Talk:Theodore Roosevelt/Archive 6
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Early widowerhood - suggest mention of 2 year hiatus
Within the section "First marriage and widowerhood", we have "After the deaths of his wife and mother, Roosevelt focused on his work, specifically by re-energizing a legislative investigation into corruption of the New York City government, which arose from a concurrent bill proposing that power be centralized in the mayor's office. For the rest of his life, he rarely spoke about his wife Alice and did not write about her in his autobiography."
Suggest 1. this widowerhood section is incomplete without reference to his sabbatical in the Badlands that began 5 months after his mother and Alice's deaths and 2. that we move this New York corruption language to Early Political Career: State Assemblyman section, with reference to this being his final term (session ended May 1884).
Suggest adding a brief reference to his 1884-1886 hiatus in the Dakota territory, and a link to "Cattle rancher in Dakota" (Theodore Roosevelt - Wikipedia) section. An important part of his widowerhood.
Suggested wording revision: "After the deaths of his wife and mother, Roosevelt finished out his term 1884 session with the New York State Assembly, and then spent the next two years trying his hand as a cattle rancher in the Dakota Territory (link to Theodore Roosevelt - Wikipedia). Pbculture (talk) 21:31, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
Epilepsy
Per a request in the edit summary, I'm posting notice here of my removal of the 'People with epilepsy' category. There is no mention in this article of Roosevelt having epilepsy. While some sources (mostly Facebook) say he was epileptic, I haven't seen any that would be considered reliable. See WP:RSP#Facebook. —ADavidB 01:01, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
"promoted policies to the left"
Needs citation and expansion 2603:6011:5905:28A7:250E:BFBB:A3B5:CD34 (talk) 04:55, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- The lead section, which includes these words, is a summary of the whole article. This content is expanded and sourced in the presidency ʻSecond termʻ subsection. —ADavidB 22:42, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for explaining what a lead section is!
- "Roosevelt was elected to a full term in 1904 and promoted policies to the left, despite opposition from Republican leaders." is a vague, dubeous claim that needs clarification. Which policies exactly? Which Republican leaders were against such policies? 2603:6011:5905:28A7:250E:BFBB:A3B5:CD34 (talk) 16:38, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- dubious, my bad
- 2603:6011:5905:28A7:250E:BFBB:A3B5:CD34 (talk) 16:39, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- The cited source is available online and linked from the article, with page 2 specifically identified. I accessed the source and its second page does not support this information. Iʻm not ready to declare the whole book does not, but a quick search did not find it. For now at least, I added a ʻfailed verificationʻ notice. Other editors are welcome to take further action. —ADavidB 19:39, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- It still reads "Roosevelt was elected to a full term in 1904 and promoted policies to the left, despite opposition from Republican leaders." without any failed verification notice. This is a wildly dubious claim. Theodore was a progressive Republican. The current wording implies that he was on the Political Left, which he wasn't. 2603:6011:5905:28A7:88D3:4ED2:58DB:4448 (talk) 02:55, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- It's gone now. —ADavidB 10:37, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- It still reads "Roosevelt was elected to a full term in 1904 and promoted policies to the left, despite opposition from Republican leaders." without any failed verification notice. This is a wildly dubious claim. Theodore was a progressive Republican. The current wording implies that he was on the Political Left, which he wasn't. 2603:6011:5905:28A7:88D3:4ED2:58DB:4448 (talk) 02:55, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- The cited source is available online and linked from the article, with page 2 specifically identified. I accessed the source and its second page does not support this information. Iʻm not ready to declare the whole book does not, but a quick search did not find it. For now at least, I added a ʻfailed verificationʻ notice. Other editors are welcome to take further action. —ADavidB 19:39, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
Different last words in James E. Amos's page
The last words of Theodore Roosevelt are different in his and James's page. 2804:14C:124:A20F:7DFD:304F:343C:9F28 (talk) 18:07, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
- It is not clear what his exact last words were, so the slight differences have been stated and sourced. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 21:34, 10 September 2024 (UTC)