Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy: A historical review
Subject(s): Arizona--Grand Canyon, Brinkley, Douglas, California--Hetch Hetchy Valley, Conservation of natural resources, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Muir, John, 1838-1914, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Roosevelt, Elizabeth E., Roosevelt, Tweed, Schaub, William D., Speeches, addresses, etc., White, William Allen, 1868-1944
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William N. Tilchin provides an introduction to former Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal editor John A. Gable’s last major public address of October 23, 2004. Tilchin notes that Gable’s speech called for a comprehensive study of Theodore Roosevelt and conservation and that Douglas Brinkley has met that need with his 2009 book The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America. The journal reprints Gable’s address in its handwritten version with Gable’s final edits added by Tilchin.
In the speech, Gable asserts that Theodore Roosevelt’s record as a conservationist and an environmentalist has not been adequately explored by historians and biographers, and he notes the work of Tweed Roosevelt in trying to correct this shortcoming. Gable also argues that Roosevelt, a man of many seeming contradictions, was both a use-conservationist and a preservationist when it came to natural resources, and he quotes Theodore Roosevelt and cites examples from his record as president to bolster his argument.
Four photographs of Gable supplement the text. Gable’s address first appeared in volume 26, number 3, 2005 issue of the journal.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2004-10-23
Creator(s)
Gable, John A.; Tilchin, William N., 1950-
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
15
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:
Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy: A historical review. [October 23, 2004]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308352. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gable, John A.; Tilchin, William N., 1950-. Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy: A historical review. [23 Oct. 2004]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308352.
APA:
Gable, John A.; Tilchin, William N., 1950-., [2004, October 23]. Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy: A historical review.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308352.
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 12, 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.
