Happy Birthday!

26th pres. Ted Roosevelt

born 10/27/1858
(d. Jan 6, 1919)

          Roosevelt in the White House,
          Drinkin' out of a silver cup
          McKinley in the graveyard,
          He'll never wake up
          He's gone a long time.
  
                  "White House Blues," Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers, 
                  recorded 1926, Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. B, Side 2, Tr 6.

We admire TR. He created practical conservation & environmentalism in the US. He wanted to be sure to preserve places where you could shoot animals for trophies. Stick that in your PC.

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