Ukawa, Hidetoshi

Jay N. Darling’s famous political cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt, “The Long, Long Trail,” published shortly after Roosevelt’s death in 1919, appears on the front cover of this issue. The back cover photograph shows Brigadier General Chuck Yeager and Reverend Norman Vincent Peale, winners of the 1985 Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal, at the awards dinner along with two other guests.  

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1985-04-20

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt Association

John A. Gable recounts the ceremony on April 20, 1985, in which the Theodore Roosevelt Association gave its highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal, to Reverend Norman Vincent Peale and Brigadier General Chuck Yeager. Gable notes that Yeager, a famous test pilot, broke yet another record with his flight from California to New York to attend the awards dinner. Gable lists those from the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) who organized and ran the ceremony, and he summarizes the remarks of the speakers. The article also includes a congratulatory letter from President Ronald Reagan and a listing of some of the guests. A listing of the officers of the TRA along with the members of its executive committee is included in the article.

Three photographs of Peale and Yeager at the awards dinner supplement the text.