Presidents--Family

John A. Gable reviews three of the five books found in the “Book Reviews” section. Gable praises Edward Renehan’s The Lion’s Pride: Theodore Roosevelt and His Family in Peace and War with its emphasis on the fate of the Roosevelt family during World War I, and he summarizes Sherwin Gluck’s study of how Oyster Bay, New York, became home to the summer White House during the Roosevelt administration with offices located above a grocery store. In reviewing Douglas Brinkley’s American Heritage History of the United States, Gable highlights Brinkley’s coverage of Theodore Roosevelt, especially his views on conservation. The section also promotes the publication of a new edition of the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s collection of Roosevelt’s speeches, The Man in the Arena, and a Modern Library version of The Naval War of 1812, both of which feature introductions by Gable.

An advertisement for Blocklyn Books of Oyster Bay, New York, appears on the last page of the section.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1999

Photograph of Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Nicholas Longworth without caption or context. This photograph marks the first entry in the “TR-Era Images” feature that asks readers of the journal to identify the subjects and setting of a photograph from the era of Theodore Roosevelt. The following issue will include the answer along with a new image to identify.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1902 – 1908

Creator(s)

Koch, Art

Art Koch reveals the subjects and context of his first installment of “TR-Era Images.” Koch notes that the photograph depicts Alice Roosevelt Longworth and her future husband Nicholas Longworth at a race track. The second image appears at the bottom of the page and shows Theodore Roosevelt on horseback along with five other people on horseback and two horse drawn wagons. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1905

Creator(s)

Koch, Art

Duane G. Jundt reviews six children’s books on Theodore Roosevelt and one on Ethel Derby Roosevelt published between 2003 and 2006 and intended for readers ages five to fourteen. Jundt looks at the historical errors and shortcomings of the titles, and he emphasizes the importance of the illustrations to these works aimed at young readers. Jundt also highlights the strengths of each title, and he notes where some works fall short not by what they include but by the topics they fail to address. A photograph of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt reading to two of her sons accompanies the review essay.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2007

Creator(s)

Jundt, Duane G. (Duane Gerald), 1965-

Originally taken by the Pach Brothers in 1903, this photograph depicts Theodore Roosevelt’s family at Sagamore Hill, and is accompanied by brief biographical descriptions of each Roosevelt family member.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1903

Creator(s)

Unknown

Three book reviews, a book notice, and a look at Paul Russell Cutright’s career comprise the “Book Reviews” section. In “TR: The Making of a Conservationist,” Lewis L. Gould reviews Cutright’s Theodore Roosevelt: The Making of a Conservationist and notes that the work covers the formative years of Roosevelt’s life better than his first work on Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt: The Naturalist. Gould says that Cutright challenges some of the assumptions made by David McCullough about Roosevelt’s childhood asthma. John A. Gable discusses Cutright’s two works on Roosevelt, lists his publications in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, and reviews his teaching career and publications in “Paul Russell Cutright: Historian of Natural History.” 

In “Presidential Children,” Gable gives a scathing review of Sandra L. Quinn and Sanford Kanter’s America’s Royalty: All the Presidents’ Children. Gable notes that the book is riddled with factual errors and that it has a “truly pathetic” bibliography. Gable also reviews Richard H. Collin’s Theodore Roosevelt, Culture, Diplomacy, and Expansion and notes that Roosevelt’s foreign policy was impacted by American culture and by the need to counter the imperialism of the leading European states. The section concludes with a notice about the publication of Between Ocean and Empire: An Illustrated History of Long Island which includes an essay on Roosevelt and Sagamore Hill written by Gable. 

Excerpts from the diaries of First Lady Edith Kermit Roosevelt edited by A. Richard Boera. The excerpts are taken from eight different years and most of the entries are short. Some of the most common topics include the various health issues of the Roosevelt family, lists of guests for lunch and dinner at the White House, and the riding excursions of Edith and Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt’s assuming the presidency after President William McKinley’s assassination, the final days of Roosevelt’s presidency, and the tour of Europe after Roosevelt’s African safari in 1910 are also covered. 

A photograph of Edith Roosevelt in 1901, a drawing of her by John Singer Sargent in 1921, and a family portrait of Edith and Theodore Roosevelt with all of their children at Sagamore Hill in 1903 supplement the text. A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with the members of its executive committee appears on the second page of the excerpts.  

Announcement about the release of a film, My Father the President, narrated by Ethel Roosevelt Derby about life at Sagamore Hill with her father Theodore Roosevelt. The film won two awards in documentary film competitions.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1982

Creator(s)

Unknown

This article describes a visit to the White House by a delegation from the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) to present a set of the Memorial Edition of the Works of Theodore Roosevelt to President Jimmy Carter and his wife to be placed in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. The article lists the members of the delegation, provides information about the Roosevelt Room and the donated books, and describes the interaction between Ethel Roosevelt Derby and the Carter family.

A picture of John A. Gable and P. James Roosevelt of the TRA with President Carter opens the article on the front page of the issue.

A listing of the officers of the TRA accompanies the second page of the article.

Theodore Roosevelt poses with his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and children Ted, Alice, Kermit, Archie, and Ethel.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1895-03

Creator(s)

Unknown

President Roosevelt poses on a couch with his sons. The photograph is addressed to Nannie Lodge, wife of Henry Cabot Lodge.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1904

Creator(s)

Unknown

Reverend Peabody writes to President Roosevelt telling him that Mrs. Roosevelt had taken the two boys, Ted and Kermit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-13

Creator(s)

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944

Reverend Peabody is sorry that President Roosevelt could not visit, but the boys arrived in excellent condition when they reported to Groton School.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-05

Creator(s)

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944

Senator Lodge updates President Roosevelt about his son Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt and his arrest and upcoming trial, commenting that because Ted is the President’s son that he is “natural prey for yellow newspapers and adventurers like Moran.” Lodge believes Ted’s lawyer, Francis Reginald Bangs, is taking good care of the young men and that Police Commissioner Stephen O’Meara did not realize his men had struck Ted. Lodge further discusses whether the labor unions will support the Democratic candidates in the upcoming elections in New York and Massachusetts. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-04

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Theodore Roosevelt, wearing a mourning armband for his son Quentin, delivers a speech from a covered platform to a large crowd gathered in an open area of what appears to be a factory and surrounding area.

Collection

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound

Creation Date

1918

Creator(s)

Unknown

Postcard with black and white photograph of President Roosevelt and family posed outside of their Sagamore Hill home. Printed in the left corner of the photograph are the words “Pride of Our Nation.”

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1901-1906

Creator(s)

Unknown

Postcard depicting President Roosevelt sitting with his four sons. The original photograph, without backdrop, appears to have been taken by Arthur Hewitt in 1904.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1901-1907

Creator(s)

Unknown

Postcard depicts a 1903 portrait of the Roosevelt family on the lawn at Sagamore Hill. The undivided back of the postcard indicates it was most likely published prior to March 1907.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1903-1907

Creator(s)

Unknown

Postcard depicts a 1903 portrait of the Roosevelt family on the lawn at Sagamore Hill.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1903-1907

Creator(s)

Unknown

Postcard is a color copy of a 1903 portrait of the Roosevelt family on the lawn at Sagamore Hill.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1903-1907

Creator(s)

Unknown