2010 TR Symposium
Theodore Roosevelt: The President in the Arena
Though he was an “accidental president,” coming into office on the assassination of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was nevertheless a president of pivotal importance to our understanding of the transition from the 19th to the 20th century and our understanding of the triumph of executive power in the 20th century. Thanks to his status as a war hero, his national reputation as a cowboy and rancher, and the immense colorfulness and purposefulness of his character, Roosevelt helped to transform the presidency and reset the balance of the separation of powers in the U.S. Constitution. This symposium examined Theodore Roosevelt’s actions as president and his impact on the post.
Speakers
Peri Arnold
Author of Remaking the Presidency: Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson and Making the Managerial Presidency, Peri E. Arnold studies and teaches American politics and the presidency at the University of Notre Dame, where he is professor of political science. Arnold’s research has focused on the presidents of the early 20th century, particularly Theodore Roosevelt’s novel leadership.
Julie Greene
A historian of U.S. labor and working-class history, political history, and U.S.-Latin American relations, Julie Greene is the author of The Canal Builders: Making America’s Empire at the Panama Canal, which was awarded the 2009 James A. Rawley Prize for the best book on the history of race relations by the Organization of American Historians. Greene is a professor of history at the University of Maryland.
David Godshalk
Author of Veiled Visions: The 1906 Atlanta Race Riot and the Reshaping of American Race Relations, David F. Godshalk is professor of history at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. The recipient of numerous teaching and service awards, he is currently completing a book on the national significance of the vibrant African American intellectual community that emerged in Atlanta during the Progressive Era.
Amy Verone
Chief of Cultural Resources at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, the Roosevelt family home in Oyster Bay, New York, Amy Verone previously worked at the National Archives, the National Museum of American Art, the National Museum of American History, and Canterbury Shaker Village.
Videos
Peri Arnold delivers his keynote address, “A Novel President: TR in the Progressive Arena,” on September 16, 2010.
Julie Greene delivers her lecture “The Work You Have Done Here Will Remain for the Ages: Theodore Roosevelt and America’s New Empire.”
Panel discussion on TR in the International Arena with Frank Varney, David Meier, and Julie Greene. Moderated by Clay Jenkinson.
Dr. David Godshalk delivers his lecture “Theodore Roosevelt and Race.”
Panel discussion on TR in the Domestic Arena, with Gary Cummisk, Steven Doherty, and Amy Verone. Moderated by Clay Jenkinson.
Clay Jenkinson discusses “Roosevelt’s 1903 Campaign and Conservation Journey in the American West.”
Music in the White House 1901-1909, a program designed and directed by Dr. Tim Justus.
Clay Jenkinson talks about “Predicting Roosevelt’s Presidency.”
Valerie Naylor and Clay Jenkinson discuss the origins of Mount Rushmore.
Panel discussion, Assessing Roosevelt’s Presidency, withPeri Arnold, Julie Greene, David Godshalk, and Amy Verone. Moderated by Clay Jenkinson.