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The teddy bear was named for Theodore Roosevelt by Morris Michtom who made and sold them. Legend has it that it was named after Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt after he refused to shoot a bear cub on a hunting expedition.
Theodore RooseveltIt was named for President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. The name was inspired by a rather complicated story involving a bear hunt in which that Roosevelt participated and a resulting political cartoon.
Theodore Roosevelt
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Morris Mitchtom was inspired by the little bear in Clifford Berryman's cartoon bear in editorial cartoons about Theodore Roosevelt, who was known by the public as "Teddy." Mitchtom made homemade toy bears and called them "Teddy's bears," and the name stuck.
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
The Teddy Bear
Theodore Roosevelt did! B.T.W. I do not have a teddy bear! :P
The Teddy Bear was made in Honor of Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt.