After two decades, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Pure Food and Drugs Act in 1906, largely written by Wiley.

Theodore Roosevelt appeared an unlikely candidate ... He passed laws to ensure the safety of food and drugs sold in the American marketplace. He placed millions of acres of land under federal ...

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