Teddy Roosevelt speech

Theodore Roosevelt speech

[@TheFunniBaconMan]

Anyone else here not to hear his speech, but to hear his voice?

[@GregCalleja]

here

[@Netdrmetal]

Yes, reading his biography I just wanted to hear rom the man himself.

[@WhitePony-zu5pi]

Guilty as charged.

[@nathanaellingerfelt6314]

Yep me too

[@hollisterpatricia]

Reading a book about Roosevelt's early years; he was known to have a high pitched voice and when he attended Harvard it was noticed by fellow students. His mother is quoted as saying T.R.'s laugh was like an " ungreased wheel". There's so much to learn about this man and his family.

[@SuperGomez59]

If this man was still alive today he would have my vote, he created the national parks, pure food and drug act, saved american buffalos from extinction, won the medal of honor, was a military combat veteran, made trust busting against oil companies and he stood for the average joe in america. You can't find any of this in a president today.

[@Shermoose]

+SuperGomez59 he did in 60 years what men dont do it 100

[@pacman5698]

I hope the American Bison continues to rise in numbers as the years go on. I get really depressed hearing the stories of how they covered the plains of the U.S., then see what they had to suffer through after they were hunted down continuously throughout the decades.

[@idontknow5249]

While he was delivering a speech, a man shot him, and he still kept going on with the speech.

[@Shermoose]

DerpMC thats a man

[@georgie9303]

SuperGomez59 you'll never find a president like that ever again.

[@theodoreroosevelt3501]

i remember this speech

[@JakisNojus]

Original comment bro

[@immaculatecap9094]

BigFatNothing the comment is 6yrs old bud

[@mr.shepherdspie7958]

@M’Baku okay, you need to chill! I'm reporting your comment

[@marybrickhouse3802]

lol

[@highoctanegames]

You very good president

[@midnalazuli793]

To those surprised by his voice, remember Teddy Roosevelt always said "speak softly and carry a big stick."

[@aloysiusdevanderabercrombi470]

Walk softly....

[@nb5437]

@@aloysiusdevanderabercrombi470 it was “speak softly”

[@redcomic619]

@@aloysiusdevanderabercrombi470Speak softle, walk tall.

[@Darkblender5]

I never heard Roosevelt's voice before. I figured it would sound deeper and more intimidating...I'm not making fun of it. Teddy would probably rise from the grave and whoop my ass. EDIT: It has been eight years since I made this comment, but it just dawned on me that him hvaing such a soft voice actually makes sense. "Walk softly but carry a big stick."

[@RadioactivFly]

They think Lincoln had a rather high-pitched voice too.

[@Lobos222]

More likely your Teddy bear will strangle you in your sleep hehe ;)

[@Darkblender5]

Lobos222 If I had a Teddy Bear, I sure wouldn't doubt it. lol

[@mrm64]

Same here! Thought it'd be deeper!

[@caitlyncachianes557]

Keep in mind he was just shot so I'd have a high pitched voice to.

[@sucraloss]

"Death had to take him in his sleep, for had he been awake, there would have been a fight."

[@Admin-eq8op]

Nobody can fight death!

[@angelmelchor220]

Admin 123 but Teddy isn’t a no one now is he

[@Admin-eq8op]

Angel Melchor is he alive now?

[@Admin-eq8op]

Angel Melchor every soul shall taste death! FACT

[@MatthaeusGT]

Admin 123 dude you’re taking this way to literally, it’s just showing that Teddy was tough, brave and a man who’d rather go down with a fight than submit defeat. He was a true character, one that shall be missed for centuries to come

[@sangheilientertainment5157]

Oh my. That's not what I thought he sounded like. I thought that he would have a rough military voice

[@mibevan]

Don't let the voice fool you He could kick your ass...and mine.

[@sangheilientertainment5157]

+Evan Bernardi true.

[@khaledsaid2410]

Speak SOFTLY and carry a big stick

[@flamefang]

Most recordings don't really capture the full range of his voice, this one is a bit better: archive.lib.msu.edu/VVL/dbnumbers/DB512.mp3

[@brandonmartin9564]

Recording technology was in its infancy. I'm by no means an expert, but I'd be willing to wager that the pitch of this recording is a bit askew. That being said, Roosevelt had a patrician upbringing in NYC, and before the advent of mass media (which had a unifying effect on Americans' ways of speaking), he would have had a distinct accent that would have marked him as a member of the upper class.

[@joshenderson315]

Republicans: "Teddy embodied rugged individualism, conservative values and the true American spirit!" Democrats: "The Tea Party would accuse Teddy of being a socialist today!" Me: If Teddy was still alive he would obliterate both parties, form his own party, become president again and win at everything forever because that's the kind of guy he was.

[@wizardmix]

+Joshua Henderson He did form his own party in an attempt to run for a third non-consecutive term in 1912. Wilson won out -- first Democrat to do so in 20 years. It was very similar to the three-party election we had in 2000. It's also worth noting that in TR's time (and earlier), Democrat and Republican values were nearly opposite what they are today. If TR learned what had become of the Republican party today, the Republicans of today would not hear the end of it from him. TR was a progressive which is how I would identify myself most readily today. It was his 5th cousin, FDR who would bring many progressive, Republican values of the day to the Democratic party -- that's where you saw a big switch in values. I laugh when todays neocons tout Lincoln and TR as Republicans because it only appeals to ignorance. Ours and quite possibly theirs as well.

[@Hibernicus1968]

You are mistaken if you identify TR as anything much like one of today's progressives. He's not even close. Not really even economically. Though TR was certainly no conservative, nor was he a laissez faire capitalist. He was more in favor of government regulation than most of today's conservatives. He called for popular government that would ban the corrupting influence of corporate money in American politics, and for greater government regulation of Wall St. financiers. He had observed how men with great fortunes had corrupted American politics and purchased presidents and Congresses. But on the other hand, he was nothing remotely close to a socialist either, so give up any notions of TR "feeling the Bern" like a lot of progressives today. He most certainly would not have. He had no sympathy for loafers, cheats or rioters, and he perceived the potential of government welfare programs to foster dependency. He advocated for government regulation because he thought laissez faire capitalism was an extreme that would lead to popular discontent that could in turn lead people to embrace the other extreme of socialism, which he found abhorrent. "We can just as little afford to follow the doctrinaires of an extreme individualism as the doctrinaires of an extreme socialism." And one area where TR would absolutely be dead set against modern progressives is multiculturalism and identity politics -- which lies at the very core of progressivism today. This is, after all, the man who said "There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism... The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities..." TR believed it was the absolute duty of immigrants to this country to assimilate into its culture and become fully American. "There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American." Those are his exact words. So he would expect immigrants to come here, learn to speak English, assimilate into the dominant culture, and become Americans. This is pretty much the polar opposite of what multiculti progressives today think.

[@64gaelan]

This is so funny, both side trying as hard as they can to make Theodore sound like what they want, unfortunately, he wasn't. Theodore while being vastly conservative by today's standards, didn't like either party, democrats were corrupt and greedy and republicans wanted the country to be controlled by its money. Theodore wanted to close the borders to immigration and limit trade while using the government to negotiated profitable trade deals. Conservation of the countrys land and resources were paramount to the success of the American people in Theodore opinion. He believed that people should be governed by an effective federal government, one only powerful enough to accomplish international trade and the care of the American people. Trying to hold him to the sadly deteriorated goals of the party system today is pathetic, if you like Theodore, don't try to squeeze him into your own party, but begin to follow his.

[@Definitely_Not_Sheev_Palpatine]

@@Hibernicus1968 Thank you for being the only person here who actually knows what he's talking about. As a student of history and a practical American, I applaud you even if no one else does.

[@PVTAJB93]

Bull moose party 2020!

[@JonJorgensonVideos]

People will try and tear you down. People will try and tell you you're not qualified. But that does not mean that you have to leave the arena.

[@squish8785]

Ok

[@AlexKS1992]

Reminds me of the time Teddy tried to join a college boxing team but couldn’t because they thought he wasn’t tough enough and Teddy proved them wrong by knocking out the top fighter in one round.

[@MarcusAurelius7777]

He did get shot tho...

[@anormalperson12-j4m]

@@AlexKS1992 because they thought Teddy is too soft

[@joebelle3487]

His voice is always a surprise to hear. In one biography I read, his mother said that when he laughed it sounded like a rusty, squeaking gate being opened. What a man though. Wish we had him today.

[@Spelunky-e2f]

Which biography

[@mellennia9]

Finally, someone I can laugh with. Too bad he's already dead.

[@skeletorlikespotatoes7846]

Wrong his voice was deep. This is the recording device shit. Try again.

[@chewchewtrain]

@@skeletorlikespotatoes7846 Source?

[@skeletorlikespotatoes7846]

@@chewchewtrain all recording devices at the time couldn't pick up bass accurately. So they only showed part of the voice. This is like attested everywhere. Hence his voice would have been deeper to our ears

[@hollisterpatricia]

My brother inspired a lifelong family interest in Theodore Roosevelt; he wrote to Alice Roosevelt when he was about 16 years old and has the letters she wrote back to him. My brother is now 64 years old, I'm 63 yrs old so this has been a decades long interest. Living on Long Island, we were able to visit Sagamore Hill. Now I 've lived out here in New Mexico and just by chance read a sign at a large old cemetery and saw that Ben Lilly who was Roosevelt's guide in this area was buried in my town. Theodore Roosevelt was an amazing man, a great President.

[@scottg3110]

+hollisterpatricia Wow...that is really neat. I love this kind of stuff. Roosevelt was a great part of our history.

[@hollisterpatricia]

Scott G You've brightened my day. My brother called me just after I watched this video and I told him how wonderful it is to know that there are young fans of history and Roosevelt in particular. My brother has held a position on the board of the Theodore Roosevelt Association so his youthful interest became a lifelong commitment to history. He just retired as Dean of Students at PennLaw and the students loved him for his great T.R. references and stories.

[@scottg3110]

That's fantastic! The more history taught in schools (accurate history) the better. Especially if taught in an engaging fashion. I enjoyed history in school, but found that most teachers made it rather boring. I read and enjoy history as a pastime...as well as internet video searches. Your brother certainly sounds like an accomplished man.

[@TheDocbach]

Its hard to believe that a man with such a soft and pleasant voice could wind up being arguably the most hard core productive human beings to have ever lived. Its hard to match this voice with a man who rode off to war at 39 and took a bullet at point blank range and still finished his speech. I always imagined he would sound like Liam Neeson.or Christopher Lee.

[@tinaprivitera6669]

I agree. Yeah, he should have one of those coarse, deep voices of a warrior. His Rough Rider image oozes that Liam Neeson vibe.

[@tinaprivitera6669]

Wes Mantooth Well, well, well... if it isn't the Channel 9 news team... Wes, "I will smash your face into a car windshield then take your mother, Dorothy Mantooth, out to a nice seafood dinner and never call her again!" Whammy!

[@WiseOnion]

During those times the phonographic systems lacked bass tones, therefore all the speeches and films of the time sounded the same nosy sharp voice.

[@tinaprivitera6669]

Wes Mantooth Whatever you say, numero two.

[@mqbitsko25]

Lincoln was said by his contemporaries to have a surprisingly high-pitched voice, which sounded absurd coming from someone of his height and presence.

[@cambam4522]

One of the greatest presidents and leaders in all of history

[@Friedrich-Wilhelm-1980]

in my eyes he was the last great man to hold the office of commander and chief he was a humanitarian, a warrior, a true statesman who represented the people his best trait was his honor he always did right by the people and personal consequences be damned

[@ardijan706]

VK7001.P Agreed.

[@johnnydonaldson7520]

I SURE AM! AND WHO EVER DISAGREES ARE JUST JEALOUS OF MY SPRUCE VOICE

[@Friedrich-Wilhelm-1980]

you misused the word spruce imposter

[@awesomewhiteguy]

WHATS UP BITCHESSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@kelsey6748]

Teddy Roosevelt was badass. He believed in saving the environment, women's rights, etc. He was ahead of his time. He just never stopped! I'm still amazed by how much he did in one lifetime. I'm a 15 year-old girl and Teddy is my no. 1 role model.

[@paulrevere3559]

He is the Lincoln of 20th century I guess

[@jethroboot]

+haylea vemealone and he read like 12 books a day while he was in office and we share today as our bday

[@scottg3110]

+haylea vemealone He didn't believe in "saving" the environment as compared to todays leftists. He was an outdoorsman. A hunter. A taxidermist. But yes, he was responsible for much of the beginnings of the conservation of wild areas. He knew the value of preserving these areas for generations to enjoy. However...he was nothing at like a modern day environmentalist.

[@newtos508]

+Scott G While he did enjoy hunting, I would say he still fits the idea of a modern conservationist. He recognized the importance of not just preserving parts of the earth, but also using what we choose not to set aside responsibly.

[@HomicidalBeaver]

And he got shot before giving a speech, and still gave it.

[@morbius109]

Theodore Roosevelt was a remarkable man. Bombastic, energetic, outgoing and ferociously driven, he was what some people would call a "face wrecker". He could be warm and genial, or tough as nails and no-nonsense as needs demanded. Hearing his voice, I can sense some of that energy and intensity in his words. Indeed his voice doesn't seem to fit his persona, but it does fit his "speak softly, carry a big stick" philosophy, haha. RIP Teddy.

[@wyattlindsey8662]

One of the last Presidents who couldn't be wrangled or intimidated nor defeated by business. How we need another.

[@64gaelan]

We need a movement. Not one plagued by the ideals of others but a new movement based on theodore principals. We need people to see the wisdom spread by early statesmen such as Theodore.

[@kenetickups6146]

Gaelan Brewer Theodorism

[@alexanderflorian-prescott311]

@@kenetickups6146 Bull Moose!

[@XZagatoX]

Yep, the past 2 years have been meek and orange...

[@nooneinparticular5273]

@Cosma Alex Yeah, he cares so little that he spends every single day on Twitter shouting into the void about how unfairly he's treated and how hard his life is, watching tv, golfing and doing anything but his job.

[@roidfer]

it's my first time to hear his voice. I'm still amazed this soft spoken man who carries a big stick, is a badass, a rough rider, who lived a strenuous life and a great president!

[@rct303]

While campaigning, Teddy took a bullet in the chest from an assassin. Keeping in character, he finished his speech and afterwards proclaimed, "It will take more than that to take down a Roosevelt" he then sought medical attention. Never was their a man that embodied the true embodiment of an American in all manners of conducting his life and moral code of behavior in every situation at all levels of circumstances. Surely an iconic American citizen and leader of a free people.

[@TryPuttingItInRice]

@Al-Hadi clown

[@RichardX1]

@Al-Hadi it didn't block the bullet; it merely slowed it enough that it didn't cause serious damage. The bullet did enter his chest, and upon seeking medical attention he chose to leave the bullet inside him rather than risk lethal infection having it removed.

[@apalahartisebuahnama7684]

@Al-Hadi I could stop the bullet but probably it couldn't stop your trash reply

[@paulmahoney7619]

I think he said "Bull-Moose" rather than "Roosevelt"

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

He is also Asthmatic, and he didn't need a Supersoldier serum to join the Military. Yeah the US put Captain America in office before he was even written. (on top of being a successful soldier he was a Cowboy, an explorer, Lawyer, Police officer and Hunter my god he can even double as Batman and as if that wasn't impressive enough he was top of his class as a law student daredevil ain't got nothing on Ted.)

[@archer1949]

One of the great Americans. A true pragmatist and experimenter who acted on real results instead of some rigid ideology. My favorite President. I'd vote for his mummified corpse before any of the clowns in either party who are in office today.

[@johnhenry2113]

You and me both brother!

[@AslansMane88]

"We need leaders of inspired idealism, leaders to whom are granted great visions, who dream and greatly strive to make their dreams come true, who can kindle the people with the fire from their own burning souls . . . . In the long fight for righteousness, the watchword for all of us is spend and be spent." Perhaps more of an ideologue than you realized. All great men are men of ideas.

[@pubcle]

"The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life." Ideas are incredibly important, as said above the greatest men are of ideals, however they also hold to those ideals strongly.

[@joaoschapke2707]

Lew Archer 1949 His speech is paralel to the republican party ideology. If you want someone with these sames ideals just look for people as Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.

[@64gaelan]

@@joaoschapke2707 well not exactly, while vastly conservative, he had empire building as a motivation and wilderness conservation as a guiding principal. There were a lot of things he wanted to do in the name of conservation, that most conservatives would revile today. But to be honest, some modern conservatives take themselves a little too seriously today, Theodore was, in my opinion one of our better presidents. It's too bad we didn't listen better.

[@Kubrickfilmfan73]

I love how people 100 years ago spoke with actual diction.

[@agon6326]

Oh my goddd 10yr old commentttt

[@oleeb]

"People" didn't speak like this. Patricians from New York spoke like this. This was the accent of the very uppermost classes. The difference was though, that TR was an upper class man with common sense and an understanding of the common people who didn't sound anything like him but whose hearts held the same dreams and desires.

[@denierdev9723]

This is the voice of a man born 160 years ago 0_0

[@denierdev9723]

@@oleeb That only appeared in the 1930s-50's though, half a century after he died.

[@reviewgodusa9613]

@@oleeb what would be the equivalent today? i dont hear rich people talking like that

[@artsyomni]

I expected more of a jolly santa kinda voice, but this is equally as fitting. =P

[@StellarYankee]

Artsy Omni well old records tended to make voices sound a little higher. He probably had a voice about as deep as Tim Allen.

[@steveserpe8972]

A biography I read mentioned members of the NY state assembly loathed his voice. I'm paraphrasing but I recall it being called shrill and nasal.

[@devanvieira9174]

Forreal i thought it sound deeper

[@thenamesianna]

I expected a less elegant and more raunchy voice.

[@helghastelite]

This voice makes him more badass, like a "magnificent bastard". His presence is so strong that even with this voice you still wouldn't want to call him out on it.

[@dawnehrman8222]

I always thought his voice would be deep, slightly rough or raspy, and a bit loud and boisterous. Rowdy! Wow. He doesn't sound like I thought he would. But now that I hear his voice, I can strangely see how it fits how he looks. Very cool!

[@a_can_of_soda]

+Dawn Ehrman To be fair, he was known for saying "Speak softly, and carry a big stick".

[@planeboy1324]

+Dawn Ehrman I think this is a sped up copy of that recording; it sounds a bit too fast to me. I believe this is a more authentic version: archive.lib.msu.edu/VVL/dbnumbers/DB512.mp3

[@kinhason46]

A few folks have that quality...Mike Tyson comes to mind, however Arnold Schwarzeneggar voice seems on target of his physical appearance!

[@EmperorDrawkill_731]

Its because of the mustache isn't it

[@joetraill4991]

Think its a combonation of the recording technology and the fact he was an upper class new yorker in a period when the accents we recognise today weren't used by politicans

[@SnaDyl]

Back when presidents actually gave a damn about the country they were running...

[@DividedWeAllFall]

What's your opinion now? #Trump2020

[@thechurchoftirejesus1722]

Dylan Snaman actually teddy was so popular because at the time the government was full of coruption and he was the only honest one

[@64gaelan]

@@thechurchoftirejesus1722 well.....

[@LeandroLopez-qd2pt]

We're pretty much on a Gilded Age 2.0 right now,we need #Bernie2020

[@darthxerxes5468]

@@LeandroLopez-qd2pt we don't need a communist, we need another Washington a Roosevelt or a reagen

[@Luke17d]

We need somebody like him again. Please future presidents, take notes.

[@mainstreetsaint36]

Sadly, both political party's corporate sponsors seem to be putting a kibosh on that.

[@MB-uk7td]

putin wishes that he was a man like teddy Roosevelt America needs another president like teddy "speak softly but carry a big stick"

[@helghastslayah1367]

Everyone’s talking about how they’re surprised by the lightness of this speech. I say it’s perfect. Not to slow, nor too fast. Concise, clear and engaging. This is the voice of a great public speaker.

[@GilDice]

Knowing Teddy was a proud moderate only interested in the betterment of our country... just fills my heart.

[@spicylemon6255]

Teddy wasn't a moderate at all whats this historical revisionism

[@asherhayes2429]

I love Teddy. But he was nothing close to a moderate. He was one of the most progressive and socially liberal presidents we have ever had. He was huge on preserving the environment. Big on Women’s rights. And big on the rights of the Average joe

[@crystxlzx6442]

I may be British but if I had a say in American politics this guy gets my vote Farewell my American brothers 🇬🇧🇺🇲

[@lilqueso8190]

And same to you with Churchill and thatcher

[@crystxlzx6442]

@@lilqueso8190 🇬🇧🤚✋🇺🇲

[@quinogonzo3090]

🇦🇶🇦🇶🇦🇶Antarcitca best country. We are ruled by the emperor penguin. It is glorious

[@LeakyTrees]

​@@lilqueso8190 why would anyone in their right mind vote for Margret Thatcher?

[@NickBagel]

If you don't think stuff like this is interesting, you're not a history geek! It's crazy to hear voices.

[@jasonraczkowski6001]

Such a fascinating man . he did so much as president. he pretty much told Rockefeller, carnegie, Morgan to eff off . that took balls !

[@dullvoicereader]

get out, swine

[@strawberrypancake2866]

@@jasonraczkowski6001 put Rockefeller in his damn place.

[@rogerhoke9725]

Indeed, it is quite crazy to hear voices.

[@SaltyCrystal]

I agree. I wish we could hear all of them.

[@Nebuchadnezzar31]

Roosevelt has always been my favourite president. A personal hero of mine, it's a shame the country chose Woodrow Wilson instead of re-electing him.

[@thurin84]

ssssiiiigggghhhh we well and truly need a roosevelt today.

[@yuilalahmm6304]

Perfect mix of masculinity and intellectualism in that voice/look combo!

[@GavinGWhiz]

One important thing to keep in mind when listening to this: Early recording devices and speakers were almost entirely without the ability to play bass-y tones. As a result anyone who used a microphone was encouraged to use a high register to ensure a good playback. This is why the "old radio voice" is always a high pitched man enunciating. So if you listen to this thinking "Wow his voice is weird" keep in mind he's possibly pitching his voice up AND the recording is most certainly throwing away any lower register that might exist in his voice.

[@michaelt.5672]

This was the age before microphones were used to record sound. The sound was just funneled through a horn and directly moved the stencel engraving the vibrations onto the cylinder or disc. The process only became electronic in the 1920s. I believe it's true that higher frequency sounds were easier to record clearly. But I do think that Roosevelts tone of voice here isn't distorted as much as that would indicate. He has a very sing-songy pitch variation in his speech, which seems to be his natural manner of speaking (or at least, his natural delivery of speeches). If it weren't, he'd just stick with a higher pitch and carry it through, but he does use his lower registers at several points (for example when he say "I believe they are").

[@greenseagull9611]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a real American.

[@superduperwiiuowner]

Part of this seemingly modern brilliance was his love for different subjects and his passion of books. He realized quickly the need to appreciate many different facets of life and to respect all life from every side. One would think that even today his teachings and experiences are sorely needed if this country is to survive the next one hundred years.

[@NL-ws5fv]

It's sad to see a statue dedicated to this man and his exploits for natural history and knowledge get torn down by protest. 😓 What's worse, I can see why the museum accepted. Truly a great shame in whatever direction you look at it.

[@Quessir]

The statue can always be re-erected without the problematic Native American and African American statues at it's side, and there are plenty of monuments to Roosevelt as is. I'm sure the man himself would have no issues with the removal of a statue to himself that has elements that offend people.

[@missyrose2154]

Because people are insisting on judging him by our time's standards and not looking at him in the time he existed. Yes he had some ignorant thinking and im no big game hunter fan but on a whole the good he did needs to be what shines through. He was an amazing president and deserves to be honored as such. Btw the statue was not intended to show them as being lesser then roosevelt or conqueror by him or whatever it's how people who don't like his race views choose to interpret it. The museum caved to the pressure to save themselves from the backlash brought on by "protesters ".

[@jasonpye4649]

@@missyrose2154 exactly, I have a degree in history / political science and I think part of the reason for what you're talking about in your comments is because the average person today has little sense of history and as far as orientating themselves by such, they have even less. And people tend to have a real difficult time, some folks at least, judging historical events by the standards of that day and to not judge it by our standards or time period today.

[@jamiemcvey8452]

My favourite us president off all time done a report on him and his family impact of the first half of the 20th century and the last of the 19th good video from Scotland :)

[@joshislazy]

He reminds me of Mike Tyson. Both of them were boxers and both of them of them have voices that you wouldn't expect.

[@RodavMetal92]

It seems that high-pitched voices were more common in the past. Or maybe the old recordings change the quality of the sound.

[@restitutororbis964]

@@RodavMetal92 It's a combination between the popular way of talking before (more "dramatic") when giving a speech as well as the audio quality.

[@coconutgrove8]

Rooselvelt was such a badass!! Got to love him!

[@thisismyname007]

You'll never hear a politician today speaking like this. He's speaking over the heads of most people.

[@shoutinghorse]

One of the most remarkable men of history and one of the greatest US presidents ever. Largely overlooked nowadays by his cousin FDR. One of the best stories I've read about him was when he was in the west living as a cowboy and was mocked in a bar for wearing Pince-nez spectacles, he offered the man his fists and challenged him to a fight, the guy pulled a gun on him, TR then knocked the gun out of his hand and proceded to knock seven bells out of him. No one made fun of him wearing specs again.

[@rwirang09]

Who is here today ❤

[@Charlie_from_the_whale]

We need another president like sir Roosevelt. Someone who is young with good communication skills and is willing to work with both sides and under pressure.

[@JohnDoe-vj2yy]

This guy lost his Mother and his first wife, the same day!!! How HORRIBLE it must have been!!!

[@dixiebrown7721]

He sure did! He was so lonesome he could cry.

[@TheHoIIowFox]

Is it just me or did anyone else think he would sound like Robin Williams?

[@artyomhardbassjunkie8375]

Yep, Robin Williams was the best

[@Sommer57]

Tom Berenger did a good job portraying him in Rough Riders. But his voice wasn't this high either.

[@craftman780]

Sadly, we will never have someone as funny as him... Rest in Peace, Robin. You will be missed.

[@requix11]

Ryan Ludwig that's the dream...

[@TheodoreRooseveltUDR]

Ryan Ludwig Ive gotten that comment many times. Yes I do.

[@gloriousphantom7905]

I came here for the speech and was first caught off my his voice but kinda love it now and it’s kinda relaxing

[@atticusmcfly]

From a glorious bygone era. Back when the American people were focused on LISTENING to the speech itself instead of waiting for some sort of problematic pull quote to be uttered. Theodore Roosevelt spoke about his belief in the American people and you actually believed in America. We weren't distracted by superficial things. We were levelheaded, clearminded, focused, we set priorities and reached for the stars. 100 years later, I wouldn't trust the American people to wipe their own ass properly let alone believe in one another. What happened?!?!?!?!?!

[@jamesvandao-vergona3257]

Jaxson Burke I’m sad to agree...the American dream has been forgotten...Theodore Roosevelt is my fav president

[@illfixurboltzz4192]

Fighting against debilitating asthma through badass strenuous exercises and reaching the cliff of greatness. Father of Inspiration.

[@basedokadaizo]

his voice reminds me of something youd hear in a christmas special, but i guess "speak softly" had to come from SOMEWHERE. also teddy roosevelt 2016 via necromancy pls.

[@tannerh8308]

the old North Korean switcheroo.

[@damienvalentine5043]

At the beginning of the 20th Century, public speakers -- from political candidates to actors to kids in prep school -- took speech training classes specifically to cultivate this kind of high, almost nasal accent. They called it a "Mid-Atlantic" accent; it was designed to blend all the local U.S. dialects together, so you could be understood easily by any audience, and then to add a touch of British English, to seem sophisticated and high-class. There's a long Wikipedia article about it, if you want to learn more.

[@sycowood65]

“Death had to take Roosevelt sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight.” -Thomas Marshall

[@rickandmortyfan649]

tomorrow I will play Teddy Roosevelt in a theatre production, wish me luck y'all

[@hispanichigehigebandit-6575]

How'd it go

[@hollisterpatricia]

I love the photo of Roosevelt in his hunting garb; I just bought a copy of this print on ebay and it's on the wall right next to me. Recently my 3 year old grandaughter said wistfully to her mother " I got an idea, I love Tezzie Roosevelt" ( she usually will say things like "I got an idea, Mama, let's eat some gummy bears") When I was 15 yrs old I bought a tiny Steiff teddy bear for my brother and one for me. His teddy bear has traveled the world, he has photos of the teddy bear on the Great Wall of China, the Eiffel Tower, etc., mine hasn't been a world traveler. T.R. is a lasting family bond and such a wonderful example he has been.

[@dmmct99]

He sounds a lot different than I pictured, but then again, so did Gen. George Patton. It doesn't matter, because what golden oratory! A brilliant speech!

[@hououinkyouma3864]

So weird.. This is exactly how I imagined his voice. After all he was the most badass man BUT he was extremely intelligent as well. He did read a book each day despite being busy as a PRESIDENT and even much more impressive raise the most badass women ever existed Alice as well. Roosevelt is nothing but a true legend and I do respect him more than anyone. (English is my 3.rd language so don't judge me k? Btw I live in Canada so I do learn it each day,)

[@virginiasoskin9082]

I would love to know what Teddy's IQ would have been had he been tested back then. Probably 145 or above -- he had an insatiable curiosity and determination to know, to find out, to discover, to experience. He was certainly gifted as a child and man. The only thing I do not like about his life philosophy was his glorification of war. I think this derived from his shame at his father's use of a paid substitute during the Civil War, and possibly his southern mother's glorification of the Lost Cause. I think this made Teddy want to experience and glorify war. He learned way too late that war is hell, when his son Quentin died in an aerial dogfight over France.

[@scottg3110]

A great man.

[@theIndy0678]

+Escorpion Venenoso There's nothing wrong with imperialism.

[@maestroclassico5801]

He would've handled WW1 far differently than Wilson

[@dixiebrown7721]

Yes.

[@boomerkobold3943]

I think literally ANY other president could have handled it better.

[@maestroclassico5801]

@@boomerkobold3943 Even John Tyler or James Buchanan? 🤪

[@LeakyTrees]

​@@maestroclassico5801 John Tyler would have yes, James Buchanan as well but in a different, more timid way.

[@jimmydeanpatterson1422]

Wilson was not one of my favorite Presidents at all.

[@lafkdjay]

Teddy Roosevelt is undisputably the most accomplished (the "best" is up for personal interpretation) president ever. Also a very accomplished human being.

[@Sebi076]

Great president for this great country. Really my favorite president.

[@GregoryKauffman]

A great president and a great progressive.

[@deb310red]

He was a great public speaker. Too bad that the technology wasn't available in the early 1900s for us to have a video of TR.

[@XxAPartofMexX]

+deb310red I'd do anything to go back in time to record speeches from people like Theodore throughout history.

[@ThePeytonator1138]

There are plenty surviving clips of TR, but none that correspond to a particular audio recording.

[@RJLiams]

The technology was available back then. It was just limited.

[@graciewol6041]

Yeah, video recording existed, just not sound video.

[@毛英九-l5z]

How about FDR？

[@winterramos4527]

Remember he took a bullet and continued his speech. -Badass

[@nonanimeprofilepic]

i thought he would have a really deep voice

[@brackin]

bet

[@K.C.-Games]

He spoke softly and carried a big stick so trust it because he did that while playing golf ball and walked happily jk but he still had a soft voice

[@highoctanegames]

Same

[@nickbuckley4371]

Literally the most toughest and badass president ever has the voice of an intellectual and speaks in complete sentences that’s what a president should be someone to lead us to a better America and take on issues rather than make money

[@MaliciousCat]

This guy was the most American guy in the world! The most American of America! USA!

[@DiscoverWithPajerico]

America needs a man like this now

[@nicefella3]

I'm sure he would be rolling in his grave if he knew what was going on in government now

[@MissyMahaney92]

johnwayne87 I would think if Theodore Roosevelt was alive that he would pull gun at the corrupted politicians and wall streets, government to jail.

[@pacman5698]

"Oh, you people strut around with those overblown machine guns in the name of 'patriotism and liberty?' watch this..." *Rides a moose across a volcano without a saddle without the American flag catching fire*

[@beatlesrgear]

nicefella3 He would have most of the Congress, Obama, Holder, Biden, Clinton etc. shot for high treason against the U.S. if he were put in power today. And I would back him up 100% !!

[@pacman5698]

Roosevelt was above executing other people just because he didn't agree with them. Roosevelt was actually the start of the thinking that big corporations, monopolies, and unregulated markets should be regulated in America.

[@nicefella3]

beatlesrgear I agree totally. ...

[@Josue3949-f6z]

he really did deserve more that what he got. he deserved to win third term for preside. no disrespect to Wilson. he should have been mayor of new York or be speaker of new York assembly

[@MrGamerGentleman]

IM Swedish and i really like theodore roosevelt he is a true hero

[@Honest_Grifter]

Teddy Roosevelt for permanent king of America... 🇺🇸

[@sebanderson]

I imagined him with a gruff, grizzly voice, it's weird hearing such a prim and proper sound come out of his mouth

[@TheHatokad1]

Anyone here from Jon's twitter? Also, this is really cool.

[@frzBAW]

you know it

[@cerberus144]

Yes

[@RikeCentral]

me too lol

[@coffey611]

yep

[@Rockcroc2000Rm1wE3erWmNfkL]

Lol, that's me.

[@mrbisshie]

Hah, he sounded exactly like I always imagined!

[@jmad1952]

I'm reading Edmund Morris's triogy on TR and it was wonderful to hear his voice. Thanks.

[@supermetallicman]

Trump could never be like this absolute MEGA lad of president

[@stupendous1068]

Great speech from a great man.

[@kehilatmoshe7791]

Boy, he spoke fast for a man of his era!

[@Voloundisgay]

"What's up, bitches!" - Theodore Roosevelt.

[@veronimacaroni]

I am studying his voice for an acting role and this video really helps

[@TeiwazTheGoat]

I great President and even greater American! We as the people of liberty should strive to mirror such greatness and care of our grand Republic. If we could follow in Colonel Roosevelt's footsteps, morals and ways of diplomacy we'd return to the stature of what we were during his terms of office. This man was loved by even those who hated him and had the grit and will to power through any challenge no matter how big or difficult it was. I can only hope to follow his example! Bully to you Colonel!

[@dkupke]

TR would probably be lambasted as a "RINO" and being in favor of "big gubbmint" today. Modern day Republicans' seem obsessed with the idea of small government just for the sake of smallness-but Teddy's watchword was "EFFECTIVE government." Maybe they could stand to try turning back to that.

[@thomasgann8754]

+Daniel Ryan Please explain what is effective with our over grown,bloated,and intrusive government?

[@witchtripper5968]

Republicans are only for small government unless their party is in control.

[@scottg3110]

+Witch Tripper Not the conservative ones.

[@dkupke]

A government actually capable of acting, rather than being restricted by the idea that any and all government action is dreadful. Case in point, I fail to see what use there is in shutting the government down, even briefly, just to say that you did it.

[@quasicroissant]

Reminder: During the last 30 years, budget deficits have consistently decreased during democratic presidencies and increased during republican ones

[@timelordsrapbattles8498]

Man, Roosevelt sounds different from what ERB had me expect...

[@overpricedhealthcare]

i thought transatlantic accents were just faked in movies, didn't know they actually had it for real

[@Muttonchop_USA]

Elites and intellectuals often cultivated this accent although there is no region where it was ever spoken.

[@nickgs21]

Theodore Roosevelt is revered in almost equal measure in American history. His sculpture stands alongside Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln. Probably the most qualified president in history, his inteligence is only rivaled by Thomas Jefferson. Roosevelt dealt with every problem he encountered as president perfectly. If you ever feel that your work overwhelms you, think of this. On average, Teddy Roosevelt read one book a day. He held one of the most difficult jobs in the world and still managed this. Next time you think your coming test is too hard to conquer, think about Teddy. He held one of the hardest jobs in the world and still had time to read one book a day. If he can do all that, surely you can conquer whatever challenges come you're way.

[@MalteseAnna]

You are absolutely right. Theodore Roosevelt basically took away my right to complain about anything, ever again. And I love him for it. :)

[@nickgs21]

Anna Maltese I love youtube comments.

[@jw870206]

Such a rugged and tough man, eager for a challenge or even a fight with such an eloquent manner of speech.

[@danielwest6095]

"All the woes of France for a century and a quarter have been due to the folly of her people in splitting into the two camps of unreasonable conservatism and unreasonable radicalism." Damn America needs Teddy's advice today as much as it did a hundred years ago

[@davyroger3773]

So much substance in his speech here, but people in the comments focus only on the sound of his voice

[@SegmentAxis]

He was such a great president! As a republican, I wish there were more of THESE kind of republicans. He was a progressive when that term actually meant something, not this pathetic liberalized natured "progressive".

[@MezmerKaiser725]

The Republican Party in the US today is being ruined by the xenophobic cowboys who so graciously call themselves the "Tea Party." What the US needs is another leader like Theodore Roosevelt who focusses on getting things done.

[@64gaelan]

@@MezmerKaiser725 Theodore wanted to close the borders entirely, and to gain resources through conquest. You should read his books before making such nonsensical statements.

[@TheAIGhostwriter_MinorMiracle]

@@64gaelan Yes Teddy believed in self sufficient industrialization. He believed the mechanism for social and economic stability and progress was for the nation to increase its industrial production prowess. He built the Panama canal for the specific purposes of shortening shipping routes for trade and military purposes. Teddys original plan for the canal was for US to maintain full control of the shortcut for their and Panamas use exclusively. Today, President Trump and his policies are cut from the same cloth as Teddy. Trump mirrors Teddy just over 100 year later.

[@kenetickups6146]

Matthew Joseph Ventresca You're full of shit TR was a man of the people not a man of wall street

[@jorper2526]

@@TheAIGhostwriter_MinorMiracle hahahahaha. Cut from the same cloth...

[@genralr12]

I love his voice! It's completely different to what you'd think it would sound like

[@AppalachianChangeling]

If you look that the way this country is now and you could go back and have any President in history to come back and take office again, it would be Teddy Roosevelt. He was a larger than life figure that backed it up. He was a Republican but believed that party lines had to be crossed at times in order to do what was best for the people. He took on anyone and thrived on it. He was a walking juggernaut, the real "untouchable" and a total badass. Teddy, I love you and we need you now.

[@Austriaisthebest_]

Best president, that's how I imagined USA in movies!!! The big forests, bears and mire❤

[@reubster529]

I like when the says “American People”

[@panowa8319]

What's odd, as a kid, is this what I imagined what Teddy's voice would sound like when looked at his portrait.

[@relixnova251]

A true American. For the people. Saving our environment. Saving animals. Fair and respectful. Gets shot, mocks and continues speech.

[@andrewnorgrove6487]

Not what i expected British overtones not the booming but gentle voice i imagined Regardless he struck a chord with me regarding his conservation and love for the environment may he RIP knowing he did so much good for animals and the land he loved so much

[@michaelholmes5245]

Teddy was speaking what was called "Mid-Atlantic" or "Trans Atlantic," a cross between American and British English. It was a speaking style affected by the upper classes and can be heard in movies of the 1930's and '40s. It was taught in upperclass schools from the 1910's to the 1940's.

[@natethegreat9977]

I'm hearing a lot of praise for Teddy Roosevelt in the comments but are there any haters for him

[@dangercat9188]

My fave president

[@MaxStevenson-ih5ji]

can you believe the idiots in nyc are removing his statue? The city in general is going down the tubes.........

[@thesladesterb3vt3co7h]

Max Stevenson NYC has always been crap, but now the city is EVEN WORSE! They should have at least remodeled Teddy Roosevelt's statue rather than taking it down altogether.

[@MaxStevenson-ih5ji]

​@@thesladesterb3vt3co7h well it was doing well pre corona but the woke libtards have gone off their rocker and sold their brains to the chinese. Deblasio and cuomo are sleazy scumbags, they should bring back Rudy to clean the shit up.

[@thesladesterb3vt3co7h]

@@MaxStevenson-ih5ji Yeah I mean, not gonna deny it was doing well before the pandemic, but it was always crap- no matter who the NYC mayor was. I agree with you about Cuomo and Deblasio. But yeah blame woke liberals for the reason why Teddy Roosevelt's statue is getting removed. It's A BUNCH OF HORSE SHIT!!

[@netaji-thebritishslayer]

The nyc is infested with jews😅😅😅​@@thesladesterb3vt3co7h

[@domainofthesun4400]

A light musical voice, a bit like my long-gone grandfather's.

[@TikToks509]

I wish he was still are president we need him

[@ConmanConjoined]

I come here to listen to this because I like the sound of early 1900 radio