You may go directly to the collection,
Theodore Roosevelt:
His Life and Times on Film, in American Memory.
Theodore Roosevelt: His Life
and Times on Film features
104 films of events in Roosevelt's life from the Spanish-American War in 1898
to his death in 1919. Roosevelt was the first U.S. president to have a large part
of his career and life recorded on film. In addition to scenes of Roosevelt, these
films include world figures, politicians, monarchs, and Roosevelt's friends and
family. The collection also offers four sound recordings in which Roosevelt states
his progressive political views.
These online exhibits
provide context and additional information about this collection.
Film
Chronology of Roosevelt and His Times
Sound Recordings of
Theodore Roosevelt's Voice
T. R. on Film
Theodore Roosevelt:
The Picture Man
Timeline of Theodore
Roosevelt's Life
These historical
era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
Development of the Industrial United
States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
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collections and exhibits |
These collections
and exhibits contain thematically-related primary and secondary sources. Also
browse the Collection
Finder for more related material on the
American Memory Web site.
American
Life Histories, 1936-1940
The Coolidge Era
and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929
Last Days of a President:
McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901
Life of a City: New York,
1898-1906
Presidents and First
Ladies, 1789-Present
Recordings from World War I and
the 1920 Election
The Spanish-American
War in Pictures, 1898-1901
Touring Turn-of-the-Century
America, 1880-1920
Recommended additional
sources of information.
Read
More About It! - A bibliography
Specific guidance
for searching this collection.
Search
for films by keyword, or by browsing the collection using the Alphabetical
Title List or the Subject
Index.
Each film has a detailed bibliographic
record. Read this information before selecting films to download. Depending upon
your computer equipment and the size of the film, download time can be lengthy.
For help with search words, go to the Synonym
List.
For help with search strategies,
see Finding Items in American Memory.
You can search descriptions and see
a still clip of each film without special viewers. However, to run the actual
films, or to listen to the sound recordings in the collection, you will need special
viewers. For help with viewers, go to How
to View Videos and How
to Listen to Sound Recordings.
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