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Theodore Roosevelt is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on March 13, 2006.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
October 11, 2005	Featured article candidate	Promoted
July 7, 2006	Featured article review	Kept
June 27, 2008	Featured article review	Demoted
May 15, 2014	Peer review	Reviewed
November 22, 2014	Guild of Copy Editors	Copyedited
Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on September 14, 2004, December 3, 2004, September 14, 2005, September 14, 2007, September 14, 2008, September 14, 2009, September 14, 2010, September 14, 2014, September 14, 2016, September 14, 2021, and September 14, 2026.
Current status: Former featured article

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Section size for Theodore Roosevelt (73 sections)
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Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	8,633	8,633	485	485
Early life and education	3,247	10,580	256	752
Education	5,127	5,127	378	378
Naval history and strategy	2,206	2,206	118	118
New York State Assemblyman (1881–1884)	3,235	5,425	226	290
New York National Guard	2,190	2,190	64	64
Cattle rancher in Dakota	5,562	5,562	358	358
1886 New York City mayoral election	2,007	2,007	127	127
Civil Service Commission (1889–1895)	2,906	2,906	176	176
New York City Police Commissioner (1895–1897)	3,952	3,952	286	286
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1897–1898)	2,057	2,922	160	262
USS Maine	865	865	102	102
Rough Riders (1898)	7,065	7,065	609	609
Governor of New York (1899–1900)	4,457	4,457	533	533
Vice presidency (1901)	3,290	3,290	323	323
Presidency (1901–1909)	4,503	52,825	230	4,795
Presidential elections	29	8,123	0	988
Presidential election of 1884	2,655	2,655	352	352
Presidential election of 1904	3,118	3,118	347	347
Presidential election of 1908	2,321	2,321	289	289
Domestic policies: The Square Deal	2,241	14,224	257	1,363
Trust busting and regulation	2,043	2,043	254	254
Coal strike	801	801	96	96
Prosecuted misconduct	941	941	105	105
Railroads	810	810	98	98
Pure food and drugs	1,209	1,209	109	109
Conservation	3,867	3,867	267	267
Business panic of 1907	2,312	2,312	177	177
Foreign policy	3,231	15,091	331	1,494
Japan	3,399	3,399	291	291
China	646	646	50	50
Europe	1,656	1,656	175	175
Latin America and the Panama Canal	6,159	6,159	647	647
Media	2,156	2,156	174	174
Second term	2,617	5,301	321	358
Rhetoric of righteousness	2,684	2,684	37	37
Roosevelt and racial issues	3,427	3,427	188	188
Post-presidency (1909–1919)	34	53,820	0	4,484
Presidential election of 1912	87	17,000	0	1,169
Republican primaries and convention	4,307	4,307	425	425
Progressive Party	5,339	5,339	283	283
Attempted assassination	5,462	5,462	301	301
Democratic victory	1,805	1,805	160	160
The Great Rapprochement with Great Britain	2,494	2,494	210	210
Republican Party schism	1,456	9,621	178	1,003
Dispute over court power	1,616	1,616	161	161
Roosevelt's "New Nationalism"	3,123	3,123	378	378
Battling Taft over arbitration treaties	3,426	3,426	286	286
Africa and Europe (1909–1910)	5,492	5,492	460	460
South American expedition (1913–1914)	4,176	4,176	469	469
Writer	5,115	5,115	258	258
Final years	1,867	9,888	184	915
World War I	2,852	2,852	216	216
League of Nations	3,668	3,668	315	315
Final political activities	1,501	1,501	200	200
Death	2,937	2,937	220	220
Legacy	2,347	19,534	145	991
Persona and masculinity	4,326	4,326	262	262
Memorials and cultural depictions	10,950	10,950	500	500
Audiovisual media	1,911	1,911	84	84
Personal life	19	11,559	0	735
First marriage and widowerhood	1,200	1,200	160	160
Second marriage and widowerhood	1,534	1,534	105	105
Character and beliefs	8,806	8,806	470	470
See also	538	538	0	0
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
Sources	10,992	10,992	0	0
External links	107	9,413	0	348
Organizations	147	147	0	0
Libraries and collections	1,004	1,004	0	0
Media	772	772	0	0
Other	7,383	7,383	348	348
Total	218,469	218,469	15,774	15,774

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Junior

Latest comment: 3 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Theodore Roosevelt Junior was president Roosevelt's son. This article says Theodore Roosevelt Junior was president. That's not accurate — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-34593-03 (talk) 00:37, 12 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Yes, it accurate. President Roosevelt was the son of Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., who was never president. — Preceding unsigned comment added by A. Randomdude0000 (talk • contribs) 01:37, 12 June 2026 (UTC)Reply