![]() Though his early forays in politics were not always successful-he lost the election for mayor of New York in 1886-his willingness to engage in a fight kept him returning to the political arena. However, as he grew, he became ambitious and athletic, eventually attending Harvard and graduating in 1880. Roosevelt was the proverbial unstoppable force.īorn in New York City into a wealthy family, young Theodore Roosevelt did not show the signs of growing into the man he would become he was small and in poor health, and his terrible vision compelled him to wear glasses from an early age. Whether he was engaged in politics or on safari, few, if any, American presidents were men of such vigor and energy. Theodore Roosevelt, born on October 27, 1858, was a man of action. ![]() Theodore Roosevelt / Adrian Lamb, copy after Philip Alexius de László / Oil on canvas, 1967 copy after 1908 original / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution ![]()
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