Theodore Roosevelt

This engraving of President Theodore Roosevelt was produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. After early struggles including a sickly childhood and the loss of his first wife and mother on the same day, Roosevelt became a vigorous outdoorsman, big game hunter, and rancher. During the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt was colonel of the Rough Rider Regiment, which he led on a charge at the battle of San Juan. Roosevelt later was elected governor of New York, and served as vice president to William McKinley; he became president in 1901 following McKinley's assassination.