Theodore RooseveltTheodore “Teddy” Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States in 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley. INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City to Theodore "Thee" Roosevelt, Sr. and Martha "Mittie" Bulloch. During his young life he was known to friends and family as "Teedie" because he didn't really like the nickname "Teddy". As a boy he spent much of his time studying at home in their beautiful four-story brownstone house on East 20th St. in New York because of his illness and asthma. Staying at home this gave him the opportunity to cultivate his passion for animal life. However, during his teenage years he developed a physical routine involving weightlifting and boxing with the encouragement of his father, whom he deeply respected. He was mostly homeschooled by tutors and his parents. Because he was homeschooled, his learning was different than most children. He was very solid in geography, history, biology and French, but struggled with mathematics, Latin and Greek. He entered Harvard College in 1876, and when his father died during his sophomore year it was a tremendous blow. But that didn't stop him; however, he attended twice as long and succeeded in almost all of his studies. While at Harvard, Roosevelt was active in rowing, boxing, Alpha Delta Phi literary society, Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and was a member of the Porcellian Club. He also edited The Harvard Advocate and finished second in the Harvard boxing championship. He graduated in 1880 and enrolled in Columbia Law School. On Roosevelt's 22nd birthday he married Alice Hathaway Lee. He died on February 14, 1884, just eleven hours after Roosevelt's mother died... halfway through the paper... on Race, Riots, Reds, Crime. Probe. P. 13.1905 Message to Congress, cited in Keeling, Drew, The Business of Transatlantic Migration between Europe and the United States, 1900-1914 (2012), p. 161Bishop, Theodore Roosevelt and His Times page 53. Books.google.com. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2013. Cartoon of the Day Explained, Robert C. Kennedy, Harper's Weekly, 6 September 1902. Manners, William. TR and Will: A Friendship That Divided the Republican Party. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1969. "Theodore Roosevelt Dies Suddenly at Oyster Bay Home; Nation Shocked, Pays Homage to Former President; Our Flag in All Seas and All Lands Between" auction". The New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2013. “Presidents Roosevelt Honored JDs Posthumously” (Press Release). Office of Public Affairs, Columbia University. 25-09-2008. Retrieved December 5, 2013.