Timeline of the Theodore Roosevelt presidency
The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt began on September 14, 1901, when Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 26th president of the United States following the assassination of William McKinley, and it ended on March 4, 1909.
September 14 - The takes place following the death of William McKinley.
first inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt
September 15 - Roosevelt and the cabinet attend memorial services for McKinley.
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September 16 - Roosevelt and the cabinet escort McKinley's body to
Washington, D.C.
September 20 - Roosevelt holds his first cabinet meeting.
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October 17 - Roosevelt gives the White House its official name.
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October 29 - is executed for the murder of William McKinley.
Leon Czolgosz
November 18 - The United States and Great Britain sign the .
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
November 30 - Roosevelt fires governor William Miller Jenkins and replaces him with Thompson Benton Ferguson.[7]
Oklahoma Territory
February 1 - takes office as Secretary of the Treasury.
L. M. Shaw
February 18 - Roosevelt orders the prosecution of the for violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Northern Securities Company
February 24 - Roosevelt meets at the White House.
Prince Henry of Prussia
February 25 - Roosevelt and Prince Henry of Prussia travel to New York.
April 22 - Roosevelt orders the court martial of for his actions at the Battle of Balangiga.
Jacob H. Smith
April 29 - The is extended indefinitely.
Chinese Exclusion Act
May 12 - The begins.
coal strike of 1902
May 20 - gains independence from the United States.
Cuba
May 31 - Roosevelt orders a 14% reduction of the .
United States Army
June 16 - Roosevelt meets the first Cuban ambassador to the United States.
June 17 - Roosevelt signs the into law.
Newlands Reclamation Act
July 2 - The ends.
Philippine–American War
July 4 - Roosevelt issues amnesty for all Filipino participates of the Philippine-American War.
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August 22 - Roosevelt becomes the first sitting president to ride in an automobile.
October 3 - Roosevelt personally arbitrates the coal strike.
November 4 - Republicans maintain control of both chambers of Congress in the .
1902 United States elections
December 4 - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. is confirmed as an .
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
January 2 - Roosevelt orders a post office in closed after they refuse to accept an African American postmistress.
Indianola, Mississippi
February 11 - Roosevelt signs the into law.
Expediting Act
February 14 - The is created.
Department of Commerce and Labor
February 19 - Roosevelt nominates to the Supreme Court.
William R. Day
February 23 - William R. Day is confirmed as an associate justice of the Supreme Court.
March 3 - Roosevelt signs the .
Immigration Act of 1903
May 14 - Roosevelt visits .
San Francisco
November 18 - The United States and Panama sign the .
Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty
February 1 - takes office as Secretary of War.
William Howard Taft
February 22 - A mentally ill man with a revolver is arrested at the White House.
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February 23 - The United States purchases the .
Panama Canal Zone
April 27 - Roosevelt falls ill and delays his hunting trip.
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April 28 - Roosevelt signs the into law.
Kinkaid Act
June 21 - Roosevelt is as the Republican presidential nominee for 1904.
chosen
June 30 - Philander C. Knox resigns to serve as a U.S. Senator. Several cabinet secretaries are moved into new positions.
Attorney General
July 1 - The comes into effect.
Cuban–American Treaty of Relations
October 4 - Postmaster General Henry Clay Payne dies at the age of 60.
October 10 - takes office as Postmaster General.
Robert Wynne
November 8 - Roosevelt wins reelection against .
Alton B. Parker
December 6 - Roosevelt establishes the as he delivers the 1904 State of the Union Address.[19]
Roosevelt Corollary
December 12 - The occurs in the Philippines.
Battle of Dolores River
January 20 - The United States takes control of the foreign affairs of the .
Dominican Republic
February 1 - The is established.
National Forest Service
March 4 - The takes place.
second inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt
March 17 - Roosevelt attends the wedding of his niece and distant cousin Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Eleanor Roosevelt
June 30 - Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton resigns. He is replaced by .
Charles Joseph Bonaparte
July 19 - Former Secretary of War Elihu Root takes office as Secretary of State.
July 27 - The is made between Secretary of War William Howard Taft and Japanese Prime Minister Katsura Tarō.
Taft–Katsura agreement
October 22 - The occurs in the Philippines.
Battle of the Malalag River
March 5 - The occurs in the Philippines.
First Battle of Bud Dajo
April 14 - Roosevelt denounces the practice of in the progressive movement.
muckracking
April 18 - The kills up to 3,000 people and destroys over 80% of the city of San Francisco
San Francisco earthquake
May 8 - Roosevelt signs the into law.
Burke Act
June 8 - Roosevelt signs the into law.
Antiquities Act
June 16 - Roosevelt signs the into law.
Oklahoma Enabling Act
June 29 - Roosevelt signs the into law.
Hepburn Act
August 12 - The begins.
Brownsville affair
August 23 - Cuban President requests American military assistance.
Tomás Estrada Palma
October 6 - American soldiers arrive in Cuba and the begins.
Second Occupation of Cuba
November 6 - Republicans maintain control of both chambers of Congress in the .
1906 United States elections
November 9 - Roosevelt visits the Panama Canal Zone to oversee the construction of the Panama Canal, becoming the first sitting president to leave the mainland United States.
December 3 - Roosevelt nominates Attorney General William Henry Moody to the Supreme Court.
December 10 - Roosevelt is awarded the for his role in ending the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.[22]
Nobel Peace Prize
December 12 - William Henry Moody is confirmed as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Several cabinet secretaries are moved into new positions.
January 1 - Roosevelt sets the record of most hands shaken in one day by a head of state with 8,513.
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January 14 - Postmaster General resigns. He's replaced by Ambassador to Russia George von Lengerke Meyer.
George B. Cortelyou
January 26 - Roosevelt signs the into law.
Tillman Act of 1907
February 15 - The is signed by the United States and Japan.
Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907
February 20 - Roosevelt signs the into law.
Immigration Act of 1907
February 26 - Roosevelt appoints chief engineer of the Panama Canal.
General George Washington Goethals
March 3 - Secretary of the Treasury L. M. Shaw resigns to work in the private sector.
March 4 - takes office as Secretary of the Treasury. Secretary of the Interior Ethan A. Hitchcock resigns and is replaced by James Rudolph Garfield.
George B. Cortelyou
June 11 - The begins.
War of 1907
June 15 - The is held at Roosevelt's request.
Second International Peace Conference
October 22 - The begins.
Panic of 1907
November 3 - Roosevelt approves 's takeover of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.
U.S. Steel
November 16 - is admitted as the 46th state.
Oklahoma
December 16 - The begins its voyage.
Great White Fleet
June 30 - William Howard Taft resigns as Secretary of War to campaign for the presidency.
July 1 - takes office as Secretary of War.
Luke Edward Wright
November 3 - William Howard Taft is elected president, defeating .
William Jennings Bryan
November 30 - Secretary of the Navy resigns for health reasons. He is replaced by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry.
Victor H. Metcalf
January 27 - Secretary of State Elihu Root resigns to serve as a U.S. Senator. He is replaced by the same day.
Robert Bacon
February 6 - The Second Occupation of Cuba ends with the withdrawal of American soldiers.
March 4 - The takes place.
inauguration of William Howard Taft
for his predecessor
Timeline of the William McKinley presidency
for his successor