Who was Teddy Roosevelt?
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Teddy Roosevelt | National Park System | Teddy Roosevelt was an American soldier, writer, and environmentalist, and he served as the 26th president of the United States. Teddy Roosevelt's "trust-busting" efforts to eliminate economic monopolies along with his dedication to protect America's forests make him one of the most significant figures in American History.
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- Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt (1858-1919) Teddy Roosevelt was an American soldier, writer, and environmentalist, and he served as the 26th president of the United States. Teddy Roosevelt's "trust-busting" efforts to eliminate economic monopolies along with his dedication to protect America's forests make him one of the most significant figures in American History.
- In 1903, President Roosevelt spent three days hiking and camping throughout Yosemite National Park with environmentalist John Muir. This trip helped convince Roosevelt to federally protect five national parks and over 150 national forests.
- "There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoias... our people should see to it that they are preserved for their children and their children's children forever, with their majestic beauty all unmarred."
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