1. ELECTIONS OF TR
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2. PRESIDENCY 1901-1904
 TR acceded to the Presidency in 1901, so he had plenty of time to
prepare for his role in the 1904 election

3. 1904 CAMPAIGN
 Realized he needed the support of conservative Republicans in
Congress
 For holding back on certain progressive items, he got the support and
could do as he pleased with foreign policy
 In 1903 he toned down his anti-corporate sentiments
• Needed support of big money
 Maneuvered Mark Hanna, as the Chairman of the Republican
National Committee to endorse his candidacy

4. 1904
 Was nominated unanimously on first ballot
 His competitors were Democrats, Judge Alton B. Parker and
Henry G. Davis
• Parker winning the Democratic nomination
 Democrats attacked the Roosevelt party as “spasmodic, erratic,
sensational, arbitrary”
• Called themselves the sane and safe choice
• TR’s party defended themselves with their foreign policy success
 As was the custom Roosevelt or Parker did not actively campaign
• Roosevelt Sat on his front porch and campaigned there with
statements
• He received 2$ million from wealthy friends who supported him

5. ELECTION OF 1904
 Election was all TR
• TR won with 336 electoral votes to Parker’s 140.
• He won every state outside of the South, including Missouri
• Rode a Huge wave of public support, due to his success the previous
3 years
 After winning, TR vowed to not run again in 1908 because he
believed presidents should only serve two years in a row
• Though he was upset, he stuck to that promise and supported Taft in
1908

7. CAMPAIGN OF 1912
 During 1908-1910, TR traveled Africa and Europe with his Son
(Kermit) and Daughter (Edith).
 When he came back to NY in 1910 Masses of people came to
greet him
 A lot of his progressive views/plans were getting halted by Taft,
this caused Progressive Republicans to push TR to run in 1912

8. 1912
 Eventually he decided, “to throw his hat into the ring”
 The Republicans arrived being split between Taft and Roosevelt.
• However Taft controlled the convention floor, while Roosevelt had party
delegates (Taft backers managed to exclude most TR delegates by not
recognizing their credentials)
• This enraged TR and decided to pull out – giving Taft the victory
 The democrats had Woodrow Wilson.
• New Freedom party, a progressive view
 Two weeks later, TR decided to enter the nomination under the Progressive
Party.
• The Party Platform was “New Nationalism”
• Bull-Moose Party

9. FINAL CAMPAIGN SPEECH
 TR showed the American people everything they loved about it, by
finishing a speech with a bullet lodged in his chest
• He was shot right before the speech, and decided to still give it
• Claimed he was strong as a bull-moose!

10. ELECTION OF 1912
 Wilson captured 41.9% of the vote/TR 27.4%/Taft 23.1%/Socialist Party
Eugene Dens won 6%
 Wilson took 435 electoral votes, TR 88 and Taft only 8
 TR only won 6 states – California, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, South
Dakota and Washington
 Even though he loss, He helped bolster the Progressive Party views into the
oncoming presidencies
 Wilson enacted much of TR’s New Nationalism program during his presidency

13. WORKS CITED
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