Theodore Roosevelt was a complex figure—a progressive who abhorred radicalism, a conservationist who loved hunting.

In “Leadership in Turbulent Times,” author Doris Kearns Goodwin teaches us how four presidents — Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson — “set a bar for all ...

James MacGregor Burns, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his biography of FDR, and Susan Dunn, professor of literature and the history of ideas at Williams College, have ...

Part 1. Ambition and the recognition of leadership -- Abraham: "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition" -- Theodore: "I rose like a rocket" -- Franklin: "No, call me Franklin" -- Lyndon: "A ...

Majorities of Democrats and Republicans would be likely to vote for George Washingon, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy if they could run today, according to a new poll. Photo ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Vanderbilt University history professor Nicole Hemmer talked about the emergence of the concept of a 'first 100 days' of a presidential term during ...