Theodore Roosevelt Invents the Modern Presidential Vacation
On a July afternoon in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt exchanged the sizzle of a Washington summer for the ocean breezes of Oyster...
The President's Catch of the Day - Photo 2
- Date of Work
- March 16, 1917
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Library of Congress
The President's Catch of the Day - Photo 2
Former President Theodore Roosevelt and Russell J. Coles on a devil fish harpooning expedition off the coast of Florida, March 16, 1917.
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