How did Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson differ in their respective approaches to the problem of regulating and controlling big business in the...

As
president, Theodore Roosevelt used an expansive definition of executive power to pursue
monopolies, or trusts, that he saw as injurious to the public welfare. This led to some
high-profile showdowns with powerful businessmen, such as his successful lawsuit against the
Northern Securities Company, a railroad trust controlled by plutocrat and financier J. P.
Morgan. As a result of this case and a handful of others (as well as Roosevelt's talent for
self-promotion and image creation), he became known as the "trust-busting" President.
But in truth, Roosevelt generally preferred to regulate the...

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