Support WBURIn 1898, Satisfying A National Appetite For WarPlay07:47Download AudioNPR StaffApril 27, 2010 ShareBefore he became the 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt (center) led the men of the 1st Cavalry Volunteers, known as the "Rough Riders," on San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War in 1898. (Hulton Archive/Getty Archive)
