Theodore Roosevelt Portrait Coloring Pages

Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City. He became the 26th U.S. President in 1901 after President McKinley's assassination, serving until 1909. He was the youngest person ever to hold the office.

Roosevelt established national parks and forests, won the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the Russo-Japanese War, built the Panama Canal, and broke up powerful business monopolies to protect consumers and workers.

Before presidency, Roosevelt was a war hero in the Spanish-American War, a bestselling author who wrote over 35 books, a big-game hunter, and an explorer who discovered rivers in the Amazon.

Roosevelt was legally blind in his left eye from a boxing injury, survived an assassination attempt and continued his speech with a bullet in his chest, and collected over 2,500 books during one African expedition.

Roosevelt established 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reserves, 4 national game preserves, 5 national parks, and 18 national monuments, protecting approximately 230 million acres of American wilderness for future generations.

Roosevelt transformed the presidency into a powerful office, made America a world power, pioneered environmental conservation, and inspired generations with his philosophy of living 'the strenuous life' through courage and determination.