In his last will and testament, executed in 1912, he left the bulk of his estate, valued at $500,000 to his wife Edith. A $60,000 trust fund was to be divided among his children.

His first wife died in childbirth.

In 2001 he became the first US president to be awarded the Medal of Honor. He received it for his actions at San Juan Hill in Cuba, where he led the charge of the Rough Riders.

In 1906 became the first American to win a Nobel prize. He was awarded the Peace Prize for his efforts in concluding the peace treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese war. The medal he received is on permanent display in the Roosevelt Room in the West Wing of the White House.

Only person to receive a Nobel Peace Prize and a (USA) Medal of Honor.

Roosevelt always said that his only regret, as President, was that he did not have a war to fight. But during his term he built up the largest Navy the country had ever seen.

Known as the "Trust Buster" for his efforts to break up the intricate webs of monopolies and trusts set up by wealthy industrialists, which Roosevelt believed were strangling the economy, hurting workers and had no place in a free-market economy.

Championed the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act (which led to the founding of the Food and Drug Administration) after reading Upton Sinclair`s novel "The Jungle".

Known for his "Square Deal" program and his speeches urging honesty in business.

After the assassination of President William McKinley, he was sworn in as President on September 14, 1901, in Buffalo, NY.

Cousin of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Nephew of Congressman Robert B. Roosevelt.

While serving as Vice president, he enrolled in courses at law school to alleviate his boredom. At the time, the only official duty the Vice President had was to preside over the Senate. Consequently, he claimed that the Vice Presidency was no place for a young man.

Had photographic memory. He could recite pages from a newspaper he had just read as if he were reading from it. He was also a speed reader and would read two to three books a day.

He disliked the nickname "Teddy". None of his friends and family dared to address him by it.

His association with the "teddy bear" toy dates back to a hunting trip. After no game could be found, someone captured a stray bear cub and offered Roosevelt the opportunity to shoot it. He refused, saying it was "unsportsmanlike". News of the incident spread, including a cartoon drawing of Roosevelt refusing to shoot the cub, tied with a rope. A few weeks later, a state function was held at the White House, and someone, reportedly Roosevelt`s wife, had small dolls in the likeness of bears made as card holders for the place settings. The bears were taken home as souvenirs, and the "teddy bear" phenomenon had begun.

Severe asthma made him a sickly infant and virtually homebound child. His parents tried all available remedies and traveled worldwide to find him a salutary climate. But it was vigorous exercise that helped turn him into a healthy, productive adult.

His second wife, Edith, was his childhood sweetheart

Uncle of Eleanor Roosevelt

Governor of New York (1899-1900).

There is a picture of a young Teddy watching Abraham Lincoln`s funeral cortège passing by from an upstairs window of his grandfather`s house on Union Square, New York City.

Charter member of the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1955.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1897-1898).

Was the only US President to be born in New York City.

Ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City.

Responsible for the Maxwell House coffee slogan "Good to the Last Drop."

Once kept a hyena as a pet.

Once delivered a one-hour speech in spite of being shot moments before by a would-be assassin.

Had Christmas trees banned from the White House because of concern about the overcutting of forests.

Honored on one of fifteen 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the "Celebrate the Century" series, issued 3 February 1998, celebrating the 1900s.

Pictured on a US 5¢ regular-issue postage stamp, issued 22 October 1922.

Pictured on the 30¢ US postage stamp in the Presidential Series, issued 8 December 1938.

Pictured on a 3¢ US postage stamp with General George W. Goethals, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, issued 15 August 1939.

Twenty-sixth president of the United States of America.

His first wife, Alice, and his mother both died on the same day, 14 February 1884.