O'Hanlon, Richard J.

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt appears as a subject in four of the six articles found in this edition of the “News & Notes” section. Paul B. Madden recalls his visit to the ship as a twelve year old; the carrier won a coveted award from the U.S. Navy; and GreenPoint Financial Corporation made a large donation to the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) to support the ship. “News & Notes” also discusses the origins of Theodore Roosevelt’s use of the term “bully pulpit,” and it notes the 2001 winner of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize. 

 

An illustration of the carrier and a photograph of John A. Gable with members of Oregon’s congressional delegation and the Speaker of the House of Representatives appear in the section. 

Medals, awards, and grants sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) constitute much of the “News & Notes” section. The honors include: the conferring of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to historian Stephen E. Ambrose; the 2002 TRA Police Award for the New Orleans, Louisiana, Police Department; the annual research grants given by the American Museum of Natural History; and the public speaking contests for New York City area schools. The section also highlights the Battle Efficiency Award won by the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt; the issuance of Theodore Roosevelt license plates by the state of New York; and a description of a fundraiser for the TRA’s Teddy Bear Fund, including a list of donors. The section concludes with the preface to Nathan Miller’s biography Theodore Roosevelt: A Life.

Photographs of Ambrose, a dinosaur exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, and participants in the New York City speaking contest appear in the section.

Three photographs with captions depicting the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. One picture highlights the ship’s participation in Operation Enduring Freedom while another shows the carrier in formation in the Arabian Sea with nine other vessels. A third photograph shows Linda E. Milano of the Theodore Roosevelt Association presenting the commander of the carrier with a commemorative New York State license plate for display on the ship. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2002

Report on the joint history conference, “The Big Stick and the Square Deal: The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt,” and annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in Buffalo, New York, in October 2002. The report has three parts: a report on the conference and meeting; a full-page of thirteen photographs showing speakers, attendees, and dignitaries; and a full-page listing of patrons, supporters, and sponsors of the weekend’s events. The report highlights the conferring of the TRA’s Bertha B. Rose Award and its Distinguished Service Medal. The Rose Award was given to three members of Congress who helped secure Theodore Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor while the Distinguished Service Medal was given to the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. 

 

An additional photograph on the first page of the report shows eleven of the conference speakers.

This edition of “News and Notes” opens with news of the History Channel’s production of another documentary film about Theodore Roosevelt. The report provides some details about its production and highlights members of the Roosevelt family who have roles in the film. “News and Notes” highlights the journey of “Bully” the moose from Alaska to Colorado to the USS Theodore Roosevelt; the trophy mount was acquired by members of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). A posthumous award for Roosevelt from the United States Navy Memorial Foundation and a conservation roundtable sponsored by the TRA receive attention as do a number of personnel changes at Roosevelt related historic sites like Sagamore Hill.

 

The section promotes the TRA’s website, its Theodore Roosevelt CD-ROM, and the association’s next annual meeting. Two photographs from the production of the History Channel documentary and a photograph of Bully the moose with the commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt appear in the section.