Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt functions as a historical touchstone invoked by staff to lend weight to arguments about national identity, language, and assimilation. Though never present as an on‑stage actor, his public persona and political legacy operate as rhetorical currency within the administration: speakers quote him to signal authority, traditionalism, or progressive vigor. Within the series he occupies the role of a canonical American statesman whose legacy shapes debate and morale, anchoring policy disputes to a recognizable lineage of presidential precedent.