“Teddy Tweets”

Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom

Presented by The Ripon Society

“I can hardly say how proud I am of this regiment. It is so typically American! It is just the ideal body for me to lead; and the men are devoted to me.”

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt speaking proudly of his Rough Riders in a letter to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

July 28, 1898

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