George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt; each of these beautiful presidents faces are etched 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: naturally. 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 country, he is well known for many things. Some wonder if what he accomplished during his presidential term even deserves to have a face engraved on Mount Rushmore. He was a renowned historian, author and naturalist/explorer. Once elected, not only was he popular with the people, but he was willing to introduce all his new ideas. One of his most important ideas was his idea 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 gain as much territory as possible. We were able to establish protectorates over areas like Guam, the Philippines, Guatemala and Puerto Rico. His edition of the Monroe Doctrine, called the Roosevelt Corollary, was intended to contribute to South American affairs. The Latin American country Venezuela was suffering from financial problems with Germany and Britain. So, to settle the dispute, the Roosevelt Corollary was put in place to state that wherever in the Western Hemisphere there would be financial disputes, the United States would be there to support them. They would act like police officers to monitor this area. Although it may have been in its best intentions, Latin America as a whole began to dislike these terms. As well as the creation of the Grand Whi......middle of paper......sufficiently secure workspaces. The situation got so out of hand that President Roosevelt stepped in and told the company that if something went wrong, then the government would have to step in and manage all of its coal mining operations. maintaining peace domestically and in foreign affairs, Roosevelt was very interested in nature. He was the president who started conserving our landscapes. He used his powers to help create more than 100 national parks. He believed that the diversity of our country's landscapes should be preserved; which is a good thing, because as we see today, some of these beautiful landscapes were destroyed to create material objects. President Roosevelt certainly added policies that had a very positive impact on our nation as a whole. So yes, his face deserves this place on Mount Rushmore.