Objective: To explore the different progressive styles of these presidents by looking at their executive actions

WON’T ALIENATE MORE CONSERVATIVE FACTION IN PARTY

BOLD USE OF EXECUTIVE POWER

CONTROL CORPORATIONSCONSUMER PROTECTIONCONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

ACKNOWLEDGES SOCIAL & ECONOMIC PROBLEMS WHERE IN THE PAST PRESIDENTS HAVE IGNORED THEM

COAL STRIKE MAY 1902 – PA MINERS MORE MONEY & LESS HOURS

OWNER’S REFUSE TO NEGO-TIATE, TR STEPS IN & SQUARE DEAL BY OCTOBER

10% NOT 20% RAISE, 9 HOUR SHIFT NOT 8 & NO UNION RECOGNITION BY OWNERS

DEPT OF COMMERCE & LABOR ESTABLISHED 1903 & SEPARATED INTO 2 10 YEARS LATER

IMPORTANT ARM OF NEW DEPT. WAS BUREAU OF CORPORATIONS – PROBE BUSINESSES ENGAGED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE

ELKINS RAILROAD ACT 1903: GIVING & GETTING REBATES ILLEGAL BUT….

NORTHERN SECURITIES CASE 1904: SETS FOUNDATION FOR EXECUTIVE POWER – COURT CALLS FOR DISSOLUTION OF HOLDING CO.

GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT W/ US STEEL 1905: WORK WITH US OR ELSE – TR WANTS TO PRESERVE “GOOD” & ELIMIN-ATE “BAD” TRUSTS

ELECTION 1904 – NO CONTEST – TR PRESIDENT IN HIS OWN RIGHT – 1ST TIME SOCIALISTS RAN A CANDIDTATE – E.V. DEBS

HEPBURN ACT 1906: ICC MORE POWERFUL & ACTIVE; DECISIONS RARELY OVERTURNED

PURE FOOD & DRUG ACT 1906

TR MORE AGGRESSIVE ONCE ELECTION OVER & DECLARED NOT RUNNING FOR A 3RD TERM

ATTEMPTS TO CORNER MAR-KET ON COPPER STOCK FAIL

J.P. MORGAN’S CASH INFUSION

COLLAPSE OF TN COAL & IRON STOCK LED TO MERGER OF US STEEL & TN COAL

TALK OF NEED FOR CENTRAL BANK BEGINS – LEADS TO FEDERAL RESERVE 1913

1877 DESERT LANDS ACT – MUST IRRIGATE

1891 FOREST RESERVE ACT- PRES. AUTHORITY TO SET ASIDE FEDERAL LAND – 46 MILL ACRES

SIERRA CLUB 1892

1902 NEWLANDS ACT – GROW-ING FEDERAL PRESENCE IN MANAG-ING H2O – PROFIT FROM LAND SALES TO IRRIGATION PROJECTS

1908 NATIONAL CONSERVATION CONFERENCE

THE RISE & FALL OF WILLIAM H. TAFT 1908-1912

HANDPICKED BY TR – TAFT WM. J. BRYAN & E.V. DEBS SUCCESSOR TO TR’S POLICIES?

THE REAL TRUST BUSTER- 43 ANTI-TRUST SUITS

STANDARD OIL 1911 U.S. STEEL 1920 (BEGUN 1911) –

TN COAL DECISION FURTHER ALIEN-ATES TAFT FROM TR

*MANN ELKINS ACT 1910 – ICC LOOPHOLES CLOSED: SUSPEND RATE INCREASS & ESTAB. COM-MERCE COURT TO SPEED UP R.R. RATE CASES

PAYNE ALDRICH TARIFF 1910 – NO REAL CHANGE

MID TERM ELECTIONS FORSHA-DOW 1912 NATIONAL ELECTION

BALLINGER PINCHOT AFFAIR – CONSERVATION ISSUES

FOREIGN POLICY – DOLLAR DIPLOMACY – PROMOTE BUS. INTERESTS ABROAD; SUB. ECO TIES IN LIEU OF MILITARY ALLIANCES