Theodore Roosevelt was known as a "trustbuster" because he wanted to test the power of the government to break up bad trusts. He even asked the Attorney General to bring a lawsuit against a trust to make his point. Theodore Roosevelt was one of the first Presidents to make conservation a national issue.
Theodore Roosevelt was known as a "trustbuster" because he wanted to test the power of the government to break up bad trusts.
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He even asked the Attorney General to bring a lawsuit against a trust to make his point. ... Theodore Roosevelt was one of the first Presidents to make conservation a national issue.
