Skip to content

US Navy in the TRAJ

Duane Jundt, cataloger of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, has compiled this extensive bibliography of writings both primary and secondary found in the TRAJ on topics related to the United States Navy. The hyperlinks will take you directly to the records in our digital library. (More recent issues may be embargoed and not yet available on our website.)

Quotations, Passages, and Excerpts from the Work of Theodore Roosevelt

“Navy – Dependence On,” Vol. 11/1, 1985, p. 8.

“Navy as a Guarantor of Peace,” Vol. 11/1, 1985, p. 18.

“Navy—Need For,” Vol. 11/1, 1985, p. 21.

“Former President Theodore Roosevelt Recounts and Reflects on the World Cruise of the Great White Fleet,” Vol. 29/3, 2008, pp. 17-21.

“Our Peacemaker, The Navy” (Chapter IX of America and the World War), Vol. 39/1-3, 2018, pp. 65-78.

Presidential Snapshot Columns (excerpts from TR letters)

“President Theodore Roosevelt Comments on Big Stick Diplomacy in Relation to the Venezuela Crisis and the World Cruise of the Great White Fleet and Looks Ahead to his Post-Presidential Trip to Africa,” Vol. 30/3, 2009, p. 44.

“President Roosevelt Comments on Right and Wrong in the Civil War, the Importance of U.S. Naval Power, the Contemporary South, and His Own Recent Victory,” Vol. 33/1-3, 2012, p. 47.

“President Roosevelt Shares with a British Friend and Regular Correspondent Candid Thoughts on the Moroccan Crisis, on Germany, on England and the United States, and on His Approach to Resolving Tensions in U.S.-Japan Relations,” Vol. 35/3, 2014, p. 28.

“President Roosevelt Comments on His Political Ideas, His Accomplishments, His Domestic Policy Aspirations, and the Importance of Anglo-American Naval Power in a Personal Letter to a Close English Friend,” Vol. 38/1-3, 2017, p. 71.

“Theodore Roosevelt Identifies and Comments on Some of His Most Important Achievements as President in a Reply to an English Correspondent,” Vol. 40/4, 2019, p. 43.

“President Roosevelt Discusses with His Secretary of State the Upcoming Naval World Cruise, Sharply Criticizes Senator Eugene Hale, and Expresses Serious Concern About the Immigration-Fueled Crisis in U.S.-Japan Relations,” Vol. 41/4, 2020, p. 28.

“President Roosevelt Seeks to Correct the Historical Record as He Admonishes His 1897-1898 Immediate Superior in the Navy Department,” Vol. 44/4, 2023, p. 17.

Book Review Essays

Anonymous, “Mahan Bibliography” (Review of John B. Hattendorf and Lynn C. Hattendorf, A Bibliography of the Works of Alfred Thayer Mahan), Vol. 13/2, 1987, p. 18.

Anonymous, “Greenwood Press Publishes Two New Books on TR” (Review of Richard W. Turk, The Ambiguous Relationship: Theodore Roosevelt and Alfred Thayer Mahan), Vol. 14/1, 1988, p. 14.

Anonymous, “New Edition of The Naval War of 1812” (Review of Theodore Roosevelt, The Naval War of 1812), Vol. 23/2, 1999, p. 11.

Anonymous, “TR and the US Navy” (Review of Edward J. Marolda, editor, Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. Navy, and the Spanish-American War), Vol. 25/1, 2002, p. 28.

Richard H. Collin, “Mahan and Roosevelt” (Review of Richard W. Turk, The Ambiguous Relationship: Theodore Roosevelt and Alfred Thayer Mahan), Vol. 14/2, 1988, pp. 20-21.

Seth Cropsey, “Lessons from a Nineteenth Century War” (Review of Theodore Roosevelt, The Naval War of 1812), Vol. 14/1, 1988, pp. 13-14.

Dennis Flanagan, “War Plan Orange” (Review of Edward S. Miller, War Plan Orange: The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945), Vol. 18/1, 1992, p. 6.

John Allen Gable, “The Great White Fleet” (Review of James R. Reckner, Teddy Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet), Vol. 15/3, 1989, pp. 19-21.

Henry J. Hendrix, “American Sea Power” (Review of Kenneth Wimmel, Theodore Roosevelt and the Great White Fleet: American Sea Power Comes of Age), Vol. 24/1, 2000, p. 14.

Henry J. Hendrix, “The Great Triumph” (Review of Warren Zimmerman, First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country A World Power), Vol. 25/4, 2003, pp. 20-21.

William Davison Johnston, “Captain Beach Looks at the History of the Navy” (Review of Edward L. Beach, The United States Navy: 200 Years), Vol. 13/2, 1987, pp. 16-17.

William P. Leeman, Review of Alexander Rose, The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy, Vol. 44/3, 2023, pp. 35-39.

Michael L. Manson, “TR and the War with Spain” (Review of H. Paul Jeffers, Colonel Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt Goes to War, 1897-1898), Vol. 21/3, 1996, p. 17.

William N. Tilchin, “Serge Ricard on Theodore Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy” (Review of Serge Ricard, Theodore Roosevelt: principles et pratique d’une politique etrangere), Vol. 18/4, 1992, pp. 15-21.

William N. Tilchin, “A Major Contribution to the Literature on Theodore Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy” (Review of Henry J. Hendrix, Theodore Roosevelt’s Naval Diplomacy: The U.S. Navy and the Birth of the American Century), Vol. 30/3, 2009, pp. 26-36

TR and the Navy

Anonymous, “The Roosevelt Navy Tradition,” Vol. 12/3, 1986, p. 20.

Anonymous, “Secretaries of the Navy Under President Theodore Roosevelt,” Vol. 21/1, 1996, p. 23.

Anonymous, “Theodore Roosevelt Receives the Lone Sailor Award,” Vol. 24/2, 2001, p. 27.

Lori Lyn Bogle, “The President and the Corpse: Theodore Roosevelt and the 1906 John Paul Jones Reinternment Ceremony,” Vol. 38/1-3, 2017, pp. 60-69.

Hermann Hagedorn, “Ending the Russo-Japanese War,” Vol. 9/1, 1983, pp. 21-29.

Henry J. Hendrix, “The Sublime Intertwining: Theodore Roosevelt’s Integration of Diplomacy and Naval Operations,” Vol. 29/1, 2008, pp. 24-34.

Carl Cavanagh Hodge, “Theodore Roosevelt and the Transoceanic Naval Arms Race, 1897-1909,” Vol. 30/1-2, pp. 39-51.

Edmund Morris, “A First Class Navy,” Vol. 12/4, 1986, pp. 7-8.

Edmund Morris, “The Most Just and Proper Revolution” (Chapter 18 of Theodore Rex), Vol. 40/1-3, 2019, pp. 49-83.

Edward J. Renehan, “Theodore Roosevelt and the Navy,” Vol. 23/4, 2000, pp. 22-25.

Serge Ricard, “The United States, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Establishment of the Hague Tribunal: The Cautious Embrace of International Arbitration, and the Rejection of Disarmament,” Vol. 36/1-3, 2015, pp. 41-53.

William N. Tilchin, “The U.S. Navy, the Royal Navy, and Anglo-American Relations During the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt,” Vol. 22/1-2, 1997, pp. 3-9.

William N. Tilchin, “Theodore Roosevelt and the Guiding Principles of U.S. Cold War Diplomacy,” Vol. 23/3, 1999, pp. 5-7.

William N. Tilchin, “Theodore Roosevelt’s Discerning Worldview and Remarkable Record in Foreign Policy,” Vol. 28/2, 2007, pp. 15-23.

William N. Tilchin, “Theodore Roosevelt and Foreign Policy: The Greatest of All U.S. Presidents,” Vol. 30/1-2, 2009, pp. 30-38.

William N. Tilchin, “Theodore Roosevelt, the Spanish-American War, and the Emergence of the United States as a Great Power,” Vol. 31/1-2, 2010, pp. 32-36.

William N. Tilchin, “Ready to Lead: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Early Months of Theodore Roosevelt’s Presidency,” Vol. 44/1-2, 2023, pp. 40-47.

Chase Untermeyer, “The Spirit of TR in the New Navy,” Vol. 12/1, 1986, pp. 5-6.

William H. White, “William James and Theodore Roosevelt on the War of 1812,” Vol. 29/4, 2008, pp. 25-29.

Gregory A. Wynn and Matthew Oyos, “January 2020 E-mail interview of 2019 Theodore Roosevelt Association Annual Book Award Winner Matthew Oyos by TRA Annual Book Award Committee Chair Gregory A. Wynn,” Vol. 41/1-2, 2020, pp. 56-59

The Great White Fleet

Michele Bryant, “Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet in Seattle,” Vol. 29/3, 2008, pp. 22-27.

James Buckheit, “The Great White Fleet, 1907-1909,” Vol. 2/1, 1976, pp. 10-11.

James R. Reckner, “The Fleet Triumphant,” Vol. 29/3, 2008, pp. 5-16.

Gena Rollins, “Great White Fleet Centennial Events,” Vol. 28/1, 2007, pp. 42-43.

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)

Anonymous, “New Aircraft Carrier to be Named Theodore Roosevelt,” Vol. 8/1, 1982, p. 26.

Anonymous, “The Launching of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt,” Vol. 11/1, 1985, pp. 2-8.

Anonymous, “Theodore Roosevelt Association Prepares for Commissioning of USS TR,” Vol. 12/1, 1986, pp. 2-5.

Anonymous, “Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Facts and Figures,” Vol. 12/1, 1986, p. 4.

Anonymous, “The Heraldry of the Seal of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 12/4, 1986, p. 2.

Anonymous, “The U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Aircraft Carrier Commissioned,” Vol. 12/4, 1986, pp. 3-7.

Anonymous, “Honorary Plankowners,” Vol. 12/4, 1986, pp. 15-17.

Anonymous, “The U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 12/4, 1986, p. 23.

Anonymous, “Flags for the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), Given As Symbols of TR’s Life and Career,” Vol. 12/4, 1986, pp. 23-25.

Anonymous, “Captain Parcells and the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 13/2, 1987, pp. 21-22.

Anonymous, “Commissioning Cruisebook of the USS TR,” Vol. 14/2, 1988, p. 25.

Anonymous, “U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 14/4, 1988, p. 17.

Anonymous, “U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 16/4, 1990, p. 19.

Anonymous, “TRA and Oyster Bay Religious Community Give Chapel Windows to U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt,” Vol. 17/1, 1991, p. 18.

Anonymous, “USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Takes Part in Operation Desert Storm,” Vol. 17/2, 1991, p. 19.

Anonymous, “Theodore Roosevelt Association Meets on U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 18/2-3, 1992, pp. 29-32.

Anonymous, “’Phantom of the Opera’ Cast Visits U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt,” Vol. 18/2-3, 1992, pp. 36-37.

Anonymous, “U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 19/1, 1993, pp. 14-15.

Anonymous, “U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 19/2, 1993, p. 24.

Anonymous, “Change of Command on USS TR,” Vol. 19/4, 1993-1994, pp. 21-22.

Anonymous, “1995 Annual Meeting on USS TR,” Vol. 20/1-2, 1994-1995, p. 31.

Anonymous, “The 76th Annual Meeting of the TRA,” Vol. 21/1, 1996, pp. 13-15.

Anonymous, “LCDR Mark Montgomery is Junior Officer of the Year,” Vol. 21/4, 1997, p. 20.

Anonymous, “USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 22/3, 1998, p. 26.

Anonymous, “At Sea on the USS TR,” Vol. 23/4, 2000, p. 16.

Anonymous, “GreenPoint Financial Corp. and the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 25/1, 2002, p. 33.

David Architzel, “A New Initiative: Theodore Roosevelt Association Scholarships for Dependents of Crew Members of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 39/1-3, 2018, pp. 20-21.

David Architzel, “Update 2020: Theodore Roosevelt Association Scholarships for Dependents of Crew Members of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 41/3, 2020, pp. 34-35.

David Architzel, “Update 2021: Theodore Roosevelt Association Scholarships for Dependents of Crew Members of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 42/3, 2021, pp. 30-31.

David Architzel, “Update 2022: Theodore Roosevelt Association Scholarships for Dependents of Crew Members of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 43/3, 2022, pp. 15-17.

Joyce M. Bisso, “Oyster Bay Community Responds with Donations for the USS Theodore Roosevelt,” Vol. 12/2, 1986, pp. 23-25.

Bill Bleyer, “A Day in the Life of the Navy’s Newest Big Stick,” Vol. 13/4, 1987, pp. 2-6.

Kirk Boxleitner, “TR Wins Battle ‘E’ for 2001,” Vol. 25/2, 2002, p. 26.

Steven Caming, “Our Ship’s Coming In,” Vol. 12/4, 1986, pp. 8-9.

Robert J. Ecker, “’Bless This Great Ship’: Invocation Delivered at the Launching of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt,” Vol. 11/1, 1985, p. 9.

Bibi Gaston, “Experiences and Reflections: A Day Aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, June 19, 2017,” Vol. 38/1-3, 2017, pp. 19-25.

Charles Hamman, “Newsletter—November 1, 1999,” Vol. 23/4, 2000, pp. 26-27.

William Davison Johnston, “What a Magnificent Birthday Present!,” Vol. 11/1, 1985, pp. 10-11.

William Davison Johnston, “The Ship and the Union Strong and Great,” Vol. 12/4, 1986, pp. 9-10.

Harry Lembeck, “TRA Assists in Donation of Theodore Roosevelt Bust to Museum on USS Theodore Roosevelt,” Vol. 28/2, 2007, p. 28.

Paul Madden, “The Big Stick—2001 Style,” Vol. 25/1, 2002, pp. 32-33.

Linda E. Milano, “TRA Sends Moose to Sea,” Vol. 24/2, 2001, pp. 26-27.

Linda E. Milano, “USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Earns the Battle ‘E’ Award,” Vol. 25/1, 2002, p. 33.

Elise Prudhomme, “The Theodore Roosevelt Association’s Fundraising Dinner in San Diego, California, on June 18, 2017, and Participation in the USS Theodore Roosevelt Friends and Family Day Cruise on June 19, 2017: A Photo Album,” Vol. 38/1-3, 2017, pp. 27-59.

Dayton W. Ritt, “Report from the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 15/1, 1989, pp. 20-21.

Tweed Roosevelt, “VIP on the Bridge: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),” Vol. 29/3, 2008, pp. 31-39.

William N. Tilchin, “A Grand Day Aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt,” Vol. 30/3, 2009, pp. 46-51.

Caspar W. Weinberger, “The Just Man Armed,” Vol. 11/1, 1985, pp. 12-15.

Caspar W. Weinberger, “Thoughtful Enterprise in the Battle for Freedom,” Vol. 12/4, 1986, pp. 10-15.

Naval Historians and Administrators

Anonymous, “LCDR Jerry Hendrix,” Vol. 25/3, 2003, p. 32.

Anonymous, “Commander Hendrix Honored,” Vol. 28/3, 2007, p. 43.

Perry D. Floyd, “John F. Lehman, Jr.,” Vol. 21/1, 1996, pp. 6-8.

Gregory A. Wynn, “An Excellent 2020 TRA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Despite the Pandemic,” Vol. 42/1-2, 2021, pp. 38-42.

Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize and Medal

Anonymous, “New York Navy League Establishes Roosevelt Naval History Prize,” Vol. 11/1, 1985, p. 24.

Anonymous, “Roosevelt Naval History Prize,” Vol. 12/3, 1986, p. 17.

Anonymous, “The Roosevelts Medal of the N.Y. Navy League,” Vol. 12/4, 1986, p. 25.

Anonymous, “Roosevelt Naval History Prize,” Vol. 13/2, 1987, p. 19.

Anonymous, “New York Navy League,” Vol. 14/1, 1988, p. 19.

Anonymous, “Roosevelt Naval History Prize,” Vol. 14/2, 1988, p. 23.

Anonymous, “Fourth Annual Roosevelt Naval History Prize Awarded,” Vol. 15/3, 1989, pp. 26-27.

Anonymous, “Fifth Annual Roosevelt Naval History Prize,” Vol. 16/4, 1990, pp. 16-17.

Anonymous, “Sixth Annual Roosevelt Naval History Prize,” Vol. 17/2, 1991, pp. 21-22.

Anonymous, “Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize,” Vol. 18.1, 1992, p. 12.

Anonymous, “Hoopes and Brinkley Win Roosevelt Naval History Prize for Biography of Forrestal,” Vol. 19/1, 1993, p. 9.

Anonymous, “Recipients of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize,” Vol. 19/1, 1993, p. 10.

Anonymous, “Roosevelt Naval History Prize,” Vol. 19/4, 1993-1994, p. 19.

Anonymous, “Roosevelt Naval History Prize,” Vol. 21/1, 1996, p. 19.

Anonymous, “Roosevelt Naval History Prize Goes to Col. Alexander,” Vol. 21/3, 1996, p. 24.

Anonymous, “Gilbert Wins Roosevelt Naval History Prize,” Vol. 25/1, 2002, p. 34.