The town that commanded President Roosevelt to stop at its railroad station
Subject(s): Presidents--Travel, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Texas--Temple, Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Joseph R. Ornig relays the story of how the city leaders of Temple, Texas, passed an emergency ordinance requiring presidential trains to stop in the city. The ordinance was passed when it was learned that President Theodore Roosevelt did not plan to have his train stop in the city while traveling to San Antonio, Texas, in April 1905. Roosevelt did, in the end, make a brief stop in Temple, and Ornig notes that President Harry S. Truman referred to the incident during his 1948 visit.
Two photographs, one of Roosevelt and one of the crowd in Temple, Texas, accompany the essay.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2016
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The town that commanded President Roosevelt to stop at its railroad station. [2016]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308661. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ornig, Joseph R.. The town that commanded President Roosevelt to stop at its railroad station. [2016]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308661.
APA:
Ornig, Joseph R.., [2016]. The town that commanded President Roosevelt to stop at its railroad station.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308661.
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 27, 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.
