I finished volume two last night. Wish I remembered more of what I read. I did note that TR and other higher ups always bailed out of Washington during the summers because they couldn't take the heat and humidity. TR was probably the first "progressive" president, pushing for more government regulation of business, starting a conservation movement, etc. He was also a strong force internationally, encouraging Panama to break away from Colombia when he failed to get the canal treaty he wanted during his first term, and sending the "Great White Fleet" around the world as a show of force in the Pacific toward the end of his second term. He could probably have been easily reelected a second time -- and served a third term -- but for his decision that it wouldn't be right. Interesting read. After a break, I'll have to finish the trilogy.
