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Art Koch reveals that no reader has been able to identify the subject of “TR-era image” number eight which had been misidentified as Theodore Roosevelt in an earlier issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Koch asks his readers to identify the subjects and context of image number nine which shows members of the Rough Riders in a line waiting their turn to shake Roosevelt’s hand.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1898
Art Koch reveals the subject and context of the ninth “TR-era image” which shows Colonel Theodore Roosevelt shaking hands with members of his Rough Riders cavalry regiment at its mustering out of service on September 13, 1898. Frederic Remington’s bronze sculpture of “The Bronco-Buster” can be seen on a table near Roosevelt. The tenth TR-era image is a stereoscope view of a wrecked ship.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1898-09-13
Art Koch reveals the subject and context of the seventh “TR-era image” which is of a transport ship docked in Tampa, Florida, with members of the Rough Riders onboard awaiting their voyage to Cuba during the Spanish-American War in June 1898. The seventh installment in the series, also an image from a stereoscope card, depicts row after row of pup tents.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1898
Stacy A. Cordery explores the visit of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Tampa, Florida, in June 1898 to spend time with her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, before his regiment departed for battle in Cuba. Cordery provides background for the visit, including the poor health of Edith and her son Theodore Roosevelt in the months leading up to the Spanish-American War. Cordery describes the Tampa Bay Hotel where the Roosevelts stayed, and she notes Edith’s interactions with members of the Rough Riders and the press, in particular, reporter Richard Harding Davis. Cordery asserts that the visit was important to the Roosevelts, assuring Roosevelt that his wife was well enough to care for their family in his absence.
Six photographs accompany the text, including a portrait of the Roosevelt family, Roosevelt’s favorite picture of Edith, three scenes from Tampa, Florida, and a photograph of Cordery.
Quintard Taylor provides a history of the African American servicemen, the Buffalo Soldiers, who served in the American West after the Civil War, and he examines the relationship between Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and two regiments of the Buffalo Soldiers, the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry, that served alongside the Rough Riders in Cuba. Taylor highlights the heroics of individual Buffalo Soldiers, including recipients of the Medal of Honor, and he quotes extensively from Roosevelt’s writings to give Roosevelt’s views on these servicemen. Taylor examines a dispute that arose after the war when Roosevelt questioned the actions of some of the Tenth Cavalry men at the Battle of San Juan Heights.
A photograph of Taylor, five photographs of various Buffalo Soldiers, and an illustration of Roosevelt with Booker T. Washington appear in the article.
Gary Ross Mormino explores the relationship between Florida, Cuba, and the Spanish-American War. Mormino describes the enclaves of Cuban immigrants in Florida, and he notes that cities like Key West, Florida, were home to revolutionary movements and figures like Jose Marti. Mormino examines the influx of soldiers into Florida cities such as Tampa, Lakeland, and Miami, and he details the not unexpected difficulties with drink, women, and race relations between white and African American soldiers. Mormino also describes the chaotic mustering and departure of the troops from Florida, and he asserts that while much of Florida may have experienced a temporary economic boost from the war, it had “little long-term impact” on the state.
Eight photographs and five illustrations populate the article.
Harry N. Lembeck provides a report on the 2009 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in Tampa, Florida. Lembeck notes the business meeting, including the election of officers, and he highlights the seven speakers at the meeting, providing a brief synopsis of each of their addresses. Lembeck also notes the conferring of the Bertha B. Rose Award and the USS Theodore Roosevelt Junior Officer Award. Thirty-seven photographs taken by Art Koch of the speakers, guests, and members of the TRA leadership accompany the text.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2010
A close-up portrait of Theodore Roosevelt in his Rough Riders uniform adorns the front cover of this issue while the famous group portrait of the Rough Riders atop the San Juan Heights in Cuba appears on the back cover.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1898
Tweed Roosevelt examines five different types of books about Theodore Roosevelt, ranging from biographies to other works in which he plays only a marginal role, and Roosevelt cites several examples of each. Roosevelt also identifies four “really, really bad books” about Theodore Roosevelt, but he focuses on James Bradley’s The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War. Roosevelt details some of the shortcomings of Bradley’s book, including unnecessary numbers of footnotes, unsubstantiated claims against Theodore Roosevelt, and selective use of quotations. Roosevelt also considers how authors manage to publish and publicize such bad books, and he cites the unwillingness of reviewers to write negative reviews and the historical ignorance of those who interview the authors.
Eight photographs and two illustrations supplement the text.
James M. Strock examines Theodore Roosevelt’s approach to leadership by identifying and exploring twenty tenets of Roosevelt’s leadership style. Among these are seizing the initiative, hiring talented subordinates, and delegating authority. Strock draws extensively from Roosevelt’s leadership of the Rough Riders and his management of the Panama Canal construction for examples with which to illustrate Roosevelt’s leadership, and he cites Elihu Root and Gifford Pinchot as examples of talented subordinate leaders. Fifteen of the twenty tenets offer examples of how Roosevelt managed those who worked for him in various capacities.
Six photographs populate the article, including ones of Roosevelt, Root, and Pinchot.
Seven books receive scrutiny in the “Reviews” section, including two biographies of Theodore Roosevelt, specialized studies of the White House and Memorial Day, a collection of Roosevelt’s writings, a look at the Rough Riders of Arizona, and a study of turn of the twentieth-century American foreign policy. John A. Gable notes that Stacy A. Cordery’s biography of Roosevelt serves as a comprehensive historiographical study as it draws on thirty years of Roosevelt scholarship in its quotes and analysis. Gable also offers thoughts on Kathleen Dalton’s biography of Roosevelt, and he provides excerpts from five other reviews of the work that highlight Dalton’s coverage of the role of women in Roosevelt’s life and that affirm Roosevelt as a moderate radical. Of Brian Thomsen’s collection of Roosevelt’s writings, The Man in the Arena, Gable says: “there is no reason to buy this book.”
Gable also reviews Marty F. Feess’s Theodore Roosevelt’s Arizona Boys which examines the life of the Arizona Rough Riders after the Spanish-American War and the many actions taken by their Colonel to help them succeed in their post-war lives. Henry J. Hendrix faults Warren Zimmermann’s First Great Triumph for injecting present day views into his analysis of the makers of foreign policy in Roosevelt’s presidency. Hendrix also examines A History of Memorial Day which traces the transformation of the holiday from a solemn occasion to a day of recreation. Jeremy M. Murphy highlights Gable’s chapter on the Roosevelts in his review of The White House: Actors and Observers, and he also notes the work’s use of the photographs of Frances Benjamin Johnston.
Kristie Miller explores Theodore Roosevelt’s relationship with three women: Julia Stockton Dinsmore, her niece Martha (Patty) Selmes, and Selmes’s daughter, Isabella Greenway King. Miller notes that Roosevelt became close friends with Selmes and her husband Tilden Selmes during his years as a rancher in Dakota Territory, and she also examines Roosevelt’s friendships with his fellow Rough Riders, Robert Ferguson and John Greenway, the first two husbands of King. Miller highlights Roosevelt’s appreciation of Dinsmore’s poetry, King’s active participation in politics, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s friendship with King. The article includes photographs of all three women.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2004
In an article that originally appeared in the New York Sun, John A. Gable reviews two volumes of Theodore Roosevelt’s writings published by the Library of America. Gable asserts that The Rough Riders is a classic combat memoir, and he admits that Roosevelt’s An Autobiography disappoints in its coverage of Roosevelt’s presidency. Gable expresses frustration with the volume of Letters and Speeches because it contains only items that have been previously published while so many interesting Roosevelt letters remain unpublished and unknown. In addition to the reprinted review essay, the section features a text box labeled “What TR Wrote” in which Gable lists the various editions of Roosevelt’s works that are still in print.
The covers of both volumes from the Library of America appear at the center of the review, and a photograph of Gable with Jonathan Roosevelt appears at the section’s conclusion.
The front cover of this issue features a painting with Colonel Theodore Roosevelt at its center along with images of the Medal of Honor and Roosevelt leading the Rough Riders in battle. A photograph of Roosevelt greeting Rough Riders in New York City on June 18, 1910 appears on the back cover.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2001
John A. Gable reviews the made-for-television movie Rough Riders by quoting extensively from three other reviews found in New York City area newspapers. Gable provides three paragraphs excerpted from the review of Bill Bleyer in Newsday, much of which focuses on the historical errors found in the film, and he balances this with excerpts from a positive review also found in Newsday. Gable does not reveal his opinion about the movie. A photograph of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site appears in the review.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1997
Two page listing of the Rough Riders that is divided into two categories: a listing of their occupations, such as farmer, cook, or cowboy, and a listing of where they were from divided into states, territories, and foreign countries. The lists are alphabetized and totals are given for each entry. A photograph of the assembled Rough Riders on horseback in San Antonio, Texas, accompanies the lists.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1998
Theodore Roosevelt as a Rough Rider appears on both the front and back covers of this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. The front cover shows Roosevelt on horseback in uniform while the back cover features the iconic photograph of the Rough Riders atop San Juan Hill with Roosevelt at the center of the picture.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1998
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.
Account of a welcome home ceremony in Oyster Bay, New York, for Theodore Roosevelt taken from three newspaper articles published on September 22, 1898. The compilation includes a description of Oyster Bay, a listing of some of the dignitaries and Rough Riders present, and a description of the ceremonies which included a speech by Roosevelt. Much of Roosevelt’s address is reprinted in which he recounts the makeup of the regiment, praises the contributions of Native American and African American troops, and recounts specifics of battles, including the deaths of individual troopers.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1898-09-22
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.