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Theodore Roosevelt never made the quote displayed on the OPM headquarters banner.

HistoryPoliticsJun 15, 2026score 3.152 posts · 180 replies across 2 instances
Microblog posts discuss a banner with a quote attributed to Theodore Roosevelt on the OPM headquarters, noting the quote is not historically accurate. The posts highlight a discrepancy between the displayed quote and Roosevelt's actual statements.

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Theodore Roosevelt never made the quote displayed on the OPM headquarters banner.
Parent: HistoryEntity: Theodore RooseveltImpact: negativeDate: Jun 15, 2026Target: The accuracy of historical quotes attributed to public figures

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Big banner with a Teddy quote about courage on the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building, headquarters of OPM. Only discrepancy is that the 26th president never said this.
78 boosts · 112 favs · 17 replies · Jun 15, 2026
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Big banner with a Teddy quote about courage on the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building, headquarters of OPM. Only discrepancy is that the 26th president never said this.
8 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Jun 15, 2026