Theodore Roosevelt's 'Square Deal' and Woodrow Wilson's 'New Freedom,' were both programs of reform. Roosevelt covered more areas of reform than Wilson (who focused mainly on economy), and was more of a progressive than Wilson was. As a governor and the first president of the era, Roosevelt set a terrific example of what a president of this time should do. 'Progressing' from bad, and implementing various reforms to do so defined the era. These …showed first 75 words of 1872 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1872 total…a precedent for future reform agendas, for example New Freedom. It pushed ahead new ideas that weren't really raised to public attention. Therefore the Roosevelt seems to have been more of a Progressive than Wilson was. Bibliography Gould Lewis L., The Progressive Era, Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, New York, 1974. Whitelaw Nancy, Theodore Roosevelt Takes Charge, Albert Whitman & Company, Morton Grove, Illinois, 1992. Auchincloss Louis, Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Holt and Company, New York, New York, 2001.