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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 2215040, member: 250"] Never thought about it, but now that it is on the table, we have this sort of cartoonesque impression of Teddy, but during his presidency he had quite a few accomplishments, including breaking some powerful monopolists and brokering peace between the Russians and the Japanese (winning the Nobel Peace Prize for actually doing something). But why he may be fitting on the rock may also have to do with his unflagging efforts to promote conservation in America. "Conservation movement aims to protect natural resources including animal, fungus, and plant species as well as their habitat for the future. Roosevelt is considered to be the first president [I]to put Conservation high on the national agenda[/I]. He set aside more Federal land for national parks and nature preserves [I]than all of his predecessors combined[/I]. He established the [I]US Forest Service[/I], signed into law the creation of [I]5 National Parks[/I] and established the [I]first 51 Bird Reserves and 150 National Forests[/I]." The Nat'l Park Service explanation is found here: [URL="https://www.nps.gov/moru/learn/historyculture/why-these-four-presidents.htm"]Why These Four Presidents? - Mount Rushmore National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)[/URL] [URL='https://learnodo-newtonic.com/theodore-roosevelt-accomplishments']10 Major Accomplishments of Theodore Roosevelt | Learnodo Newtonic[/URL] [/QUOTE]