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In an essay written shortly before his death in October 2002, historian Stephen E. Ambrose compares and contrasts Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt, and he discusses the most important issues faced by each president as well as the lasting legacies of each. Ambrose highlights Jefferson’s writing of the Declaration of Independence, his promotion of religious toleration, and his expansion of the nation, and he asserts that Jefferson failed to adequately deal with the problem of slavery and the treatment of Native Americans. Ambrose writes that Roosevelt made his mark foremost with conservation, but that he also dealt with the need to reform the military and the inequalities brought about by industrialization. Ambrose notes that Roosevelt, more than any other president, made a distinction between right and wrong. 

Photographs of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Ambrose, and Roosevelt supplement the text. 

Kathleen Dalton looks at Theodore Roosevelt’s gift for storytelling and John F. Reiger examines his conservation legacy in the two lead articles in this issue. Seven books come are evaluated in the “Reviews” section and “News and Notes” covers a number of ceremonies and celebrations tied to the centennial of Roosevelt’s presidency and other milestones in his life.  

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

A lead article on President Theodore Roosevelt’s understanding of naval power and diplomacy; a report on the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s (TRA) annual meeting at the Naval War College; and front and back covers depicting Roosevelt as a leader of the United States Navy give this issue a decidedly naval flavor. The issue also features an article on the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway, an evaluation of Roosevelt’s political philosophy and leadership by columnist David Brooks, and a review of the made for television movie Rough Riders. The issue also touches on efforts to secure Roosevelt the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of San Juan Hill, Cuba, in 1898. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1997

Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Spanish-American War compete for space in this issue with the topic of conservation. Roosevelt the Rough Rider appears on both covers, and an article details a number of ceremonies and conferences scheduled for the centennial year of the Spanish-American War. An analysis of Roosevelt’s balanced approached to conservation and a plea for a renewed commitment to environmental stewardship by Roosevelt’s great-grandson open the issue. A lengthy “Book Reviews” section examines seven titles while news of the Theodore Roosevelt Association deals largely with obituaries and personnel changes.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1998

Reflecting the centennial of the Spanish-American War in 1998, this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal features four articles devoted to some aspect of Theodore Roosevelt’s service as a Rough Rider. The issue opens with a report on the successful effort to pass legislation authorizing the awarding of the Medal of Honor to Roosevelt. A compilation of newspaper accounts recall Roosevelt’s return to Oyster Bay, New York, on September 21, 1898. John A. Gable explains how Roosevelt’s image as a Rough Rider helped his career at certain points, but that it also overshadowed some of his other accomplishments, and Gable also reviews eight books about Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the war in the “Book Reviews” section. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1998

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) takes center stage in its own journal as the TRA’s Congressional Charter, by-laws, and fund raising appeals occupy much of this issue. A letter written by Theodore Roosevelt condemning religious bigotry, a tribute to Roosevelt by Walter Lippmann, and a single book review join the “News and Notes” section which features an obituary of Roosevelt’s grandson, Kermit Roosevelt. An article on the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center at Jones Beach State Park on Long Island, New York, completes the issue. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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2000

Theodore Roosevelt’s time as a leader of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War and its consequences for his career and legacy provide the theme for this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Two articles deal with the efforts to secure Roosevelt the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of San Juan Hill; two others discuss his campaign for, and governorship of, New York State; and one describes the restoration and rededication of a Roosevelt as Rough Rider equestrian statue in Portland, Oregon. This issue also features a new look for the journal with a bound, not stapled, format, a new front cover masthead, and a color background for both covers. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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2001

An index to the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal for the years 1975 through 2000 commands thirty-seven of the forty-eight pages of this issue. An address by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt at the Pan-American Exposition in May of 1901; an obituary for Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt’s son, Theodore Roosevelt, and his wife; and a brief “News & Notes” section also appear in the issue. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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2001

An exchange of letters between Theodore Roosevelt and Thomas B. Reed, along with commentary and annotations provided by R. Hal Williams, makes up more than half of this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. An analysis of Roosevelt’s historical epic, The Winning of the West, a one page “Book Notes” section, and the “News and Notes” section complete the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1994-1995

The intersection of Theodore Roosevelt, the United States Navy, and diplomacy provides the theme for this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Roosevelt’s famous injunction about “big stick” diplomacy appears on the front cover of the issue along with a caricature of Roosevelt as a battleship. The 1995 annual meeting was held onboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. The meeting saw the conferring of the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s (TRA) Distinguished Service Medal upon Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman and the TRA’s Junior Officer of the Year Award to a crew member of the carrier. The issue also notes the announcement of the annual Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize, and Henry J. Hendrix, an officer on the USS Theodore Roosevelt reviews Henry Kissinger’s Diplomacy. A listing of the Secretaries of the Navy who served in Roosevelt’s administration completes the theme and the issue in the “News and Notes” section. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1996

Theodore Roosevelt and religion garners consideration in this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. John A. Gable looks at Roosevelt’s favorite hymns and in an excerpt from a 1917 article, Roosevelt urges people to attend church on Sunday. Four photographs of a lectern that Roosevelt donated to Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, appear in the issue, including on both covers. The issue also has an article that profiles three Roosevelt women and an eleven page “News and Notes” section that includes the journal’s first reference to the internet.  

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1996

This issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal features a refresh of its format with new fonts, graphics, masthead, page layout, and headers. A lengthy lead article on the press coverage of Theodore Roosevelt’s 1909-1910 African safari is followed by a collection of Theodore Roosevelt’s views on politics and citizenship, a single book review, and the “News and Notes” section.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1996

Stephen R. Fox opens this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal with a wide ranging look at the currents and forces, like technology, religion, and race, that have shaped twentieth-century American history. Several pages are devoted to the annual meeting and dinner of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) which saw the conferring of the TRA’s highest award, the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal, to author David G. McCullough. Eight different TRA sponsored awards receive coverage in this issue which also discusses the importance of volunteers in maintaining Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. In a nod to the financial difficulties faced by the TRA, the issue closes with a spate of advertisements for bronze busts and photographs of Roosevelt, books and videotapes, and membership applications with higher annual dues across all levels.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1997

Two indexes comprise this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. One index serves as a guide to the various articles, reviews, and notices published in the journal from its inception in 1975 through 1992. The other index chronicles the pictures found in the journal in those same years. Two illustrations of Theodore Roosevelt supplement the index and serve as bookends at the beginning and end of the indexes. Two photographs, one of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site and one of Roosevelt with his granddaughter Grace Green Roosevelt, are found in between the two indexes.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1993

The naturalist John Burroughs takes center stage in this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal: a photograph of him appears on the front cover; a tribute letter he wrote upon the death of Theodore Roosevelt is the subject of the lead article; a biography of him is reviewed in the “Books” section; and talk of a “Burroughs revival” is discussed in the “News and Notes” section. The issue also contains reviews of four other books, including one of the best selling mystery The Alienist. A detailed report on the funding, acquisitions, and technology updates for the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard joins “News and Notes” in rounding out the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1993-1994

This lengthy double issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal opens with a speech given by George Haven Putnam that highlights aspects of Theodore Roosevelt’s character and career. An article on Theodore Roosevelt’s tenure as Governor-General of the Philippines, six book review essays, and the “News and Notes” section follow. This issue’s end papers include advertisements for a photograph of Roosevelt, a teddy bear, books by and about Roosevelt, an illustration of Sagamore Hill, and gift memberships in the Theodore Roosevelt Association.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1994-1995

Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy is the subject of an article, a historiographical essay, and a book review in this edition of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Pine Knot, Roosevelt’s presidential retreat in Virginia, is discussed in an article that first appeared in 1907 and in the “News and Notes” section, and the designation of an office building in Washington, D.C. as the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building receives extensive coverage in “News and Notes.” Two excerpts from Roosevelt’s writings and notices about three books complete the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1992

Articles on the history of the Woman’s Roosevelt Memorial Association and on Theodore Roosevelt’s religious life, join a review of Douglas Brinkley’s Majic Bus and a lengthy “News and Notes” section covering seventeen topics in this edition of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1993

An article that aims to raise awareness about John Burroughs’s book Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt; the second article by Robert D. Dalziel on the history of the Woman’s Roosevelt Memorial Association; and a sixteen page “News and Notes” section comprise this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Both the membership and gift membership applications show a marked rise in the price of membership in the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) which reflects the financial difficulties experienced by the TRA in 1993 as noted in the “News and Notes” section.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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1993

Panama and the Netherlands are at the forefront of this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. President Theodore Roosevelt’s inspection trip to Panama in November 1906 is featured on the front cover, and the issue has seven quotations from Roosevelt on his role in securing the construction of the Panama Canal. The “News and Notes” column has a lengthy report on the visit of a delegation from the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) to the Netherlands for its annual meeting and dinner. An essay by Roosevelt on the importance for politicians to give and keep achievable promises, three book reviews, and an essay by John A. Gable on depictions of Roosevelt in novels complete the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1989