Chrysti The Wordsmith: Teddy Bear

Greetings I'm Christie the wordsmith. Theodore Roosevelt stands as a colossus amongst US presidents during his administration from 19 0 1 to 1999. Roosevelt fought for decent hours and fair wages for workers and championed the abolition of child labor. He was also instrumental in passing the Pure Food and Drug Act in one thousand or six Americans admired Roosevelt for his enthusiasm for adventure for hunting horseback riding climbing and hiking affectionately known as Teddy. He popularized the expressions bully and speak softly and carry a big stick. This president is responsible for another perhaps lesser known linguistic and cultural legacy in one thousand nine hundred trip to Mississippi. Roosevelt's hosts not wanting the president to return to the White House without a trophy captured a black bear for him to shoot. But the president refused to fire on the captive creature. That gesture impressed the reporters who were traveling with the presidential hunting party

when they filed the story. Newspapers across the country were splashed with accounts of Roosevelt's compassion toward the bear inspired by this tale a New York candy store owner named Morris MC dum fashioned a small plush toy he called teddies bear and displayed it in his store window. This was the prototype of the enduring Lee popular teddy bear. The favorite toy of generations of children around the world. I'm Christie the wordsmith. CHRISTIE The wordsmith is sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Zoot enterprises a high tech firm in Bozeman Montana offering challenging careers and innovative solutions for the financial services industry. Zoot web dot com.