Theodore Roosevelt What makes a president a great leader? First off, the President leads the United States by making choices that keep our nation together. Many people look up to the president and hope that he or she will do the right thing. While the president has a bulk of work to do, they still try to do what is right. One well-known President was Theodore Roosevelt. We will travel through his life as a young boy until he was president. First, President Roosevelt had a life unlike others. According to millercenter.com Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City. Martha Bulloch Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt were his parents. Then, he had one younger brother and two sisters, one younger sister and one older sister.
