Presentation of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to Laurance Spelman Rockefeller
Subject(s): Albright, Horace M. (Horace Marden), 1890-1987, Awards, Conservation of natural resources, Frankl, Viktor E. (Viktor Emil), 1905-1997, Gustafson, Carl O., 1921-1963, Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964, Haight, Anne Lyon, Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986, Keating, Kenneth B. (Kenneth Barnard), 1900-1975, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Lee, Ronald F., New York (State)--New York--Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, New York (State)--Oyster Bay--Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, O'Brien, Leo W., 1900-1982, Open spaces--Recreational use, Osborn, Fairfield, 1887-1969, Outdoor recreation, Penfold, Joseph W. (Joseph Weller), 1907-1973, Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1874-1960, Rockefeller, Laurance Spelman, Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Speeches, addresses, etc., Straus, Gladys Eleanor Guggenheim, 1895-1980, Straus, Oscar S., 1914-2013, Tondel, Lyman M., Jr, United States. Congress, United States. National Park Service
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Lyman M. Tondel Jr., Vice President of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, presents Laurance Spelman Rockefeller with the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal for his efforts in the field of conservation and the promotion of outdoor activities in the United States. Hermann Hagedorn, executive director of the Association, introduces Rockefeller. Rockefeller speaks briefly about his work on the Outdoor Recreation Report, and discusses both the need to promote the creation of open spaces for people to use in their everyday life, as well as the challenges associated with this. Tondel reads several congratulatory telegrams, and additional brief addresses are given by Anne Lyon Haight, who honors Oscar S. Straus’s tenure as President of the Theodore Roosevelt Association; Ronald F. Lee of the National Park Service, who speaks about the recent transfer of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace site and Sagamore Hill to the National Park Service; and New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association
Creation Date
1963-10-27
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt Association
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Record Type
Audio
Resource Type
Citation
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Chicago:
Presentation of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to Laurance Spelman Rockefeller. [October 27, 1963]. Theodore Roosevelt Association.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294842. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association. Presentation of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to Laurance Spelman Rockefeller. [27 Oct. 1963]. Audio.
Theodore Roosevelt Association. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294842.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association., [1963, October 27]. Presentation of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to Laurance Spelman Rockefeller.
Theodore Roosevelt Association. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294842.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association.
