The teddy bear is a childs toy, a nice soft stuffed animal suitable for cuddling. It is, however,
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Theodore Roosevelt, or Teddy as he was commonly called, was president of the United States
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from 1901 to 1909. He was an unusually active man with varied pastimes, one of which was
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hunting. One day the president was invited to take part in a bear hunt; and
inasmuch as Teddy
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was president, his hosts wanted to ensure that he caught a bear. A bear was captured, clanked
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over the head to knock it out, and tied to a tree; however, Teddy, who really wanted to actually
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hunt, refused to shoot the bear and in fact demanded that the bear be extricated from the ropes;
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The incident attracted a lot of attention among journalist. First a cartoon-drawn by Clifford K.
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Berryman to make fun of this situation-appeared in the Washinton Post, and the Cartoon was
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widely distributed and reprinted throughout the country. Then, toy manufactures began producing
a toy bear which they called a teddy bear. The teddy bear became the most widely recognized
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