
Theodore Roosevelt
Lectures in History
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Teddy Bears - The Teddy Bear Story
In 19 o four, i say he's re elected, in quotation marks that he wasn't really elected the first time. Roosevelt was concerned about the balance of power in east asia. He let it be known to both parties that he would be willing to supervise a meeting between them to bring peace. His direction brought these two powers together. They worked out a treaty. Roosevelt got credit for it. The same year we had this interesting then, a story, something all of you can relate to, the creation of a teddy bears.
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