George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt; each of the faces of these good presidents is carved into the great mountain that we know to be Mount Rushmore. George Washington was our country's first president: obviously. Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation: of course. Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence: certainly. But Theodore Roosevelt; what exactly did he accomplish, what did he do? The 26th president of this nation, he is well known for many things. Some question whether what he accomplished during his presidential tenure is worthy of having a face carved on Mount Rushmore. He was a renowned historian, author and naturalist/explorer. Once elected to office, he was not only popular among the people, but he was ready to bring all his new ideas to life. One of his greatest was his ideas on foreign policy. Roosevelt firmly believed that the United States would become a very powerful nation in the world. In doing so, the United States needed to conquer as much territory as possible. We have been able to establish protectorates over spaces such as Guam, the Philippines, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico. His edition of the Monroe Doctrine, called the Roosevelt Corollary, was intended to aid in South American affairs. The Latin American country, Venezuela, was suffering from financial problems with Germany and Great Britain. So, to resolve the dispute, the Roosevelt Corollary was established to state that wherever in the Western Hemisphere financial disputes occurred, the United States would be there to support them. They would act like a policeman to monitor that area. Although perhaps it was his best intentions, Latin America as a whole began to no longer appreciate those terms so much. As well as creating the Big Whi...... middle of paper...... sufficiently safe work spaces. The situation got so out of control that President Roosevelt intervened and told the company that if something wasn't fixed, the government would have to step in and run the entire coal mining business. To maintain peace domestically and during foreign affairs, Roosevelt was very interested in nature. He was the president who initiated the conservation of our landscapes. He used his powers to help create over 100 national parks. He believed that our country's diverse landscapes should be preserved; which is good, because as we see today some of those beautiful landscapes were destroyed to create material things. President Roosevelt certainly added policies that affected our nation as a whole in a very positive way. So yes, his face deserves that place on Mount Rushmore.