Esper had his reasons. The teddy bear emerged out of a presidency. In November 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt was on a bear hunting excursion in Mississippi at the invitation of its governor ...

But few remember the presidential hunting trip and state boundary dispute that led to the sale of the first such bear on this date in 1903. President Theodore Roosevelt, often known as Teddy ...

In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children ...

The "teddy bear" immediately became one of the ... TR was the uncle of Eleanor Roosevelt, and gave her away at her wedding to her fifth cousin, future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Teddy Roosevelt. So this bear is at the beginning of the development of this popular toy and so extremely important both to Charlie's family and as a piece of social history.

Louisiana's black bear became part of American culture when President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot one that had been trapped and tied to a tree.

We never met, living in different times, but you enriched my life enormously. Thank you. Yes, I have a Teddy Bear. You couldn’t shoot a live bear here — thank goodness — so the Hotel Colorado staff in ...

Kwon Soon-woo, CEO of the Roosevelt Teddy Bear Foundation, stated, "We will actively practice the foundation's social responsibility by supporting and continuing activities for children with cancer." ...

Louisiana's fabled black bear became part of American culture in 1902 after President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot one that had been trapped and tied to a tree by members of his hunting party.