In this 1909 file photo, Theodore Roosevelt is shown beside an elephant he shot and killed in Africa. (AP Photo/File)

A large American flag hangs in the lobby of the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver on Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. Theodore Roosevelt went to the Brown in 1905, since then every U.S. president has visited the hotel. But the festivities at the historic landmark aren't without a touch of modern politics: The hotel will temporarily rename its presidential suite after Democrat candidate Barack Obama for the August Democratic Convention in Denver. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

* * FILE ** President Theodore Roosevelt, is shown in an undated file photo. The Associated Press is asking 2008 presidential candidates a series of questions about their personal tastes, habits and backgrounds. When asked to name to name their favorite 20th century president from the opposing party, Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson all chose President Theodore Roosevelt, the Republican who was the nation's 26th chief executive, 1901 to 1909. (AP Photo/NYU, File)