Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, and I share a few commonalities: we were born a few blocks from each other in Manhattan, we both attended Columbia University, we both call Oyster Bay, N.Y. our hometown, and we both share a strong belief in American exceptionalism. 

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Tejpaul Bhatia is the Chief Revenue Officer of Axiom Space.