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Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
Political beer tray showing Theodore Roosevelt charging up San Juan Hill. In reality, Colonel Roosevelt led the charge on foot and left his sabre behind. Courtesy Bud and Sally Bassett.
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Theodore Roosevelt had
powerful friends and connections. Offered command of the regiment, he deferred in favor of
Colonel Leonard Wood and was made the regiment's lieutenant colonel. On July 1 Wood was
promoted and Roosevelt took command of the Rough Riders with the rank of colonel. He
served as New York governor (1899 - 1900) and as the twenty-sixth President of the United
States (1901 - 1909).
Theodore Roosevelt souvenir necktie marked "Our Teddy." Courtesy John and Linda Chase.
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