Sports and the American Presidency: From Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump

This book presents an overview of the symbiotic relationship between US presidents and some of the nation’s most popular pastimes. Starting with Theodore Roosevelt’s significant role in linking the presidency with advocacy of
and active participation in
sports, this book traces how occupants of the White House continued to develop these connections in various guises across the following century for both pleasure and political purposes. Split into three thematic sections, the book approaches the topic from different but related angles to create a multidimensional portrait of the evolving relationship among the US presidency, sports and individual athletes, from the dawn of the twentieth century through to the Trump administration.