Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet in Seattle
Subject(s): Bears as pets, Nebraska (Battleship), Reckner, James R., 1940-, Sperry, Charles S. (Charles Stillman), 1847-1911, United States. Navy, United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Battleship Force, Washington (State)--Aberdeen, Washington (State)--Seattle
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Michele Bryant describes two visits by ships of the United States Navy to Seattle, Washington. The Great White Fleet made a port call in and around Seattle beginning on May 23, 1908, and two ships visited the city on May 23, 2008 to commemorate the fleet’s arrival a hundred years earlier. Bryant provides details of each event, highlighting the parade and the gift of live bears to each of the sixteen battleships during the 1908 visit. She notes the many dignitaries from the navy on hand for the 2008 port call, highlights the speakers, including Joe Wiegand, and details the various ceremonies, speeches, and gatherings that marked the occasion.
Sixteen photographs accompany the essay with four devoted to the 1908 visit and twelve showing the various guests, dignitaries, and speakers at the 2008 events.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2008
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet in Seattle. [December 11, 2025]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308291. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bryant, Michele. Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet in Seattle. [11 Dec. 2025]. 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/o308291.
APA:
Bryant, Michele., [2025, December 11]. Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet in Seattle.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308291.
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.
