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4. After taking Theodore Roosevelt's program and accomplishments in office into account, what do you think is his 'lasting legacy?
As a charismatic president during a period of reform, one would think that Theodore Roosevelt would be clearly linked to a lasting political legacy. The reality is that the vast majority of Americans are familiar with him because of the Teddy bear, named in his honor. This is not to suggest that Roosevelt was not responsible for significant reforms, such as: the Elkins Act, which eliminated unfair business practices in the railroad industry; the creation of the Department of Commerce; the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906; the Meat Inspection Act of 1906, the Hepburn Act of 1906, which gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the right to set maximum railroad rates; and his conservation efforts. However, most of these reforms have not had the lasting and permanent impact that Roosevelt probably imagined. The tainted food supply and information about how agri-business has impacted the meat industry reveal that food packing conditions are actively declining. Furthermore, while railroad regulation and the Department of Commerce helped further the aims of interstate commerce at the time, subsequent deregulation has eliminated many

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