Chuck Yeager and The Right Stuff

Subject(s): Test pilots, Yeager, Chuck, 1923-2020

Author Tom Wolfe dwells on Brigadier General Chuck Yeager’s many accomplishments as a combat and test pilot in his citation for Yeager’s Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal. Wolfe notes Yeager’s breaking of the sound barrier, his combat record in World War II and Vietnam, and his devotion to duty. A brief review of Wolfe’s literary career precedes the citation.  

 

A photograph of Wolfe and his wife with Yeager at the awards dinner supplements the citation.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1985-04-20

Creator(s)

Wolfe, Tom

Language

English

Period

Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)

Page Count

2

Production Method

Printed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Speech

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:

Chuck Yeager and The Right Stuff. [April 20, 1985]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307566. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Wolfe, Tom. Chuck Yeager and The Right Stuff. [20 Apr. 1985]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307566.

APA:

Wolfe, Tom., [1985, April 20]. Chuck Yeager and The Right Stuff.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307566.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.

APA:

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.