Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
I would much rather be your assistant in the Philippines …. than be Vice-President.
See {639169} and {639180} for more on Roosevelt’s feelings about the vice presidency.
Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th President of the United States (Republican, NY) Letter to William Howard Taft, then the Governor General of the Philippines, August 6,1900
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Platt and the regular Republicans wanted to get Roosevelt out of the NY Governor’s mansion where his reforms were angering the ultra conservatives and the large business interests. They wanted to have him be the Vice Presidential nominee and when McKinley was reelected, they could be rid of Roosevelt in a position where he could do anything. Roosevelt in this quote turned the offer down. Platt however then told Roosevelt that the conservative Republicans would not support him in the next election and with only half the Republican Party supporting him, the Democratic candidate would likely win. Realizing that he was cornered, Roosevelt agreed to be vice president. But Platt and the ultra conservatives however were very sorry when President McKinley was assassinated and Roosevelt, the man they wanted out of the way, was the President of the United States. See {639175} and {639180} for more on Theodore Roosevelt’s feelings about the vice presidency.
Roosevelt was then the Vice President.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., often referred to as Teddy or his initials T. R., was an American statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer, who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900 and the 25th vice president of the United States from March to September 1901. Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for anti-trust and Progressive policies.
