Remembering Theodore Roosevelt: Reminiscences of his Contemporaries (The World of the Roosevelts)

This book sheds new light on the life and times of Theodore Roosevelt, drawing on a remarkable set of oral histories gathered in the 1950s from those who knew him. Remembering Theodore Roosevelt presents fourteen intimate interviews with Roosevelt’s friends, family, and contemporaries. Never before published, the transcripts reveal colorful details about the infamous Rough Riders, the political scene in New York City, the lives of his extended family, including the Hyde Park Roosevelts Franklin and Eleanor, and how the former president inspired successive generations. The book benefits from the author’s discerning annotations and commentary that provide the reader with lesser-known facts and a full appreciation of the oral history project. Praise for Remembering Theodore Roosevelt Contents List of Figures Chapter 1: Introduction A Note on the Sources Glossary of Interviews Corinne Robinson Alsop Karl Howell Behr Marie Truesdale Bissell William Merriam Chadbourne Margaret Krech Cowles William Sheffield Cowles Frederick Trubee Davison Ethel Roosevelt Derby Barclay H. Farr Marian Knight Garrison Helen Sargant Hitchcock Stanley Myer Isaacs Jesse Langdon Samuel McCune Lindsay Alice Roosevelt Longworth Philip J. McCook Ezra Parmalee Prentice Helen Roosevelt Robinson Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Butler Roosevelt Murray T. Quigg William Savacool Georgiana Farr Sibley Henry Root Stern Augusta Munn Tilney Part I: Family Chapter 2: The Other Washington Monument: Alice Roosevelt Longworth 9 November 1954 October 1955 2 January 1956 Chapter 3: From Hyde Park to Oyster Bay: Helen Roosevelt Robinson Chapter 4: The Next Generation: William and Margaret Cowles and Corinne Alsop Cole 22 November 1954 9 December 1954 28 December 1954 Chapter 5: First Lady of the World: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Chapter 6: The Scions of Sagamore Hill: Ethel Roosevelt Derby and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt Part II: Neighbors Chapter 7: A Grande Dame: Georgiana Farr Sibley Chapter 8: The Worst Friend of the Worst Boy: Barclay H. Farr Part III: Political Disciples Chapter 9: The Political Backroom: William M. Chadbourne Chapter 10: That Tammany Boy: Henry Root Stern, Sr. Chapter 11: Secondhand Memories: Murray T. Quigg Chapter 12: The Account of a College Man: Karl H. Behr Chapter 13: When Trumpets Call: Stanley M. Isaacs Part IV: Brothers in Arms Chapter 14: Roosevelt’s Enduring Legacy: Frederick Trubee Davison Chapter 15: The Last Rough Rider: Jesse Langdon Notes Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Other Washington Monument: Alice Roosevelt Longworth Chapter 3: From Hyde Park to Oyster Bay: Helen Roosevelt Robinson Chapter 4: The Next Generation: William and Margaret Cowles and Corinne Alsop Cole Chapter 5: First Lady of the World: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Chapter 6: The Scions of Sagamore Hill: Ethel Roosevelt Derby and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt Chapter 7: A Grande Dame: Georgiana Farr Sibley Chapter 8: The Worst Friend of the Worst Boy: Barclay H. Farr Chapter 9: The Political Backroom: William M. Chadbourne Chapter 10: That Tammany Boy: Henry Root Stern, Sr. Chapter 11: Secondhand Memories: Murray T. Quigg Chapter 12: The Account of a College Man: Karl H. Behr Chapter 13: When Trumpets Call: Stanley M. Isaacs Chapter 14: Roosevelt’s Enduring Legacy: Frederick Trubee Davison Chapter 15: The Last Rough Rider: Jesse Langdon Works Consulted Manuscript Collections Books and Articles Acknowledgments Index