Because his father managed to avoid going to War,

T.R. committed himself never to avoid a ñght.

As a Warrior, he led the “Rough Riders”

Who defeated the Spanish in Cuba in 1898.

As a peacemaker, he earned the Nobel Peace Prize

As a White House tenant, he re-Wrote U.S. history.

Not only as the youngest president,

But also as the  to ride in a car and fly in an

He Was also the ñrst one to travel abroad While in

Indeed he Was a great man learning his lessons on

Once after he was shot during a speech,

He said,  deliver this speech or die.”

It took him a lifetime to appreciate the horrible

character of War.

After Quentin, his youngest son, died in action

He then admitted in his last days to a journalist

It Was a serious thing for a father to encourage a son

To actions that might bring him death.