• Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      Probably Franklin Roosevelt, though cases can be made for both Lyndon Johnson and Theodore Roosevelt.

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        37 minutes ago

        Teddy was a rabid imperialist with a great fondness for eugenics. His anti-corruption drive had a small measure of success, and he founded the national parks system and passed the Pure Food and Drug Act. But he was a mixed bag.