Police--Awards

James Summerville reports on the conferring of the Theodore Roosevelt Police Award for 2005 to Nashville, Tennessee, Police Officer Foster Hite. Summerville describes Hite’s battle with kidney failure, his successful transplant surgery, and his return to the police force. A photograph from the award ceremony and an advertisement for Nextel Communications, sponsor of the Nashville award, appear in the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2005

Creator(s)

Summerville, James, 1947-

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.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1999

James Summerville describes the activities of the new Nashville, Tennessee, chapter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), including its involvement in the TRA’s police award and teddy bear programs. Summerville also relays some of Theodore Roosevelt’s history with the state of Tennessee, noting his visits to the state, his appreciation of its history, his views on Andrew Jackson, and his efforts to help fund the preservation of Jackson’s home, The Hermitage.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1999

Creator(s)

Summerville, James, 1947-

Terrence C. Brown stresses the variety of programs offered and groups reached by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). He notes the connection of Theodore Roosevelt with the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Rifle Association, and he highlights the TRA public speaking competitions, police awards, and Teddy Bears for Kids. Brown also lists the conferring of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize, the work of the Roosevelt Study Center in the Netherlands, and the stewardship of the homes of Roosevelt, Sagamore Hill and the birthplace in New York City. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2012

Creator(s)

Brown, Terrence C., 1949-

William N. Tilchin provides a detailed look at the 2007 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in Boston, Massachusetts. Tilchin notes the committee and leadership meetings of the TRA, and he highlights the field trips to the USS Constitution, Harvard University, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Tilchin’s account also covers the awards presented by the TRA, including the police award for Boston, the Bertha B. Rose Award, and the USS Theodore Roosevelt Junior Officer Leadership Award. Tilchin also notes the various speakers and the topics they addressed in different venues during the weekend meeting.

Fifty photographs populate the report, including five pages with six photographs each, which show the various guests, dignitaries, award winners, speakers, and TRA leaders.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2008

Report on a dinner held by the Washington, D.C. area chapter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) on April 24, 2004. The report notes the presence of members of other TRA chapters, discusses its plans for a TRA police award, and highlights the address given by Edward Renehan.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2004

Creator(s)

Unknown

Nineteen numbered paragraphs detail the work and programs of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). The paragraphs describe the various activities of the TRA from its support of historical sites related to the life of Theodore Roosevelt to its establishment of chapters scattered across the United States. An illustration of Pine Knot, Roosevelt’s presidential retreat in Virginia, appears at the end of the list.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2004

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Genna Rollins describes the ceremonies surrounding the conferring of the 2004 Theodore Roosevelt Police Award for the Washington, D.C., area to Detective Kyle Olinger of the Montgomery County, Maryland, Police Department. Rollins describes the shooting, subsequent paralysis, and eventual return to duty of Olinger. Rollins highlights some of the speakers and dignitaries present at the ceremony. A photograph of Olinger appears at the center of the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2005

Creator(s)

Rollins, Genna

John G. Staudt describes the battles with cancer fought by the two winners of the 2005 Theodore Roosevelt Police Award for Long Island. Lee Krill of Nassau County, New York, and Kathleen A. McGowan of Suffolk County, New York, both successfully underwent cancer treatments and returned to police duty. Staudt describes the award ceremony at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, lists the speakers, and notes some of the dignitaries and members of the Theodore Roosevelt Association in attendance.

A photograph of the winners with some of the dignitaries and speakers supplements the article along with a photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt with veterans of his Rough Rider regiment. A text box acknowledging the support of Long Island Commercial Bank for the police awards is also included.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2005

A visit to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site by Governor George E. Pataki of New York and Senator John McCain of Arizona leads off this edition of the “News & Notes” section which also covers the 2002 Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) Police Award for New York City, and the opening of an exhibit, “The World of Theodore Roosevelt,” at the Nassau County Museum of Art. The section summarizes some of the material found in the front half of the issue and acknowledges the work of historians who are also members of the TRA, and it notes that the issue is dedicated to historian Stephen E. Ambrose.

Five photographs supplement the text, including two of McCain and one of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, and two text boxes publicize the work of the TRA. 

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.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

The varied work and programs of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) are listed under nineteen topic headings, all of which are addressed in brief paragraphs. These include programs like the teddy bears for hospitalized children, police awards in major cities, and the support of historical sites related to the life of Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2001

Creator(s)

Unknown

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. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Report on a variety of news from the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), including obituaries and personnel changes at the TRA office. The passing of former TRA President Howard T. Hogan leads off the report, and the deaths of Roosevelt biographer Carleton Putnam and Mary E. Richard, Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary, are highlighted. The addition of a TRA Police Award for Nashville, Tennessee, the history of Youngs Memorial Cemetery, and publicity for the 1998 annual meeting also feature in the report. A photograph of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt appears on the first page of the section.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1998

Creator(s)

Unknown

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.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1997

The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York, provided the venue for the conferring of two annual awards on September 13, 1996: the Theodore Roosevelt Association Police Award for Western New York and the Theodore Roosevelt Exemplary Citizenship Award. The article describes the setbacks suffered by the winner of the police award, Kenneth M. Bienko, and it lists a number of the dignitaries in attendance at the awards luncheon. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1997

Creator(s)

Unknown

Announcement of the first Theodore Roosevelt Association Police Award for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Police Department. The notice lists some of the dignitaries who attended the awards ceremony as well as the members of the award selection committee. It also provides background on the winner, Police Officer Anthony Howard, and explains how he was wounded in the line of duty and his eventual return to service.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1997

Creator(s)

Unknown

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.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1996

The 76th Annual Meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) took place at Norfolk, Virginia, as well as onboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt. The Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal was presented to former Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman. The TRA also gave several gifts to the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, and held its meeting of the Board of Trustees. One prominent topic during the Board of Trustees meeting was about the future of Pine Knot–the Virginia cabin of Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.

Other news items include the presentation of a number of Theodore Roosevelt-related awards, such as the TRA’s annual police awards, the appearance of Theodore Roosevelt on several television programs during 1995-1996, reports on several TRA-related activities like the annual teddy bear distribution, and an obituary of Dorothy R. Kidder. At the end of this section is a selection of several Theodore Roosevelt-related facts, including the names of the Secretaries of the Navy during Roosevelt’s presidency, and Roosevelt’s appointments to the Supreme Court.

Five photographs from the annual meeting, two illustrations of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, and a photograph of Secretary of the Interior Bruce E. Babbitt appear in the section.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal