Notes for Theodore ROOSEVELT

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Notes for Theodore ROOSEVELT

The first born son and namesake of President Roosevelt, "Ted" lead a very distinguished life in his own right. Ted was the first child of Theodore and his second wife Edith. Remember his father's first wife and older sister Alice's mother had
died shortly after childbirth. Ted began following his father's footsteps at a very early age, though father Roosevelt admittedly pushed him a bit too enthusiastically in this direction. As a child, Ted was closest to his sister Alice, and
they adored each other as playmates and fellow adventurers. Ted spent most of his childhood here in Cove Neck where he explored the woods by day, and enjoyed many nights camping out with his father. Like his father before him, Ted attended
Harvard, worrying his father by cutting classes, but graduated with excellent grades. He married Eleanor Alexander in 1910 and began his political career with election to the New York Assembly. He later became Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
In 1929, Hoover appointed him Governor of Puerto Rico, from which post he was named Governor General of the Philippines. He saw active duty in both World War I (receiving the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star) and World War II.
As a Brigadier General in World War II, Ted Jr. led the first assault at Normandy. A few weeks later, he died of a heart attack.

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