Thinking Like a Historian

Making Modern Presidents

My article talked about the development of presidencies and the different techniques used when campaigning and the way they evolved.  It started by talking about President Grover Cleveland's presidency (the 1800s) and how sometimes his wife was used to produce more popularity in advertising. It then tells about President Theodore Roosevelt's campaign (1904) and the way he went on "tours" throughout his campaign to help gain support, but the other article also talks about the extreme cost of campaigning that is necessary to ensure a successful campaign. Primarily this article serves to show the evolution of campaigning in a run for the presidency. 

Theodore Roosevelt on his campaign tour