2007-02-07 12:56:12 · 6 answers · asked by aussie 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
No, at least not in the literal sense.
But there have been four U.S. Presidents who WERE cheerleaders,including Teddy's cousin (which may be the source of the mistake):
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Harvard)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (West Point Academy)
Ronald Reagan (Eureka College)
George W. Bush (head cheerleader at Phillips Academy)
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2007-02-08 21:18:47 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Cheerleader"? I guess it depends on what you mean. Is this a quote from someone, or an analysis of a commentator? What is the context? At the least, Theodore Roosevelt was a whole lot more than the commonly undestood meaning of the word "cheerleader" .
If you mean was Theodore Roosevelt just a spectator rather than a participant,.......absolutely not. He believed in the "Vigorous Life", and lived life in an active sense for all of his life.
2007-02-07 21:29:17 · answer #2 · answered by JOHN B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a cheerleader in his college years at Yale. This was considered normal in those days. For a good film version of those years, see the 1979 film 'Teddy' staring Julian Ashcroft.
2007-02-07 21:43:49 · answer #3 · answered by x_abbie_2006_x 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes he was a cheerleader and so am i or i will be i hope but he was not gay.
2007-02-07 20:59:59 · answer #4 · answered by miesha 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
course! He was the veracity squad leader, he was great and everyone loved his tickle-me-pink cheerleader outfit.
2007-02-07 21:25:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi,, no ,, that was Ronald Reagan ..... who was the cheerleader....
good luck
2007-02-07 21:15:07 · answer #6 · answered by eejonesaux 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋