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Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919 (Peter Juley photograph):
Theodore Roosevelt in riding attire:
President Theodore Roosevelt's dynamic view of the presidency infused vigor into a branch of government that had been dominated by Congress during the last three decades of the nineteenth century. His personal energy mirrored his executive activities. Riding and hiking were almost daily pastimes; one senator joked that anyone wishing to have an influence with the president would have to buy a horse.
This photograph by Peter Juley of Roosevelt dressed in his riding clothes appeared on the cover of Harper's Weekly on July 2, 1904.
Peter A. Juley, 1903 |