“Thoughtful Enterprise in the Battle for Freedom”
Subject(s): Lehman, Barbara W., Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, McMillan, Grace Green Roosevelt, 1911-1994, Parcells, Paul W. (Paul Whitney), Reagan, Ronald, Roosevelt, Archibald, 1918-1990, Roosevelt, Selwa, Roosevelt, Theodore, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1914-2001, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1976-, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918, Williams, Edith Derby, 1917-2008
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Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger addresses the crowd assembled for the commissioning of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt on October 25, 1986. Weinberger traces Theodore Roosevelt’s interest in the United States Navy from his writing of the Naval History of the War of 1812 to his sending of the Great White Fleet while President. Weinberger also discusses the maritime strategy of the administration of President Ronald Reagan and argues that its policy mirrors that of Roosevelt’s with its emphasis on a powerful Navy and negotiating from a position of strength. Weinberger uses Roosevelt’s phrase “the just man armed” to describe the purpose of the Theodore Roosevelt.
Two photographs of Captain Paul W. Parcells, Commanding Officer of USS Theodore Roosevelt, with members of the ship’s crew, Weinberger, and members of the Roosevelt family, accompany the address. A photograph of the ship at dock in Newport News, Virginia, also appears in the address.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1986-10-25
Creator(s)
Publication Date
2023-03-09
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
6
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:
“Thoughtful Enterprise in the Battle for Freedom”. [October 25, 1986?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307623. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Weinberger, Caspar W.. “Thoughtful Enterprise in the Battle for Freedom”. [25 Oct. 1986?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 28, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307623.
APA:
Weinberger, Caspar W..: , [1986, October 25?]. “Thoughtful Enterprise in the Battle for Freedom”. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307623.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 28, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
