Table of Contents
Introduction xi
Part I The First Modern President
1 Tr's Roller-Coaster Reputation 3
2 Delighted Defender of Family and Country 15
3 Misconceptions About Tr 29
4 The Bull Moose Progressive 49
Part II The Making of a Conservative Reformer
5 Tr's Political Education 65
6 Tr's Run-Up to the White House 79
Part III Tr As President: Domestic Policy
7 The Trust-Buster Myth 89
8 Sidestepping the Tariff Third Rail 103
9 Neglecting Currency/Banking Reform 113
10 Setting the Model For Labor Disputes 119
11 Protecting Consumer Health and Safety 125
12 Conserving Natural Resources 131
13 Delivering Water to the Arid West 139
14 Winning-Then Losing-Black Voters 145
Part IV Tr as President: Foreign Policy
15 Britain: Forging the Special Relationship 159
16 Germany: Restraining the Kaiser 173
17 Japan: Preventing War in The Pacific 183
18 Panama: Making the Dirt Fly 195
19 Monroe Doctrine: Adding a Police Power 203
Part V Assessing his Two Terms
20 One of the Greatest Presidents 211
21 Founding Father of the American Century 223
Acknowledgments 227
Guide to Sources 229
Notes 241
Index 255