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The Roosevelts
Theodore Roosevelt: The Nobel Peace Prize
Theodore Roosevelt is revered for his conflict resolution skills. No other incident further exemplifies these skills than his settling of the Portsmouth Treaty during the Russo-Japanese War over Manchuria and Korea, for which Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the first American to be awarded any Nobel Prize.
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Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.

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Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.