Theodore Roosevelt On October 27, 1858, in New York Martha Bulloch
             Roosevelt gave birth to Theodore Roosevelt, her second child and first son. He
             was named after his father, Theodore Sr., and was sometimes called Thee or
             Teedie as a nickname. He was a seventh generation Roosevelt. As a child and
             throughout his lifetime, Theodore suffered from severe asthma, becoming so
             bad that they would nearly suffocate him. His father, who refused to have a
             sickly child, would constantly carry him around, hoping that Theodore's lungs
             would become stronger. Because of this, Theodore always admired his father
             that would protect him. He would follow the strenuous exercise regiments that
             his father set on him to become stronger. He would do weightlifting,
             gymnastics, and any other activity that would give him endurance. Slowly, his
             asthma decreased to lesser degrees. Theodore hardly ever went to school
             because of his sickly nature, so he was instructed by his Aunt Annie, that lived
             with the family. He spent much time reading, and is there where he became
             obsessed with natural history, a passion that stayed with him throughout his
             lifetime. He would even kill animals and stuff them himself when he was a
             teenager. Theodore wanted to attend Harvard in the fall of 1876, but did not
             have all the preparation necessary. Nevertheless, he completed three years of
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