The Case Against Awarding TR The Medal of Honor
Subject(s): Alger, R. A. (Russell Alexander), 1836-1907, Center of Military History, Equestrian statues, Hall, Tom, 1862-1900, Hobart, Garret A. (Garret Augustus), 1844-1899, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Medal of Honor, Plaques, plaquettes, Proctor, Alexander Phimister, 1860-1950, Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Roosevelt, Tweed, Samuels, Harold, Samuels, Peggy, San Juan Hill, Battle of (Cuba : 1898), Shafter, William Rufus, 1835-1906, Sumner, Samuel S. (Samuel Storrow), 1842-1937, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927, Yockelson, Mitchell A., 1962-
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John A. Gable critiques a book and an article that have been cited to undermine the case for awarding Theodore Roosevelt the Medal of Honor. Gable considers Teddy Roosevelt at San Juan: The Making of a President by Harold Samuels and Peggy Samuels and an article by military historian Mitchell A. Yockelson. Gable argues that the panel considering the merits of Roosevelt’s case should consider these works so that they can see the weakness of the argument against awarding Roosevelt the medal. Gable highlights some of the deficiencies in each of these works and refers to the Samuels’s book as “a blatant hatchet job.”
A photograph of Gable with Tweed Roosevelt and two photographs of the Roosevelt Rough Rider equestrian statue in Portland, Oregon, supplement the letter.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1999-05-01
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Recipient
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
4
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Record Type
Image
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The Case Against Awarding TR The Medal of Honor. [May 1, 1999]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308055. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gable, John A.. The Case Against Awarding TR The Medal of Honor. [1 May. 1999]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308055.
APA:
Gable, John A.., [1999, May 1]. The Case Against Awarding TR The Medal of Honor.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308055.
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. December 11, 2025. 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.
