Theodore Roosevelt
President Theodore Roosevelt pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 981 (est.) people during his term. Among them are:
- Servillano Aquino – received death sentence for anti-American activities in the Philippines; pardoned after 2 years
- Al Jennings – sentenced to life in prison for robbery; pardoned
- Stephen A. Douglas Puter – convicted of land fraud; pardoned after 18 months so he could turn state’s evidence
- Presidential pardons page at Almanac of Theodore Roosevelt
Read more about this topic: List Of People Pardoned Or Granted Clemency By The President Of The United States
Famous quotes by theodore roosevelt:
“The government is us; we are the government, you and I.”
—Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
“Germany has reduced savagery to a science, and this great war for the victorious peace of justice must go on until the German cancer is cut clean out of the world body.”
—Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
“The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife.”
—Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)