Atlanta History Center

Harry N. Lembeck describes the events surrounding the 2006 annual meeting, symposium, and dinner of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in Atlanta, Georgia. Lembeck notes the meetings of the executive committee, Board of Trustees, and other committees, and he highlights Bulloch Hall, site of some of the events and childhood home of Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s mother. Lembeck gives a brief description of each of the four symposium presentations, and he provides coverage of the conferring of three TRA awards: the USS Theodore Roosevelt Junior Officer Award, the Bertha B. Rose Award, and the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal. Lembeck emphasizes the latter, noting the warm reception accorded the winner, Colonel George E. “Bud” Day.

Ten photographs of the various events accompany the report.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2007

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) announces that James Bruns has been appointed the President of the TRA. The announcement highlights Bruns’s previous work with the Smithsonian Institution, the Atlanta Historical Society, and the Atlanta History Center. A text box with information about the TRA and its journal appears next to the announcement.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2007

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Harry N. Lembeck interviews James Bruns, the new President of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). Bruns discusses his background in museum and historical society work, especially his tenure with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. and his work with the Atlanta, Georgia, Historical Society. Most of the interview focuses on the TRA’s plans to build a Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Museum and Research Center. Bruns discusses the purposes of the museum, its possible location, financing, and its importance to the future of the TRA. A photograph of Bruns appears on the first page of the interview.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2007-04-03

Creator(s)

Bruns, James; Lembeck, Harry N.