Archibald Roosevelt

Army officer ‧ Theodore Roosevelt's sonWikipedia

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Oct 18, 2026

The John Batchelor Show

The John Batchelor Show

IRAN - Espionage Networks Behind Clandestine Iranian Arms - CRAIG-UNGER-DENOF-SPIES PART 2

Oct 18 · 1 Mention

Craig UngerGUEST

27:15

And as you say, it was led by the Roosevelt family.

Craig UngerGUEST

27:19

Kermit Roosevelt and his brother, or was it his cousin, Archibald Roosevelt, were among the big plotters who put the coup d'etat that overthrew Mossadegh, and they put that coup into place.

John BatchelorHOST

27:36

Craig is in Iran during the time of the presidency of Rouhani, who recently died in a helicopter crash.

John BatchelorHOST

27:44

At that point, Obama administration, there was a warmth and a softening of the relationship between Washington and Tehran that was not absolute war.

Unknown podcast

Heartwarming Christmas Stories from U.S. Presidents: White House Holiday Traditions, Letters, and Historic Moments

Oct 14 · 6 Mentions

speaker_0UNKNOWN

55:00

Now, imagine being Roosevelt's children and hearing this decree.

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55:04

We're talking about a family that includes Kermit, Ethel, Archie, and Quentin Roosevelt, children who were famous for being absolutely wild.

speaker_0UNKNOWN

55:14

These kids kept a small zoo's worth of pets in the White House.

speaker_0UNKNOWN

55:18

Ponies, a badger named Josiah, a blue macaw, snakes.

speaker_0UNKNOWN

55:59

They want a Christmas tree.

speaker_0UNKNOWN

56:01

The fact that their father has very principled environmental reasons for the ban is, from a child's perspective, entirely beside the point.

speaker_0UNKNOWN

56:09

So Archie Roosevelt, who's eight years old, and Quentin, who's about five, decide to take matters into their own hands.

speaker_0UNKNOWN

56:17

Well, mostly Archie.

Unknown podcast

Christmas at the White House: History, First Lady Traditions, and Iconic Holiday Stories Revealed

Oct 6 · 1 Mention

speaker_0NARRATOR

37:39

And his children naturally rebelled.

speaker_0NARRATOR

37:42

Archie Roosevelt, one of T.R.'s younger sons, aged seven or eight at the time, decided that a Christmas without a tree was unacceptable.

speaker_0NARRATOR

37:52

So he and his brother Quentin hatched a plan.

speaker_0NARRATOR

37:56

They acquired a small evergreen, probably from the White House grounds or a nearby lot, and they smuggled it into the White House.