Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Elihu Root - Elihu Root (/lhju rut/; February 15 1845 February 7 1937) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the Secretary of War (18991904) under two presidents including President Theodore Roosevelt. He was the prototype of the 20th century revolving door shuttled between high-level appointed government positions in Washington D.C. and private-sector legal practice in New York City.
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