Architzel, David

Gregory A. Wynn chronicles the 2020 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) at the National War College (NWC) in Washington, D.C. Wynn highlights the difficulties encountered and overcome with carrying out the meeting in the midst of a pandemic, and he praises the staff of the NWC for employing technology to allow for online participation. Wynn notes the various panels and speakers, and he lists the winners of various TRA awards from book awards to the USS Theodore Roosevelt Junior Officer Leadership Award, the Bertha B. Rose Award, and a special TRA Medal of Honor for Public Service to James N. Mattis.

Five photographs, a book cover, and the front and back covers of the meeting program illustrate the report.

Brief report on the 2017 annual meeting and dinner of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in New York City which describes the venues, symposium speakers, and the four TRA awards conferred at the annual dinner. Fifteen photographs accompany the text which is followed by an eleven page photo album of sixty-six color photographs of the various speakers, award winners, guests, and leadership of the TRA.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2018

Report on the 2018 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in New York City. The report lists the various speakers at the symposium and dinner, and recognizes the winners of various TRA sponsored awards, including a book award, public speaking contest, and a special award to comedian Conan O’Brien. Thirteen photographs and two illustrations accompany the text which is followed by a thirteen page photo album of seventy-eight color photographs of the various speakers, guests, and dignitaries at the meeting and dinner.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2019

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) announces that David Architzel has been elected as the next President of the TRA, succeeding William N. Tilchin. The TRA also announces that its 2020 annual meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., and it reminds its members that a limited number of copies of Spotlighting TR: Selections from the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, 2007-2014 remain available for purchase. A text box lists the President and Executive Director of the TRA, along with those responsible for assembling its journal, guidelines for submitting manuscripts, and information regarding the governance of the TRA.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2019

William N. Tilchin presents an excerpt from a letter he wrote to members of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) upon the occasion of the end of his term as President of the TRA. Tilchin focuses on the work and legacy of John A. Gable, the long-time Executive Director of the TRA, and says that he remains focused on carrying out Gable’s work. On a separate matter, Tilchin notes that he erred in his characterization of a series of letters from Theodore Roosevelt to the Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park published in the Fall 2018 issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2019

William N. Tilchin gives a report on the 2015 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in Boston, Massachusetts. Tilchin lists the planners of the meeting, and he dwells on the events held at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University and at the Algonquin Club in Boston. Tilchin describes the major events of the weekend, including the conferring of the TRA Boston Police Awards, the Saturday symposium, and the annual dinner. Tilchin highlights the symposium speakers and their topics as well as the winners of TRA awards presented at the dinner.

Thirteen photographs of some of the speakers, guests, and dignitaries at the meeting populate the report along with two other images from the events, and two menus from the Algonquin Club.

Twelve page photo album consisting of seventy-two color photographs taken of the guests, speakers, award winners, and dignitaries at the meeting, symposium, award ceremonies, and dinner of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in Boston, Massachusetts, October 2-3, 2015. Four pages cover the TRA Boston Police Award ceremonies, three pages focus on the symposium, and a further four pages are devoted to the annual dinner.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2016

Report on the 2016 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in Oyster Bay, New York. The report, accompanied by fourteen photographs and an illustration, briefly describes the major events of the meeting, including the symposium, awards ceremony, annual dinner, and field trips. The report lists the symposium speakers and their topics, award winners, dinner speakers, and meeting organizers. The report is followed by a fifteen page photo album of ninety color photographs showing the various venues, including Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, speakers, guests, award winners, and dignitaries in attendance.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2017

Obituaries for Theodore R. Kupferman and Dorothy Horton McGee which examines their careers and community service, especially to the Theodore Roosevelt Association, which Kupferman headed as President and McGee served as a member of the Board of Trustees. Kupferman’s obituary highlights his brief political career, his tenure as a Justice of the New York Supreme Court, and his work with the Layman’s National Bible Committee. McGee is remembered as the Town Historian of Oyster Bay, New York, for her numerous books, and her love of sailing.

Three photographs supplement the text. In addition to photographs of Kupferman and Theodore Roosevelt, a third picture shows five crew members of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, including three of its commanders.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Report on the 78th annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. The report details the field trips, dinner, speakers, and elections that marked the weekend meeting. The report highlights the reelection of Lawrence H. Budner as President of the TRA, the address of William N. Tilchin, and the conferring of the Junior Officer Leadership Award for the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Jesse Shapiro, winner of the TRA Public Speaking Contest for the New York City public schools, also addressed the dinner gathering. 

 

Eight photographs of some of the assembled guests, speakers, and dignitaries, including four commanders of USS Theodore Roosevelt, populate the report. 

This section of the journal covers twelve topics including a brief report on the 1998 annual meeting which saw the conferring of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to former President George Bush and his wife Barbara Bush. It also highlights a revival of the play Bully! starring actor John Davidson, the results of a survey of historians rating twentieth-century presidents, and the opening of an exhibition on Theodore Roosevelt at the National Portrait Gallery. “News and Notes” also discusses whether Roosevelt believed in the legend of a Sasquatch or Bigfoot creature, relays news from the The Friends of Sagamore Hill cooperating association, and notes the launching of a Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) website. The section closes with a listing of the members of the executive committee of the TRA along with the members of the Board of Trustees classes of 1999, 2000, and 2001, and with a text box indicating that this issue of the journal is dedicated to P. James Roosevelt. 

 

Five photographs of President Bush at the annual meeting appear in the section.