Teddy was a proper progressive, but he was a kind of American-Nationalist Progressive. Most importantly, he absolutely wanted to wreak havoc on the industrialist establishment of the time.
Let that be a lesson: don't try to undermine your enemy's political career by making him vice president. He might be TR.
Teddy was progressive by 1900s standards of not wanting to destroy the environment
Teddy was a proper progressive, but he was a kind of American-Nationalist Progressive. Most importantly, he absolutely wanted to wreak havoc on the industrialist establishment of the time.
Let that be a lesson: don't try to undermine your enemy's political career by making him vice president. He might be TR.