The prominence of the Roosevelt family in American history is legendary. The family's legacy claims two of America's best-loved presidents as well as one of the most influential first ladies.

As Prohibition shut bars, an ad touted the family’s coffeehouse as a place to linger. Mildred and Philip Sawyer Papers / New-York Historical Society Theodore Roosevelt was famously possessed of ...

Theodore Jr. was well-positioned to lead a life of privilege and leisure. Despite the wealth and social position of his family, Roosevelt's young life was far from easy. He chronically suffered ...

President Theodore Roosevelt ... 235-pound black bear and tying it to a willow tree. They summoned the president and encouraged him to shoot it. Roosevelt, however, declined.