Theodore Roosevelt founded the Boone and Crockett Club in 1887. In the Club's words, "The Boone and Crockett Club is a non-profit organization founded in 1887...
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Michael Cawelti
captglvr
May 9, 2007 12:16 am
Hello all, Tonight is the premier of "First Intervention: The Spanish American War", the film I was involved with. It is on The History Channel at 9:00PM and...
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simonatl
May 12, 2007 9:20 pm
Michael - Watched the premier last night and thought you were GREAT portraying TR. Overall, I found the series pretty interesting - especially the "you are...
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simonatl
May 12, 2007 9:20 pm
Michael - As an avid historian and TR fan, when I saw your portrayal of TR, not knowing of your involvement in the TRA nor the extent of your personal...
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simonatl
May 12, 2007 9:21 pm
Michael - So tell us how you were involved and how this project was concieved. The story's writers clearly tried to inject some balance into the story and to...
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simonatl
May 12, 2007 9:21 pm
The Spanish-American War: First Intervention [http://www.history.com/images/global/network_400x300.jpg] Show Times: Tuesday, May 08 09:00 PM Wednesday, May...
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simonatl
May 12, 2007 9:21 pm
I've also sent out a poll question. Which of the 3 documentaries on TR is best and why? How would you rate them and compare them. They are, in chronological...
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Michael Cawelti
captglvr
May 13, 2007 7:38 pm
Keith, Thank you for your kinds remarks on my performance. I had a wonderful time portraying TR for the film. It was a unique opportunity, and I was ...
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Michael Cawelti
captglvr
May 14, 2007 3:19 am
Keith, All filmakers have beliefs/goals which they bring into a film project. The anti-imperialism message would no doubt please those viewers upset with our...
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John Willson
jjwills39
May 14, 2007 8:24 pm
Michael Cawelti was superb in playing the role of TR. I believe he captured TR's personality without resorting to the eccentricities usually seen. However, I...
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simonatl
May 19, 2007 12:15 am
Quiet leaders who are willing to make difficult decisions <http://www.bismarcktribune.com//news/columnists/jenkinson/133020.txt> THE BISMARK TRIBUNE, Bismark,...
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simonatl
May 25, 2007 1:53 am
I've decided to put my money where my big mouth is - in the TRA and TR. How about you? I'm about to sponsor 2 brothers out here in the Pacific Northwest. If ...
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simonatl
May 31, 2007 5:28 pm
Click Here to watch a 10 min video on TR's Contributions to the Conservation Movement <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCxf9eYWiaM> URL is...
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simonatl
Jun 27, 2007 1:29 pm
Theodore Roosevelt and America's Place in the World Arena Symposium dates: September 13-15, 2007 Is America a weakling, to shrink from the work of the great...
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Jim Wiedman
jwiedman
Jul 2, 2007 9:39 pm
I've got a friend who asked me for details about TR boxing in the East Room in the White House. I had remembered that he lost the use of his left eye in one...
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simonatl
Jul 3, 2007 11:02 pm
TR was injured as a result of boxing with Archie Butts, his military aide. His obiturary stated, "Besides carrying a bullet in his body, Colonel Roosevelt was...
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Linda Milano
cearthcrone721
Jul 4, 2007 3:18 am
Sorry to disagree, but the boxing match in question was not with Archie Butts - it was with a cousin of his wife Edith's (whose name escapes me at the moment....
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axonqueen
Jul 4, 2007 10:04 am
Hi, My impression is that Butt was more of a tennis player! Was Edith's cousin one of the Rough Riders; I guess I remember the boxing match being between TR...
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Linda Milano
cearthcrone721
Jul 4, 2007 1:41 pm
No, he wasn't a Rough Rider - although TR kept in touch with the Rough Riders for the rest of his life, even attending some of their annual reunions. The Rough...
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John Willson
jjwills39
Jul 4, 2007 7:46 pm
Hi Jim: In TR's Autobiography, he notes that: "After a few years I had to abandon boxing as well as wrestling, for in one bout a young captain of artillery...
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Tweed Roosevelt
tweedroosevelt
Jul 5, 2007 2:10 pm
TR has moved to the fourth highest ranked president in a recent poll with an 84% favorable rating, beating out FDR (81%) but following Washington, Lincoln, and...
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JW
jfw39@...
Jul 5, 2007 5:34 pm
Tweed, As gratified as I am by reading this, I am not surprised. Indices are more focused on fealty to honest practice, independence of thought, tactful...
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garypapush
Jul 5, 2007 11:52 pm
Gallup does a similar poll annually, with a wider universe of nonspecialists. Gallup's most recent published results ...
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plunger1905
Jul 7, 2007 1:17 pm
Friends, I am new to this group. Thank you Mr. Moderator for the entry. In 1912 Abdu'l Baha visited the United States. He was the son of the Founder of the...
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simonatl
Jul 9, 2007 2:09 am
TR was interested in virtually every trend in public opinion in his day. This, its quite probably that he was aware of some of the basic tenants of the Baha'i...
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plunger1905
Jul 11, 2007 1:14 pm
Thanks for the information. My time is limited regarding research. I have some options however. Thanks for the direction. In another connection, is anyone...
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simonatl
Jul 11, 2007 1:14 pm
In the Files Section on the home page left side you'll notice that we've uploaded a number of representative audio and video files of TR. Here's the breakdown:...
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garypapush
Jul 18, 2007 2:41 pm
Here's the website <http://citizensfortrpark.com/> for an Oyster Bay community group working to preserving open space at Theodore Roosevelt Park, which was a...
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marketatepla
Jul 18, 2007 11:48 pm
Hello, I'm working on a traslation of John Irving's novel The Cider House Rules and there is a sentence I don't really understand. Maybe it's just nothing,...
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Linda Milano
cearthcrone721
Jul 19, 2007 2:40 am
At the time, the saying someone was 'bananas' was a way of saying that they were crazy. Probably the best meaning of that sentence would be that the man...
