2007-02-06 07:28:38 · 7 answers · asked by MThur 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Teddy Roosevelt was still controversial while construction was under way. History was kind to him as time went by, just as it is with many of our Presidents. Today, no one disputes his recognition and deserved place on Mt Rushmore.
2007-02-06 07:31:36 · answer #1 · answered by Fred C. Dobbs 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was the Ronald Reagan of his day. You either loved him or you hated him. Ironically, though, most of his detractors were in his own party. He was a progressive and a high calibre reformer. Those of the graft and corruption crowd kept trying to push him out of their way, only to find out he would take any position and use it to clean things up. Imagine their horror, for instance, when they sent him to the little known Civil Service Commission and he actually did away with patronage and instituted merit hiring in the federal government.
Bottom line is that it's because of him that the Antiquities Act was enacted and that we have the National Parks System, preservation of public lands, and civil rights. If that alone doesn't qualify him for a spot on Mt Rushmore, along side that other controversial Republican reformer named Lincoln, then nothing does.
2007-02-06 16:43:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that Roosevelt was not on Mt. Rushmore Monument because when they built it they wanted to honor past presidents not a current one, even if they thought he was great or not. Some people may have wanted him on because of how he brought America into imperialism, but others thought that his methods were not right. He used military force to intimidate.
2007-02-08 15:06:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Given that the monument was completed in 1941, my guess is that those people did not want the face of a president currently in office to be on the mountain.
2007-02-06 15:41:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
He was an exciting person. He was young and brought excitement to the work site. His decisions had a positive feedback. After he worked with the panama canal issue, he brought the feeling of a strong foreign trade route.
2007-02-08 15:05:18 · answer #5 · answered by Alanna Y 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think its more of a matter of opinion. some thought that they should keep it original and not take the risk of ruining the "monument" it was just a fight over peoples opinions, no one really knows exactly.
2007-02-06 15:36:41 · answer #6 · answered by rokndrumm3r 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess its just that people back then felt like he was such a "great" person because he issued a bunch of BS that held people and other countries back. Just so he made the U.S feel powerful as well, eh he's still a p**ck.
2007-02-08 15:01:34 · answer #7 · answered by I luv FIGNEWTONS 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋