the university of mary washington history professor william crowley discusses theodore roosevelt's life and legacy, with the particular focus on his presidency. university of mary washington hosted this event and provided the video. >> i am pleased to announce a special mini-series of six lectures entitled great presidential lives. this series is particularly attractive for two main reasons. the first being its timeliness. as we face a presidential election year and prepare for it it will be a insight that all of us can benefit from. the second is the speaker himself, our esteemed umw professor emeritus of history, william crowley, who has just completed 50 years on the faculty of the university of mary washington. during that half century, professor crawley has contributed in innumerable ways, significant ways, certainly not least of all the creation of our renowned historic preservation program and the creation of this amazing great lives series. but it's for his excellence in teaching that he is perhaps best known, and certainly to literally thousands of our students who have come th

our esteemed umw professor emeritus of history, william crowley, who has just completed 50 years on the faculty of the university of mary washington. during the half century, professor crawley has contributed in innumerable ways, significant ways, certainly not least of all the creation of our renowned historic preservation program and the creation of this amazing great live series. it's for his excellence in teaching that he is perhaps best known, and certainly to literally thousands of our students who have come though our halls. he has received our institutions highest honors in teaching, both from his colleagues and his students. many of whom, through the years, have voted him as the faculty member who has made the greatest impact upon their lives. doctor crawley has become a true icon of this community. and so it's with great pleasure that i introduce professor william b. crawley, who drawing upon his 50 years of teaching political history has truly learned and shared so much of his knowledge and will be sharing it again with us today as he looks at the life of one of six highly in

william crowley -- talked about theodore reza votes life and legacy. this is about 50 minutes. >> i am pleased to announce a special mini-series of six lectures entitled great presidential lives. this series is particularly attractive for two main reasons. the first being its timeliness. as we face a presint