Talking 'bout Teddy: Theodore Roosevelt Symposium focuses on
historic third-party runAmerica has almost always had two
political parties — the Federalists vs. the Democratic-
Republicans, the Jacksonian Democrats vs. the Whigs, and the
modern Democrats vs. Republicans — but when the 26th president
didn’t support the way his successor was running the country, he
founded his own party. By: Katherine Grandstrand, The Dickinson
Press America has almost always had two political parties — the
Federalists vs. the Democratic-Republicans, the Jacksonian
Democrats vs. the Whigs, and the modern Democrats vs.
Republicans — but when the 26th president didn’t support the way
his successor was running the country, he founded his own party.
Theodore Roosevelt headed up the Progressive Party, giving
Republican and Democratic candidates a run for their money. The
100th anniversary of Roosevelt’s historic third-party run for a
third term is the subject of this year’s Theodore Roosevelt
Symposium hosted by the Theodore Roosevelt