
Colonel Roosevelt
This 1917 War Department photograph shows former President Theodore Roosevelt at City Hall in New York City. President Roosevelt was sometimes referred to as Colonel...

“‘Figgering’ on the Returns”
In this cartoon, William Jennings Bryan, William Randolph Hearst, and President Theodore Roosevelt closely examine the 1907 state and local election returns to try to...

Finding appalling conditions
Labor Commissioner Charles Neill and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James Reynolds were commissioned by President Theodore Roosevelt to conduct an inspection of...

Letter to President Theodore Roosevelt
Inventor Fredfrick (sic) Merrill Shaw sent this drawing of a handheld flying machine to President Theodore Roosevelt on September 18, 1902.

Mount Rushmore from above
This aerial photograph, taken on October 16, 1954, shows Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The top of the colossal Mount Rushmore National...

“Not Afraid”
Secretary of War William Howard Taft told President Theodore Roosevelt that his highest ambition was to serve as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, but...

Roosevelt urges investigation
In this cover letter to the Neill-Reynolds report, President Theodore Roosevelt urged Congress to immediately enact legislation to provide for meat inspection and...