Budner, Lawrence H.

Report on the 80th annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in Norfolk, Virginia, onboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, and at Pine Knot, Theodore Roosevelt’s retreat in rural Virginia. The report details the annual dinner, noting its ceremonies and speakers, including the conferring of the TRA’s Junior Officer of the Year Award for the USS Theodore Roosevelt and recognizing John A. Gable’s twenty-five years as Executive Director of the TRA. The report highlights the association’s visit to the aircraft carrier, including an air show and the results of the various TRA elections for members of the Advisory Board, Board of Trustees, and Executive Committee. The report provides brief biographies of some of those elected to various capacities, and it highlights the presentation of Theodore Roosevelt’s naval flag to the USS Theodore Roosevelt for display in its museum.

The report highlights the speech given by Tsakhia Elbegdorj, a former Prime Minister and President of Mongolia, and it provides coverage of the TRA’s visit to Pine Knot, including a history of the property and plans for its upkeep and use. Thirteen photographs populate the report, including four of Pine Knot and two of the aircraft carrier.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2000

Fourteen topics across eleven pages comprise this edition of the “News and Notes” section. The section covers some of the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s (TRA) annual awards, including police awards, and the public speaking contests in and around New York City. It highlights the passing of Sarah Alden Derby Gannett, a grand daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, author Michael Teague, and Teddie R. Bell Kaltenbacher, a girl famously named after Roosevelt. “News and Notes” also provides updates on the effort to secure Roosevelt the Medal of Honor, the schedule for the “Theodore Roosevelt: Icon of the American Century” exhibit of the National Portrait Gallery, and production of the index for volume XXII of the TRA Journal.

Six photographs, three from the police award ceremonies, two from the speaking contests, and one of the Gannett family, supplement the text.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1999

Report on the annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in San Antonio, Texas, October 30-31, 1998. The report covers the dinner, speakers, tours, TRA elections, and the conferring of TRA awards. The report highlights the presentation of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal and the TRA Junior Officer of the Year Award, and it details changes made to the governance of the TRA, including the creation of an Advisory Board and changes to the terms and expectations of members of the Board of Trustees. Eight photographs from the meeting populate the text, including five of President George Bush, recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1999

Creator(s)

Unknown

Gregory A. Wynn examines the status of “perhaps the rarest of all presidential publications,” the memorial tribute book for Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt written by Theodore Roosevelt after the women’s deaths in February 1884. Wynn notes the discovery and use of the rare copies of this work by Roosevelt biographers, and he highlights the five known copies by noting who donated or purchased them, and he lists the libraries or private collections where the copies are housed. Four photographs and the logo of the Theodore Roosevelt Association supplement the text.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2011

Creator(s)

Wynn, Gregory A.

Gregory A. Wynn discusses the origins of his hobby of collecting items related to Theodore Roosevelt, and he uses this as an introduction to examine a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan which had not been previously known or published. Wynn highlights the sensitive nature of the letter’s contents as it reveals Roosevelt’s thoughts and actions during a number of diplomatic crises during his presidency. Wynn also notes how the Trevelyan letter was shared with and was part of Roosevelt’s correspondence with his friend David Gray. Wynn asserts that the letters provide a “revealing snapshot of presidential statecraft.”

A postcard and a dinner program from Wynn’s collection appear in the article along with a photograph of Roosevelt with Trevelyan and his son George Macaulay Trevelyan.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2009

Obituary for William H. Harbaugh, best known for his 1961 biography of Theodore Roosevelt, Power and Responsibility: The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt. The obituary highlights Harbaugh’s service during World War II, his two biographies, and his teaching career at the University of Virginia. It also describes his work in preserving Pine Knot, Roosevelt’s rustic retreat in Virginia. A photograph of Harbaugh with Lawrence H. Budner of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appears at the center of the first page of the obituary, and a text box with information about Harbaugh’s pamphlet on Pine Knot appears at its conclusion.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2005

Creator(s)

Unknown

Report on the annual meeting and dinner of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in October 2003 in New York City. The report highlights three awards conferred by the TRA and the annual elections for members of the executive committee, board of trustees, and the advisory board. The report also touches on reports from various officers and committees, and it highlights the TRA’s involvement in publishing, art exhibitions, and documentary films about Theodore Roosevelt. The section closes with a look at the field trips undertaken by the members of the TRA in and around New York City to Roosevelt-related sites.

Three photographs from the annual dinner appear in the report.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2004

Variety defines this edition of “News & Notes.” The section highlights numerous ceremonies, celebrations, and exhibitions to mark the ongoing centennial observation of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency. It also covers the Fourth of July celebration in Oyster Bay, New York, the dedication of a plaque commemorating the attempt on Roosevelt’s life in October 1912 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the 50th anniversary of the opening of Sagamore Hill to the public. “News & Notes” also notes the death of Doris Albert Budner, the struggles of a Rough Rider museum in New Mexico, and the publication of an article by the Cato Institute that criticizes Roosevelt. 

The section contains three text boxes with quotations and excerpts from Roosevelt’s writings, and it is supplemented by four photographs, including two of humorist Mo Rocca at Sagamore Hill.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Report on the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in Buffalo, New York, on October 19, 2002. The article notes the various reports given by officers of the TRA, and it covers the election of a slate of officers as well as members of the Board of Trustees and the Advisory Board. The report highlights the TRA’s approval of efforts to expand the Elkhorn Ranch site in North Dakota, use of the TRA website, and changes to the association’s by-laws.

Three photographs supplement the report, including two winners of the Bertha B. Rose Award, Paul F. McHale and Kent Conrad, honored for their work in securing Theodore Roosevelt the Medal of Honor. An advertisement for Liberty Title Agency of Garden City, New York, appears at the end of the report. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Report on the annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held on November 3, 2001 at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York City. The report covers the many sets of elections for officers and members of the advisory board and board of trustees for the TRA. The report highlights the election of Norman Parsons as the next President of the TRA, providing a brief biography of him, and it provides a synopsis of his address to the gathering. The nationwide tour of Theodore Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor, the status of the Pine Knot property, and the conferring of the TRA’s annual Junior Officer Leadership Award for the USS Theodore Roosevelt are also discussed.

Photographs of the most recent presidents of the TRA, Parsons and Lawrence H. Budner, supplement the report.

Report on the 81st annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in Albany, New York, in October 2000. The report highlights the elaborate dinner, the keynote speaker, the conferral of the TRA’s Junior Officer of the Year Award for the USS Theodore Roosevelt, and a roundtable of collectors of Theodore Roosevelt memorabilia. The report also gives updates on visits to the TRA’s website, the publication of a TRA CD-ROM, and provides results of the TRA’s annual elections for its officers and leadership. The report includes the speech given by David Allen Woods, the recipient of the Junior Officer of the Year Award, and it provides an update on the status of Pine Knot, Roosevelt’s presidential retreat in Virginia.

Three photographs of the speaker, guests, and dignitaries at the meeting accompany the report along with a text box listing financial supporters of the annual gathering.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Report on some of the ceremonies and academic conferences held in 1998 to mark the centennial of the Spanish-American War. The report highlights three academic conferences held at the University of New Orleans, Southern Methodist University, and Siena College, and it provides an update on efforts to secure the Medal of Honor for Theodore Roosevelt. An illustration of the Battle of Las Guasimas by Howard Christy Chandler and a photograph of Roosevelt speaking to Leonard Wood supplement the text.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1998

Creator(s)

Unknown

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. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

The front cover of this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal features a photograph of Theodore Roosevelt dressed for rowing while a student at Harvard University. Further commentary on this picture is provided on page 30. The back cover shows Doris Albert Budner and Lawrence H. Budner in their home in Dallas, Texas, surrounded by a part of their extensive Roosevelt collection. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1997

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Report on the 77th annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in and around Boston, Massachusetts in October, 1996. The report highlights the conferring of several awards sponsored by the TRA: the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to author David McCullough; the Bertha B. Rose Award to Wallace Finley Dailey of Harvard; the Police Award for a member of the Boston, Massachusetts, Police Department; and the Junior Officer of the Year Award to a member of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The report also details the annual elections of the TRA, including the selection of Lawrence H. Budner as the next president, and it notes that tours of Harvard, including the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, were given for those who attended. The report highlights the many years of service to the TRA of P. James Roosevelt and announces that a lecture series will be established in his name.

Thirteen photographs of those who attended the various events populate the report, including five of McCullough.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1997

In a speech at the annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), John A. Gable presents the case for awarding the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to author David G. McCullough. Gable cites McCullough’s six books, his work in documentary television, and his support of historic preservation. Two photographs of McCullough supplement the text.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1996-10-26

Creator(s)

Gable, John A.

This edition of “News and Notes” details the annual police awards conferred by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in Dallas, New York City, and on Long Island, New York. It also reviews the results of the TRA Public Speaking Contests held in New York City and Long Island. The section updates readers on the status of Pine Knot, Theodore Roosevelt’s retreat in Virginia, and it promotes a two part documentary on Roosevelt to be aired on PBS in October 1996. “News and Notes” highlights the annual Fourth of July celebration in Oyster Bay, New York, and notes the retirement of Barbara Brandt from her post at the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York.

The section also features an excerpt from a speech about Roosevelt given by Elihu Root in 1919, and it features four extracts from Roosevelt’s writings and addresses under the title of “TR Said…”. Six photographs appear in the section as does an illustration of Sagamore Hill done by architect Tuck Harvey.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1996

A list of the leadership of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, including the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees. This includes the trustee classes of 1996, 1997, and 1998, as well as honorary trustees and trustees for life.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1996

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt Association

The conferring of the annual Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) police awards for New York City, Boston, and Western New York state opens this edition of the “News and Notes” section. The accomplishments of each of the winners are detailed as are the ceremonies marking each award. A report on the TRA’s annual meeting and dinner follows with details of its speakers, field trips, and annual elections. The conferring of the TRA’s Junior Officer Leadership Award for a member of the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt is highlighted, and the section reprints an address by Edith Derby Williams given at the annual meeting.

Other news from the section includes the marking of twenty years as Executive Director of the TRA by John A. Gable; the awarding of the annual natural history research grants by the American Museum of Natural History; and the passing of TRA Trustee Oren Root. New York Governor George E. Pataki’s admiration for Theodore Roosevelt is noted as are the accomplishments of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and his son, Quentin, on the fiftieth anniversary of the invasion of Normandy in World War II. “News and Notes” also trumpets recent works on Theodore Roosevelt by Caleb Carr, H. Paul Jeffers, and Joseph R. Ornig.

Eleven photographs appear in the section, including eight from the annual meeting, two from the police awards ceremonies, and one of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. with his son Quentin.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal