Comments on: Lessons in Manliness: Theodore Roosevelt On Living The Strenuous Life

By: Andrew McCormick

Andrew McCormick — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:45:35 +0000

L-O-V-E all these TR posts! Reading “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” changed my life and I instantly fell in love with a guy that had been dead for decades.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:15:13 +0000

Teddy was truly something. I second the recommendation of Edmund Morris’ books. However, I don’t believe he ran for a third term as stated.

By: Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:52:11 +0000

Wonderful site! TR is such a great a great role model. I am interested in learning more about how his personality and attitude drove his skills and acheivements.

By: Luke

Luke — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:28:29 +0000

Fantastic website! I enjoy reading your fantastic blog and this is probably my favorite. Additional reading besides the two biographies mentioned above would be “the strenuous life” by Theodore Roosevelt; it is exceptionally quotable and epitomizes his ideals that allowed him to achieve so highly.

also i would like to add that to live the strenuous life, it is not only to work harder at what is already being done, but to spiral out and attempt a vast array of new things, to attempt to further one’s self through experience and accomplishment, to toil and risk while fulfilling the doctrine of the strenuous life for greater personal happiness and greater value to one’s cohorts.

By: Alton Marcello

Alton Marcello — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:15:28 +0000

Tuffness is sooooooo necessary

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:08:56 +0000

Amazing…I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t already know much of what was shared in this post, but I sure am glad I learned! What an incredible guy. I now have the perfect spontaneous gift idea for a friend who is facing tough times or a daunting task ahead — a biography of Teddy Roosevelt. Any that you guys would recommend?

By: Larry W. Phillips

Larry W. Phillips — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:48:46 +0000

Hi – I’ve got a question maybe one of your readers can help me with. I had a photo of TR shaking hands with 8,150 people on the day he got inaurgarated and now I’ve lost the photo and can’t remember where I saw it. Help! Anybody know where I got that from? Thanks,
Larry Phillips

By: Nisfris Wedsa

Nisfris Wedsa — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:41:40 +0000

Hi i am Nisfris from Albania and i also like america and men

By: The Baltimore Babe

The Baltimore Babe — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:15:13 +0000

What beauty…

By: Hasnain

Hasnain — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:42:59 +0000

An amazing man! I must read up more on him. Its so humbling how much a person can accomplish in life. Staggering! Makes me feel like an ant.

By: David Zent

David Zent — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:24:52 +0000

If you guys want to have the night of your lives, catch Clay Jenkinson performing Theodore Roosevelt at various venues around the nation. He is well-known for portraying Thomas Jefferson, but Holy Crap! He is astounding as Roosevelt, who was Jefferson’s polar opposite in politics and personality. I met Clay and enjoyed his recent performance here in Bakersfield CA. The room rose as one in a standing ovation, after he had performed for over two hours in character. I’ve never seen anything to match it, and I’ve made my living in live theatre for twenty-five years now. It was inspiring and awakening. Go see him if he performs anywhere in a five hundred mile vicinity of you – more than worth it.

By: Todd Schafer

Todd Schafer — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:52:46 +0000

Funny how when something comes into your universe, you run across blog posts like this.
I had just been exposed recently to the greatness that was TR.
His picture is going up on my vision board along with Abe and Churchill (who are already there).

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:13:30 +0000

sam, it’s not bs.
They have the copy of the speech that was in TR’s pocket when he was shot and the bullethole is clearly visible. It’s in some museum somewhere.

And film was around by that time. There are plenty of videos showing TR greeting people, making speeches, etc. that are clear proof of his vigor.

Theodore Roosevelt is by far the greatest president in my opinion, both in terms of personality as well as [most] of his policies. Not to mention, he is the greatest example of a man that I can think of.

By: sam

sam — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:44:22 +0000

sounds like bs to me. i guess some historian will dream up more bs and make gwb look like a fucking hero too – pity the web wasn’t around then, there may have been a very different story – all politicians are lying hypocrites – there are no exceptions ever!

By: JAMes

JAMes — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:46:42 +0000

He really needs a good bike!