ion of President McKinley, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation's history. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency, as he vigorously led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy. He took the view that the President should take whatever action necessary for the public good unless expressly forbidden by law or the Constitution. " I did not usurp power," he wrote, "but I did greatly broaden the use of executive power." ...
