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How did Jacob Riis influence teddy Roosevelt?

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Answer: Supported Roosevelt's 1912 Progressive Party presidential bid.

Explanation: Riis authored an admiring biography of Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 and supported Roosevelt's 1912 Progressive Party presidential bid. Their letters attest to the closeness that continued until Riis's death in 1914.

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