardinal (James) Gibbons: Was the second-ever American Cardinal who often used parts of President Roosevelt’s speeches in defending the separation of church and state.

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