Theodore Roosevelt (14 sept. 1901 – 4 mars 1909)

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(1858-1919)
VP: None (1901–1905)
Charles W. Fairbanks (1905–1909)

TRUST BUSTER
For his aggressive use of the 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act, compared to his predecessors, Roosevelt became mythologized as the "trust-buster"; but in reality, he was more of a trust regulator. Roosevelt viewed big business as a necessary part of the American economy and sought only to prosecute the "bad trusts" that restrained trade and charged unfair prices. He brought 44 antitrust suits, breaking up the Northern Securities Company, the largest railroad monopoly; and regulating Standard Oil, the largest oil and refinery company.