We’ve arrived at the game-changer himself, Teddy Roosevelt, born right in the heart of Manhattan. By far, one of the wealthiest presidents, and one whose family allowed him to indulge a variety of interests.
Check out Teddy Roosevelt’s childhood and political rise, as well as what happened to his birthplace!
The exhibit space in the ground level of the Theodore Roosevelt birthplaceExhibits detailing the Roosevelts and the spaceTheodore Roosevelt as a childYoung RooseveltDetailing Roosevelt’s lifeHis political careerItems from TR’s political careerThe Teddy bearThe shirt Roosevelt was wearing when he was shotTheodore Roosevelt’s military uniform Theodore and me! On the birthplace and its historyThe house and its floorplans
From My August 2015 Visit!
Theodore Roosevelt BirthplaceBirthplace Plaque
From My July 2021 Visit!
On the street where HE lived! Teddy’s birthplace!Birthplace signageWith the plaqueMarker over the door! Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace!
From My July 2022 Visit!
At the Theodore Roosevelt birthplaceTheodore Roosevelt’s birthplaceBirthplace marker At the doorstepBirthplace signageWanting to go in! With fellow professors Thomas Balcerski and Ryan Purcell!
After Teddy became president, the birthplace all decked out.
After the replica was built
Some of Teddy’s taxidermied birds and his tools.
Theodore Roosevelt portrait by John Singer Sargent.
"There is but one reliance." Martin Van Buren, our 8th President was a career politician, living and breathing politics to the very end. Hear about the end of his Presidency, his life after the office, his death, burial, and commemorations!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/05/07/season-3-episode-8-martin-van-burens-tomb/ Season 1's Martin Van Buren Episode-"Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook"Season 2's Martin Van Buren Episode-"Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald"Support the Show.Visit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
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