Forgotten fragments (#17): Imposters!
Subject(s): Celebrity impersonators, Gable, John A., Impersonation, Theodore Roosevelt Association
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Tweed Roosevelt discusses the subject of Theodore Roosevelt impersonators, and he states that most of them “are bad; many are truly atrocious.” Roosevelt asserts that these impersonators need to look like Theodore Roosevelt and know something about him, but many do not. He relays an anecdote about attending an event with an obviously intoxicated Roosevelt impersonator, and he notes that John A. Gable, the long-time executive director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), refused to endorse any impersonator or let them attend TRA events in costume. Roosevelt also says that it makes members of the Roosevelt family uncomfortable to be in the presence of the impersonators.
Eight photographs of Roosevelt impersonators accompany the essay.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2014
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Forgotten fragments (#17): Imposters!. [2014]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308529. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Tweed. Forgotten fragments (#17): Imposters!. [2014]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308529.
APA:
Roosevelt, Tweed., [2014]. Forgotten fragments (#17): Imposters!.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308529.
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. May 15, 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.
