Theodore roosevelt and his two-term presidency (1901-9) deserve a king-Size, Seize-the-man biography - and Edmund Morris has provided one. "Tr" Typifies the "Can do" American; his famous maxim, of course, was "Speak soft...Theodore roosevelt and his two-term presidency (1901-9) deserve a king-Size, Seize-the-man biography - and Edmund Morris has provided one. "Tr" Typifies the "Can do" American; his famous maxim, of course, was "Speak softly but carry a big stick." Morris presents eyewitness history through the voices of the makers and shakers.