The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln were the four courageous men that were considered for the carving. ... Borglum and his son, Lincoln, ventured off into the Black hills with a state forester by the name of Theodore Shoemaker (St. ... He was inspired by American heritage that led him to sculpt a Lincoln head for Theodore Roosevelt's stay at the White House. ... Theodore Roosevelt was the fourth head considered to be in the carving. Many people were skeptical because they believed that Roosevelt did not do much for our nation. ...

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Alice Roosevelt 1861-1884 Theodore Roosevelt's first wife died in 1884, 17 years before he was elected president. A year later, he remarried and Edith Roosevelt joined her husband in the White House upon the assassination of President McKinley.   ... Eleanor Roosevelt 1884-1962 Franklin D. Roosevelt's wife was the first first lady to hold regular press conferences, write a daily newspaper column and a monthly magazine column, and host a weekly radio show.   ...

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If anyone was raised to take on the role of the president of the United States, then that person was John Quincy Adams. He came from the town of Braintree, Massachusetts, which his ancestors had settled, and generations of Adams would come to prosper. His father, John Adams, studied law at Harvard C...

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Washington Monument Architect: Robert Mills Location: Washington, D. C. Date: 1848-1885 Building Type: Monument Construction System: Masonry Cut Stone Climate: Temperate Context: Neo-Egyptian Fact: At 555 feet tall, the highest all-masonry tower in the world. It is 55 feet wide at the base. Notes: Alone among the Founders of the United States George Washington earned the title "Father of his Country" in recognition of his leadership in the cause of American independence. ...

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