THE ROUGH RIDER AND THE PROFESSOR: Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and the Friendship that Changed American History

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Chronicles the extraordinary thirty-five-year friendship between President Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts. Claims that while Roosevelt became the youngest man ever to assume the presidency in 1901, that rapid success would not have occurred without the assistance of Lodge. Details how Lodge served as the future president's confidant and mentor, advising him on political strategy while helping him obtain positions in government that would eventually lead to the White House. Despite their political disagreements and at some points a strained relationship, Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge remained devoted friends until Roosevelt's death. Contains 16 pages of black and white photos.