American History: The Republican Party Is Split Over William Howard Taft
08 September 2010
Former president Theodore Roosevelt, on a hunting trip to Africa, stands beside the body of an elephant
BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English.
June eighteenth, nineteen ten, was an exciting day for Theodore Roosevelt. It was the day that the former American president returned from a long trip to Africa and Europe. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in New York City to welcome him home. There were speeches and bands and a parade.
This week in our series, Frank Oliver and Tony Riggs tell us about Teddy Roosevelt's trip. They also tell us how political problems hurt his friendship with President William Howard Taft.
FRANK OLIVER: It was the perfect end to a trip that began three weeks after Theodore Roosevelt completed his presidency.
Most of the trip was a huge success. In Africa, Theodore Roosevelt spent months hunting wild animals. He shot many lions, elephants, and other animals. He brought all of them back and gave them to the Smithsonian Institution.
After hunting in Africa, he and his wife, Edith, went to Europe.
TONY RIGGS: The Roosevelts visited Italy and met the king and queen. They visited Vienna and met the ruler of Austria and Hungary. In Germany, they met Kaiser Wilhelm the second.
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