Teddy Roosevelt was Assistant Undersecretary of the Navy at one point in time, and the Undersecretary of the Navy John Long left Teddy in charge over a weekend while he tended to family matters. When Long returned to work after the weekend, Roosevelt had conquered the Phillipines!
There's a million Teddy Roosevelt stories I love, but in a category where it's tough to find someone you can respect and relate to in my opinion, I'm taking the original Rough Rider, DMX be [dang]ed.