A very significant contribution to the Progressive movement came from those of whom Theodore Roosevelt called the muckrakers. ... This was evidently true, that is until Theodore Roosevelt came along. ... The presidents of the Progressive movement included Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909), William Taft (1909-1913) and first term of Democrat Woodrow Wilson (1913-1917). ... During his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt's Justice Department brought 44 cases against several trusts. William Taft, Theodore Roosevelt's secretary of war, was chosen by T. ...

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Some progress was made against the trusts during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, and Congress passed two bills regulating railroads. Although Roosevelt supported the progressive drive for regulation of corporations and for social welfare legislation, Congress remained adamantly against it. Roosevelt's successor, William Howard Taft, was a determined opponent of progressive reform. ... When this failed, progressives united in a third party and nominated Roosevelt for President. ...

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