In 1897, President McKinley appointed Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Roosevelt's enthusiastic support for intervention--he once said, "I should welcome ...

The last thing acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly wanted to do was ... his previous post as the commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. No, Modly’s last act was to try to name the ...

Former Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly is currently in quarantine, along with two of his staff, following his ill-fated April 5 visit to the USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam, Task & Purpose has ...

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On May 15,1898, Theodore Roosevelt resigned his post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Roosevelt, who had once said, "I should welcome almost any war, for I think this country needs one", left ...

In 1897, he became assistant secretary of the Navy. During the Spanish- American War, Roosevelt left his position as assistant secretary of the Navy to be Commander of the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry ...

Upon President Wilson taking office in 1913 FDR was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy. This position was previously ...