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OOPS! I forgot to show the screenshot of @thehistoryunderground poll question. Go to his page and see what I meant to show you! Also, he wasn't pronouncing the nickname funny, TR's childhood nickname was indeed TEEDIE, not Teddy.
... and that's that one time where you talk about something without reading it out loud, lol. I love when you do that, btw, to read out long quotes that are shown on the screen, really easy to follow.
Hey Chris just wanted to mention his pronouncement of teddy is just him 😂 it’s a running joke on the channel that he can’t pronounce stuff quite funny when he does it but I can assure you although English people sound different from Americans teddy is pronounced the same way 😂
I love that you are going over these videos on the presidents. I'd love to see more. LIke the one on Truman or the one over Buchanan
So in terms of the 'Victorian' society, I believe a lot of traditions and ideals rubbed off on the elites back then & I feel they desired to continue such ideas in order to have their offspring possibly become better in society. One thing I didn't like about the Victorian era is that the King and Queen of England thought that they were better than anyone else & I feel part of that rubbed off on the upper class in and around NY during that time (I could be wrong about this).
Still not seeing the link.
Theodore Roosevelt was the epitome of what it means to be American. Everything you envision when you think the word “American” is all put together in one corporeal form named Teddy 😅
Exactly, down to the part where he was able to experience so many things because he came from wealth and was what many consider today borderline toxic masculinity lol. That said he always fought for the working classes and still imo the coolest president ever followed by Obama, coolness only not considering anything else. He is also top 20 most impactful historical American figures imo.
@@sunkings5972 - So, Obama was cooler than Clinton and Kennedy?
@@sunkings5972 yeah his views on immigrants coming to America and letting go of their heritage to truly become American ain’t so PC today either lol
@@TheMasonK Yeah but it was the kind of nation building mentality that was needed for the still fledgling nation to grow into prominence. In the modern era America can afford to forgo full homogeneity owing to its Hegemonic status
@@LouisKing995I agree but it is a fair critique of him and I’m a huge TR fan.
As a kid growing up with asthma Theodore’s story motivated me to never quit. I wonder how many other asthmatics have had the same inspiration?
I did not suffer from asthma, but was/am extremely nearsighted, which went unnoticed for the first dozen or so years of my life. Yes, the world looks sooo much prettier and bright with good vision!
Me!!
Same with Chief Keef lmao
HIS COUSIN BRO IS ALSO AN INSPIRATION. FDR WAS PARALIZED BY POLIO BUT THE WAY HE GIVE HIS BEST FIGHT AND LED THE COUNTRY TILL HIS LAST BREATH IN THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME. HE IS A TRUE KRMAYOGI.
I could be wrong, but I think "teedie" was TR's nickname from his family while growing up and "teddy" is the nickname that he didn't like from the public, so it wasnt a British way of saying Teddy, even if that would be a fun alternative way of pronouncing it. I would also really recommend Edmund Morris' biography series on him, they're great!
This is correct based on a few biographies I read. They intentionally spell it different from Teddy to differentiate the two.
This isn’t the first time I have heard that his childhood nickname was “Teedie” so yeah, I don’t think this is a British mispronunciation but an actual nickname.
was gonna say, as a brit we got lots of teds over here and ive never heard anyone call em Teedie so its not just a british way of saying it.
I always thought it was TD, as in Tee Dee?
Yeah I was going to say us brits don’t say Teddy as Teedie 😂
I can't imagine losing one's wife or husband and parent on the same day. Truly heartbreaking. Amazing the man he was even after this. What a president, what a man!
Two of my favorite quotes come from Teddy Roosevelt.
"Speak softly and carry a big stick"
"Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft"
The change of mood from excited at the part where Roosevelt survived a shot to the chest to total disappointment at the summary of 1912 Election 🤣🤣🤣
We really need to get a series like Netflix made for The Crown about Theodore Roosevelt. So many moments in his life that are fascinating stories.
That look you gave the camera when he said Wilson's name had me dying 🤣🤣.
In all seriousness Theodore Roosevelt was such an amazing and fascinating dude.
The entire Roosevelt family is just amazing to read about. My favorite “what if?” Is TR’s eldest child Alice-what if she had been born 75 or 100 years later? She was such a force of nature, like her father, but she lived with the restrictions placed on women of her time and eventually became best known as an acerbic wit and someone who loved flouting societal norms. If she was born when she had more options open to her to follow her own path in politics, who knows? She had enough political instincts to advise her father not to run against Taft, even though she didn’t like the Tafts, either (she had buried a voodoo doll of Mrs. Taft in the front yard of the White House before leaving in 1909).
I like the fictional portrayal of Theodore in the novel The Alienist, written by historian Caleb Carr. The book starts with TR’s funeral and is told in flashback to his time as police commissioner, although he plays a small role in the book overall.
(Distant relative alert! Theodore’s 8th great grandfather Claes Van Rosenvelt, the first in that line to arrive in North America sometime around 1650, was one of my 10th great grandfathers. The other president on a different branch of my grandmother’s tree is Millard Fillmore.)
Theodore Roosevelt is also the last U.S. President to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for actually doing something.
Has another US President won the Nobel Prize?
Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter@@christopherfanelli8821
@@christopherfanelli8821 none that are worthy as Teddy. Obama , Al Gore (VP) Woodrow Wilson (I know right). Jimmy carter, I can see that
Jimmy Carter?
@@mr.morales4074 2002 Nobel Preace Prize
TR is always a super interesting and entertaining guy to read about. It would have been something else if the guy was born 50 years later than he actually was. Then his parents would have hired Bruce Lee to train him in martial arts before he went off to become a part-time Green Beret in the New York National Guard. Or he would have tried like, 30 re-dos of the Bay of Pigs invasion 😂
With TR as President, there wouldn't have been a need for a Bay of Pigs invasion.
"I have just been shot, but it takes more than 1 shot to kill a bull moose" WHAT A BADASS
OMG !!!!! the face you did at 37: 14 when he mentioned wilson........ THAT WAS PRICELESS!!!! epic you tube moment saved on video for all times.
TR and FDR were much closer than simply knowing one another. After his father's death Franklin considered Theodore a role model. Despite being affiliated with different parties, Theodore encouraged Franklin to run for a seat in the state senate - which he won - when TR could have easily ensured his defeat in the heavily Republican district.
(Edit: A few years later, Eleanor proved herself not quite so gracious when one of TR's offspring was campaigning for office.)
Getting a medal of honor and a Nobel peace prize is the ultimate proof that the dude didn't half-ass anything.
Theodore Roosevelt: Can’t find a good book on the War of 1812.
Also Theodore Roosevelt: “Fine, I’ll write it myself.”
Keep these reactions coming love this content
I was feeling awful today as i had to watch the dog I have had since I was 2 get put down today but you uploading made it a little bit better thank you
The great Theodore Roosevelt! Amazing video as always!
How funny! I happened to watch this, along with several videos about Theodoore Roosevelt, yesterday evening in my ever-expanding search to learn more about my favorite president.
When hearing about Teddy, I'm always left wondering how many Teddy's are here in America that aren't able to become Teddy due to not getting the support and infrastructure Teddy had.
Great reaction as always ❤️
The pure joy on your face at 37:10 when they announced the 1912 president election made me laugh!!!!
IMO the absolute best biographies on Theodore Roosevelt are “ The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” and “Theodore Rex “ by Edmund Morris. If someone wants to get a good measure of how great this man was, I highly recommend these two amazing books.
Actually Edmond Morris wrote three books about TR. I have all three on the bookshelf behind me. The other is "Colonel Roosvelt" I think that was the best of the three.
@@firstcitytraveler I read the first two a long time ago and never realized there was a third, I know what I'm purchasing later today. Thanks!
@@matthewdeyoung1198 No problem as all three are excellent.
One other important thing T.R. did- he gave us the Lincoln Cent design we still use today. He personally commissioned Victor David Brenner to submit his Lincoln obverse to the US Mint, in honor of Lincoln’s 100th birthday.
Thus, ever since 1909, we’ve all found Lincoln “pennies” stashed in between our couch cushions. It was also indeed the first coin to feature a US President on its obverse. This would also set the precedent of all US coinage until present day (Washington Quarter in 1932, Jefferson Nickel in 1938, Roosevelt Dime in 1946, Kennedy Half-Dollar in 1964 & even the Eisenhower Dollar from 1971-1978- now our Dollar coins celebrate each President that has passed).
Needless to say- T.R. witnessing the Lincoln funeral procession came full-circle in his presidency & had long-lasting impacts on the history of US coinage and the coins American continues to mint today.
Ĥi, Chris, that was very interesting and it was really entertaining to see how excited you were when hearing a new fact.
Gotta love Theodore Roosevelt
Hi Chris, love the videos. You're exactly what a reaction channel should be, you add so much to the original video. I don't know if you take suggestions from comments, but I'd like to recommend 'Man in Cave' by 'Internet Historian'.
It's the interesting story of Floyd Collins, and the two week long attempt to rescue him from a cave in 1925. It's not your typical topics of world wars or the civil war, but there's still plenty you could comment on. Plus, Internet Historian is extremely popular, so a 'Historian reacts to Man in Cave' video could get a lot of views!
Excellent. Learned a lot. Now I need to find the Ken Burns documentary. Thanks!
Aware this is an old video but just want to say how much your son's perspective on learning resonates with me. I have a physics degree, but if i were to do it differently I would've done history. Been listening to your reaction videos at work recently and felt the need to comment, much love and love the content sir.
Appreciate that! Thanks for being a part of the journey with me.
Recently visited his home at Sagamore Hill, I highly recommend making the visit one day as it captures the essence of TR in such a complete and fascinating way
I think TR is such a interesting person I with the way he absorbed everything he read or learned that is me especially with things like History and books like everything I read is permanently in my brain
Great reaction as always!. Your job on Ypres was Amazing, wish we have that kind of respect for our memory in Mexico. Sorry for my english, cheers from Guadalajara. PD: Sugest to you, two words: Smedley Butler.
Interesting that you did videos related to Hamilton and TR so close to each other. The latter deeply admired the former and I’d say that they are arguably two of the most often mischaracterized figures in American history.
The autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt was the inspiration for me to start bettering myself after my gf of 3 years broke things off back in august.
Looking back, it wasn’t as life destroying as I thought it would be, but it was what put me on this path lol. A year ago today, I couldn’t run two miles without frequent stops and walking with my arms resting on my head.
Now, I’m down 30 pounds at a cool 165, about to run in my first 15k tough mudder, and even took up boxing. Been knocked around quite a bit, but my coach sees the potential for me to compete in competitions within a few months if I keep working.
Theodore Roosevelt was the manliest man to ever man, and I hope I can match some of that bad assery in the near future!
That's a good point on the term _Victorian_ being applied to America.
I believe there is a perfect term coined by Mark Twain called, “The Gilded Age.”
Agreed
As an englishman, never heard someone pronounce Teddy like how he does. I was just as puzzled as you.
agree. the guy speaks with RP and as far as I'm aware teddy sounds perfectly normal in the accent.
The only other possible explanation that I can think of is: Theodore -> TheoDore -> TD, but I admit that is a big stretch. I also don't believe anyone else said TD so it's pretty unlikely.
@@255ad RP is such an odd accent, for sure. It's so much different to everyother accent in England that it feels so odd to even exist.
If you want to learn more about Taft and Roosevelt I’d recommend The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin. I only knew a little about Taft before I read this book, mostly how TR viewed him sort of as his heir and felt betrayed by him, but it made me appreciate that he really never wanted to be president. His heart was in the judicial system and it didn’t help that his beloved wife suffered a devastating stroke shortly after he took office. She survived, but he spent hours every day taking care of her and helping her learn to speak again. After his presidency he served as chief justice to the Supreme Court, the only person to ever serve in both capacities, and accomplished much more as a judge than he did as a president.
Myself for being a Canadian and a history buff, one of my favorite United States President is Theodore Roosevelt.
There are two types of presidents: there's Teddy and then there's everyone else
“He felt staying in office for more than two terms runs the risk of a dictatorship”
Ironic considering one of his relatives managed to win 4 terms
His older sister called him Teedy. She was like o mom to him
Theodore Roosevelt is A badass.
I liked that photo of his father. That glare! 😂
Roosevelt was called a "Goo-goo":
a member or advocate of a political reform movement, considered disparaging.
He was so popular in what was then rock-solid Republican Vermont that my uncle was named after one of Roosevelt's sons, Kermit.
In that Rough Riders film you mentioned with Tom Berenger as TR (and Gary Busey as an aged Joe Wheeler), the guy who plays General Leonard Wood, Dale Dye, actually founded a company that provides some kind of basic training/boot camp to actors prepping for war movies like Saving Private Ryan and Platoon.
He’s probably best known as Col Sink in Band of Brothers.
6:42 I always heard it referred to as The Gilded Age, taken from "The Gilded Age: a Tale of Today" published in 1873, co-written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner.
Ok. Obviously this comment comes a year later, and please forgive me if this has already been noted, but the quote about death having to take Roosevelt in his sleep was from Thomas Marshall, I believe. What's remarkable about this witty little quip is that Marshall was at the time the sitting Vice President to everyone's favorite guy, Woodrow Wilson.
You know you've struck a deep chord with people when one of your bitter rivals pays you such a compliment. Cheers.
Thank you. You are wonderful!
Young T.R. looks like someone pulled straight from the pages of an H.P. Lovecraft story. He'd fit right in at Miskatonic University fighting Nyrlathotepian cultists with a lacrosse stick lol.
Simon openly makes fun of his writers in his Blaze videos, always a laugh at "Danny". It shows that Simon doesn't always finish the research himself in the end, but I still appreciate Simon's channels. Thanks for clearing up the errors Chris!
His writers are making fun of him while writing the script for him bc he doesn't do the research 😅 this is few years ago but now they rip him a new one in each video how low his knowledge is especially pop culture 😅
They're not "his" writers. He is their mouthpiece. Almost all the channels he appears on are well funded right wing propaganda.
Simon supposedly doesn't do any of the research, he repeatedly states in his videos that he doesn't read the manuscript beforehand, it's always a dry read.
Hey Chris, I absolutely love your content and your critical analysis of history. It is refreshing to see someone willing to acknowledge their biases and open to rationally examining history in this day in age. At any rate, I wanted to ask you what was the name of the book you read on Theodore Roosevelt. I remember you mentioning it several time throughout your videos and I would like to add it to my reading list. Please let me know and keep up the great work! You are inspiring and someone I look up to.
Check out the Fredrick Douglass Biographs next!
Many prospects for your boy! It truly is a gift that mustn't be stifled only encouraged as his will takes him, forwards.
Thanks for the reaction!!! Wasn't there supposed to be a movie about TR with leo dicaprio? I would love to see a movie about his life!
I find it interesting how, in 2 separate instances, you have Vice Presidents who become presidents in Chester Arthur and Teddy Roosevelt, who both make a lot of stalwarts in their party kinda go "oh crap" when they become president. In Arthur's case, despite the fact that he himself was a product of the spoils system (so much so that most of Garfield's cabinet resigned when Arthur took office), he actually became pretty dedicated to reform.
In Roosevelt's case... he pretty much acted like everyone expected he would.
Arthur is such an interesting case. The fact that he had the power to become a corrupt politician, but didn't, was amazing.
@@Dragonite43 I mean.. he WAS a corrupt politician for most of his life, that's why he was on the ticket. He just flipped a 180 after becoming president. It is amazing. Imagine if Gerald Ford had the same mindset.
Two of my favorite books are about TR: The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris
I’m the same way as your son with languages and Presidents, Chris! I love absorbing new information
Can I suggest to you a sequence of videos that could have a lot of good and introspective discussions? Historia Civilis' Peace and then Kraut's Critique on Realism. Both talk a lot about the history of Europe and the historical development of Europe. I think you would really appreciate watching these two videos in order.
Historia Civilis’ Rome series is a good watch
The Roosevelt Family is an incredibly interesting study, not just Theodore’s immediate family or FDR’s, but all the extended family as well. One of his distant cousins, George Washington Roosevelt earned the MOH for recapturing his regiments colors at 2nd Manassas and for capturing a Confederate color bearer and colors while receiving wounds at Gettysburg. Truly a great American Dynasty
He’s actually right about “Teedie” being what his parents called him.
Lots of nice little things can be said about this video, but my favorite part was the utter contempt on your face when Wilson came up.
I can't wait for your next bluejay reaction
loved this
Great content in this video, as always. But if i may offer a little constructive criticism. The audio of your voice is a bit higher than the audio of the video you're reacting to. So i had to turn volume up to hear Simon decently, but then you'd talk and it was too loud (not blowing my ear drums out. Just a bit much). I'm not sure if there is fix for this, or if i'm the only one with this issue, but i figured i'd share! Thanks for the great content!
VTH: TR seems like my son!
Me: Are you saying you are raising another TR? VTH! WE NEED TO KNOW!
I hope so!
@@VloggingThroughHistory As long as he doesn't cause a Wilson to get elected to office. XD
Hey Chris, my GF is a huge trivia person so I really appreciate the date accuracy. Also do more WarHawk and MonteMeyer Midway with Japans perspective please!
I'm surprised you didn't bring up the Extra History series on him that you covered. They covered more given the increase time allotted, but I'm pretty sure I learned a few things on this one (which appears you did as well).
Day 2 of asking for a tier list of American War of Independence Generals 😂
If I could go back in time and meet one person it would definitely be TR I would just sit there and listen to him tell jokes and stories all day
Thought you would find this interesting…
Part of the office building I work at in Indianapolis is the former home of Vice President Fairbanks. He had a party on the property and TR, as well as James Whitcomb Riley, were in attendance. We have a group photo of the guests.
If you’re ever in the Indy area, I can see if we can get you in for a bit of a tour!
If a documentary has the name "Ken Burns" attached to it, doesn't matter what it's covering, it's going to be good. I personally like his one on Huey Long. Everyman a King! 😂
Theodore is one of my top favorites too. I remember seeing a documentary about him years ago, An American Lion, I think it was called, but he's awesome.
Just a few days ago I finished his autobiography. What a fascinating personality! And one of my top three favorites ever. Bully for you, Mr. President.
I knew some of that story. When he was in San Antonio, he was staying at the Menger Hotel near the Alamo. He actually did some of the Rough Riders recruiting in their bar (which still exists). They have a historical section on him and also Richard King of the famous King Ranch. I think the coolest thing is that my youngest daughter named her baby son (who turned 4 two days ago) Theodore after TR. She loves his story and thought that naming Theo after TR was a good thing and I totally agree.
And, I have to laugh. I always remembered the presidential inauguration dates because my birthday is March 4. (1957).
I had a great grandfather that worked on TR's family yacht, and became TR's son Quintin's tutor & godfather.
The channel Reel History just started a 3-part analysis of Gods and Generals.
As a Brit, I can tell you that the way Simon is saying Teddy is DEFINITELY NOT a British accent thing 😂😅 I always said it like you are suppose to say it and many of my friends too.
My guess is he had never heard of the word or seen it used on a person. Although i am hearing i think teedie was a nickname but i am not sure how 'true' that is but if it is they probably should have clarified this in the video.
Anyway, great reaction, really enjoy your content with your commentary and expertise.
Hey Chris, what books would you recommend on Theodore Roosevelt? Been getting into this subject a lot lately and I'm looking for some reading recommendations. Thanks in advance, brother! You rock! 🤘
He accomplished more than any other politician in history.
I would be curious to see your reaction to Mikey Bolt's President impressions. His one for Theodore Roosevelt is freaking hilarious.
Theodore Roosevelt, Huey Long, and Andrew Jackson: My top 3 favorite Americans.
By the way, can you check out Monsieur Z’s ongoing 7 Ages of America Series? It’s really good and interesting. Keep up the great work. Peace. ✌🏻
Do you by chance know the status of the Roosevelt movie?
TR is the only man to be rewarded a Metal of Honor and a Nobel Peace Prize
Hey Chris, you should react to "One Weird Fact About All 49 Vice Presidents" by the TH-cam channel Derek Adam Thomas. It's kind of a follow up video to "One Weird Fact About All 45 Presidents", which you reacted to a couple of years ago, and was also made by the same channel.
Also check out the book Digging Through History about the Natural History Museum in NYC... there is quite a bit in there about Roosevelt and his support!
Just finished volume 3 of the Edmund Morris biography of TR. It’s hands down the best biography I’ve read in my life! He combined the lives of many men into one: naturalist, writer, explorer, politician, historian, etc.
The man was a FORCE who radiated energy yet also exhibited a magnetism that pulled people in.
He embodied the strenuous life.
Not really related, but someone you might find interesting is "if day" in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Thanks for all the great content
I don't know if you would be able to react to it, but I think it would be fun if you react to The Animaniac's song on the Presidents or Magellan. Also CGP Grey's video on "Someone Dead Ruined My Life...Again" is a really fun interesting video.
Hey, Chris, you should continue your series on Julius Caesar by Historia Civilis
TR has and will always remain my all time favorite American.
3:26 No, it is not an accent thing, that was actually what he was called as young boy. "Teedy" to his father's "Thee".
And 5:30 is his son, Theodore III (Ted jr), not him as a teenager. Yes, I am certified Tedhead (for Theodore Roosevelt addicts as in crackhead for crack addicts).
I love your contents. Keep up the good work.
"River of Doubt", TR's Amazon adventure, was a fantastic read. It was staggering what TR went through and how close he came to dying. He was a shadow of his former self his remaining years.
One picture: when he is leaning on the ',rio Roosevelt ' sign, contrasted with the broad, athletic, jolly pictures in his life, he is a like a zombie.
TR is my favorite president also! I’m just curious, why did you put him in “A” tier and not “S” on Tiermaker?
Roosevelt climbed the Matterhorn in 1880, as we learn in this video.
The video doesn't go into much detail. But this was a major achievement!
In those days, the Matterhorn was one of the greatest mountaineering challenges you could embark on. There had been many failed attempts to climb it and it had only recently been climbed for the very first time (in 1865), and some members of this mountaineering party actually had died during the attempt.
The only thing I don’t like about teddy is that he had a big ego, which is why he ran against Taft and led to Woodrow Wilson being president
It was Wilson’s Vice President Thomas Marshall who said, “Death had to take him sleeping. For if Roosevelt had been awake, there would have been a fight.” I appreciate the enthusiasm of the host and it’s important we keep our great American story alive. It’s even more important to really research and learn the story. This post missed all the important insight that made Roosevelt so interesting and so important in the way he changed the country and the presidency.
Always my favorite Prez, without a doubt. Such a multi-faceted, interesting person. The closest we've ever had to a truly Renaissance president. Not the corporate image we've had stuffed down our throats for so long. BULLY!
So apparently Americas term for the Victorian era is the Gilded Age 1877-1896.
The US did "Import" some of the culture, literature, social mores, and architecture from Victorian era England. Even in my small town in Kansas we have dozens of "Victorian" style homes. These were mostly built after the Civil War through the turn of the century. Some historians do call it the Victorian Period in the US. Mostly we refer to the same period in US as the "Gilded Age". But that was more about economic and political history. TR stopped some of those "Barons" and their monopolies as President.
O thank god I was bored senseless at work and just say this come up 😅