A New York governor who became the 26th U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt is remembered for his foreign policy, corporate reforms and ecological preservation.

• Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was an American statesman, politician, conservationist, naturalist, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He served as the 25th vice president from March to September 1901 and as the 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900.
• Born: October 27, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, New York, NY
• Died: January 6, 1919, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Cove Neck, NY
• Presidential term: September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909
• Spouse: Edith Roosevelt (m. 1886–1919), Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (m. 1880–1884)
• Grandchildren: Paulina Longworth Sturm, Theodora Keogh
• Children: Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Alice Roosevelt Longworth
• Theodore Roosevelt, shown here sitting in a steam shovel along the Panama Canal route in 1906, was the first president to visit a foreign country while in office.
• First president born in New York City.
• First president who ascended to the presidency upon the death of a predecessor, who later was elected to the presidency in his own right (He was elected vice president in 1900, ascended to the presidency in 1901, and was elected in his own right in 1904).
• First president (and first American) to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Roosevelt won the award in 1906, due to his successful mediation to end the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905).
• First president elected in the 20th century.
• First president to ride in an airplane.
• First president to ride in a submarine.
• First president to travel outside the contiguous United States and to visit a foreign country while in office, travelled to the Panama Canal Zone in 1906, where he inspected construction of Panama Canal, and visited Panama.
• First president to have his offices in the West Wing.
• First president to earn the Medal of Honor. Roosevelt won the award for his service in the Spanish–American War, and in particular his role in the Battle of San Juan Hill. The Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously in 2001, by President Bill Clinton.
• First president to receive the Freedom of the City of the City of London.
• First president to have had a secretary of commerce and labor.
• First president to serve as assistant secretary of the navy.
• First president to declare a United States National Monument: Devils Tower, Wyoming, 1906.
• First president to issue over 1000 executive orders.
• The first president (he was a former president at the time) to call for global governance.