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Announcement that John A. Gable and William Henry Harbaugh will both be awarded the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal posthumously at the 2005 annual dinner of the Theodore Roosevelt Association. The announcement lists the medal presenters, the honorary chairs for the event, and the menu.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2005
Report on the successful effort to pass legislation authorizing President Bill Clinton to award the Medal of Honor to Theodore Roosevelt for his actions at the Battle of San Juan Hill, July 1, 1898. The report highlights the diligent efforts of Congressmen Paul F. McHale and Rick A. Lazio to pass the legislation in the House of Representatives and notes the work of Senators Kent Conrad and Robert C. Smith in the Senate. The report also notes the lobbying efforts of the membership of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, in particular that of Tweed Roosevelt, and it details the opposition of the U.S. Army to the conferring of the medal.
Photographs of McHale and Lazio, along with two illustrations of the Rough Riders, supplement the text.
Report on the successful effort to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Theodore Roosevelt for his actions during the Battle of San Juan on July 1, 1898. The report details the history of the efforts to secure the medal for Roosevelt dating back to the aftermath of the Spanish-American War, and it closely examines the renewed efforts since 1996, highlighting the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) and numerous members of Congress. The report also covers the White House ceremonies of January 16, 2001 presided over by President Bill Clinton, and it includes coverage of the heroics of Andrew Jackson Smith who was also posthumously awarded the medal for his actions during the Civil War. A history of the Rough Rider regiment, Clinton’s remarks at the ceremony, and the citation accompanying Roosevelt’s medal are included in the report.
Five photographs from the medal ceremony and two of Roosevelt appear in the article.
Announcement of the formation of the Friends of Sagamore Hill, a cooperating association designed to help the National Park Service operate and maintain Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in the face of budget and service cutbacks. The article notes the importance of volunteers in running Sagamore Hill, and it says that the Friends group also joined the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) as an official chapter. Some of the leadership and members of the Friends of Sagamore Hill are listed, and the article concludes with news of a benefit theatre performance for the historic site. Two photographs of Sagamore Hill accompany the text.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1997