Theodore Roosevelt was born in 1919.
The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the powerful United States Navy battle fleet that completed a journey around the globe from 16 December 1907 , to 22 February 1909 , by order of United States President Theodore Roosevelt . The Square Deal was President Theodore Roosevelt 's domestic program . He explained in 1910 : Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( [ ˈroʊzəvɛlt ] ; October 27 , 1858 -- January 6 , 1919 ) was an American statesman , author , explorer , soldier , naturalist , and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 . As a leader of the Progressive movement , he championed his `` Square Deal '' domestic policies , promising the average citizen fairness , breaking of trusts , regulation of railroads , and pure food and drugs .