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Theodore Roosevelt’s Political Life As a president Theodore Roosevelt was a strong leader and ruled with an iron fist. Not only did he conquer the frontier but he went on to conquer other countries. Roosevelt started out life as a born leader. When he was a child he overcame his sickness by physical exercise and rugged outdoor activities. After graduating from Harvard he went straight into politics. Starting as a Police Commissioners of New York and later went on to assistant secretary of the navy. He became a Rough Rider during the Spanish-American War. When he returned home he became the Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States. Roosevelt became President in 1901 when William McKinley was assassinated. Roosevelt’s main concern as president was the monopolization of big trust companies. He took on JP Morgan and other “big trust” companies; Roosevelt was considered a trustbuster in response to pu