Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
Our allies and enemies, and Mr. Wilson himself, should all understand that Mr. Wilson has no authority to speak for the American people.
President Wilson had gone to Paris for peace treaty negotiations. Ex-President Roosevelt was on his deathbed. But even then TR was his politically contentious self.
Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th President of the United States (Republican, NY), Remark from his deathbed, 1919
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Alluding to the practice of advisors and handlers scripting and packaging presidential candidates for conventions and debates:
Bush adopted a foreign policy of unilateralism which was offensive to and resented by most of the foreign countries with whom we had good relations. Many people thought it would take years to repair the damage, but President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were able to turn the situation around in a few years. The George W. Bush administration, in contrast to his father’s administration, was considered an aberration in American foreign policy by most countries.
In a NATO military operation, there is one NATO Supreme Commander but each nation has a minister for NATO. All significant decisions must be consented to be this group. But each of those is a representative of a different political government. Clark was masterful at this diplomatic side of the war just as Dwight Eisenhower was in WWII. Eisenhower had bigger egos to content with—Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, De Gaulle, but Clark had many more counties who could each veto actions.
In 1904 the Archduchess of Austria was visiting the Adriatic port of Fiume where hundreds of immigrants to America were waiting to board the ship. The nobility of the time found amusement in the poor immigrants boarding with their meager possessions and poor clothes. The Archduchess wanted the people to board 3 days early so she could watch the spectacle before she left. They would then have to stay in the steerage of the ship for 3 extra days. The American consul refused to issue the necessary papers until just before the sailing:
The Prime Minister was visiting the United States and was staying at the White House. President Roosevelt had a spontaneous thought and wheeled himself into Churchill's room. The Prime Minister was stark naked, having just emerged from the bath. Roosevelt apologized but Churchill was unfazed and known for his nudity in his private quarters. He even used what might have been an awkward moment into an opportunity to make a political point.
Although Hamilton was an advocate of a strong Federal Government, he always advocated checks and balances. Here, he called for checks on the President in the area of foreign affairs which he thought was lacking in the draft of our original constitution. His concern was not addressed and the President still has almost unilateral control over American foreign policy. The only checks are the Senate with the power to ratify treaties or not, and the Congress which need not appropriate money for purposes that the President thinks important, and can condition the money that they do appropriate upon certain limitations on the President’s preferred policies.
“The word “monitoring” is a polite diplomatic word for “spying on”. She made this statement in July of 2014 when the Germans discovered that the United States was spying on their government and ejected key Americans from the country. Albright was explaining that this is extremely common and “normal” between allies. See {640830} for more on this subject.
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.
