“He built a monument to America”
Subject(s): Advertising, Magazine, Anniversaries, Dedication services, Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971, Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964, Hall, Leonard W. (Leonard Wood), 1900-1979, Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, New York (State)--Oyster Bay--Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Remarks by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the dedication of Sagamore Hill as a historical site in June 1953. Eisenhower read a proclamation declaring a “Theodore Roosevelt Week” in the United States, and in his brief remarks he challenged the stereotype of Roosevelt as an impetuous leader, saying that he was “not a swash-buckler,” and that he engaged in “patient work.”
A picture of President Eisenhower receiving a framed manuscript written by Roosevelt from Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association Director Hermann Hagedorn on the porch at Sagamore Hill accompanies the article.
An advertisement for Frank C. Toole & Sons, Inc. of Farmingdale, New York follows the article. The firm printed Sagamore Hill: An Historical Guide which was published by the Theodore Roosevelt Association.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1978
Creator(s)
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
“He built a monument to America”. [1978]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305858. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. “He built a monument to America”. [1978]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305858.
APA:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969., [1978]. “He built a monument to America”.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305858.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
