Theodore Roosevelt's racist remarks about American Indians are widely documented, but there's more to the 'cowboy president'

Theodore Roosevelt, as a believer in white superiority, was a man of his times. But he grew as a political leader and as a person. He brimmed with contradictions. He once considered American Indians to be "savages" — but invited chiefs to ride in his inaugural parade.

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