mentioned mark hanna was furious and said, i told william mckinley it was a mistake to nominate that wildman. i asked if he realized what would happen if he should die and now that cowboy is president of the united states. america waited expectantly to see what tr would do. one historian wrote, americans in the early 1900's did not easily overlook an agitator who wrought one of the nation's most aristocratic names who could charm sunday school class or later regiment and who happened to be president of the united states. americans probably expected some excitement and they were not to be disappointed. as mark twain said, teddy roosevelt was the tom sawyer of the political world, always hunting for a chance to show off. one of his cabinet members put it this way, he sent a message to roosevelt, on roosevelt's 46th birthday. the message read as follows. you have made a very good start in life and your friends have great hopes for you when you grow up. he was 46. well, surely he sought attention and he always wanted to be the center of attention. it has been said that roosevelt was the kind of