FILE ** President Theodore Roosevelt, is shown in an undated file photo. The Associated Press is asking 2008 presidential candidates a series of questions about their personal tastes, habits and backgrounds. When asked to name to name their favorite 20th century president from the opposing party, Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson all chose President Theodore Roosevelt, the Republican who was the nation's 26th chief executive, 1901 to 1909.
** FILE * Theodore Roosevelt, is shown speaking when he stumped the country for William McKinley during the Presidential Campaign of 1900. Roosevelt was McKinley's running mate on the Republican ticket. Speaking loudly and carrying on like. It's a rare part of the 2008 presidential campaign rhetoric that crosses party lines. Democrats and Republicans alike are frequently invoking the words of the nation's 26th president and renowned political maverick.
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., visits the presidential carvings at the Mount Rushmore National Monument, near Keystone, S.D., Wednesday, May 28, 2008, as she campaigns in South Dakota. The presidents carved into the mountain are, left to right, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
In this file photo, pilots of a U.S. Navy F14 Tomcat move into position at dawn for launch from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001. At the U.N. Climate Conference Friday, April 4, 2008, some European nations are calling for tougher regulations of shipping and aviation emissions, saying they should be included in any new climate pact alongside pollutants from power plants and agriculture.