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🗓️ 2 December 2025
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“His single minded mission was to elevate the United States as a leading world power… he was dedicated to the ideal of American greatness.”
That is how today's guest, Bret Baier, describes President Theodore Roosevelt in his new book, To Rescue the American Spirit. In this episode, we interview Mr. Baier on how Roosevelt shaped the American Century.
TO RESCUE THE AMERICAN SPIRIT: TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THE BIRTH OF A SUPERPOWER
https://www.amazon.com/Rescue-American-Spirit-Superpower-Presidential/dp/0063360756
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| 0:29.4 | Today. Thank you. The The The His single-minded mission was to elevate the United States as a leading world power. |
| 1:03.6 | He was dedicated to the ideal of American greatness. |
| 1:07.2 | This is how today's guest, Brett Baer, describes President Theodore Roosevelt in his new book, |
| 1:12.6 | To Rescue the American Spirit. It's an excellent biography on our 26th president, often considered |
| 1:18.6 | the first modern president, and a man who altered the course of American history. Mr. Bear has |
| 1:24.4 | written several books on the presidency to rescue the Constitution about George Washington, |
| 1:29.6 | which we had him on the podcast previously to talk about. He wrote a book about Ronald Reagan, |
| 1:34.6 | Three Days in Moscow, has written books on Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Make sure you |
| 1:40.2 | check them all out. They're excellent. And we're pleased to have Mr. Bear on the podcast today |
| 1:45.8 | to discuss his latest work. Thanks for having me. So what led you to write this book? I know that |
| 1:51.3 | you've done this whole series. Why was Theodore Roosevelt next on the list? Well, first of all, |
| 1:56.8 | he obviously jumps off the page. The anecdotes about Teddy Roosevelt are epic. You know, he's a |
| 2:02.7 | real character in our history, the youngest president. So it's rich in detail. But each one of these |
| 2:08.8 | books, and you point out, I started with Eisenhower three days in January, then Reagan, three days |
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