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Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt
[CVN-71] Junior Officer of the Year, Lt. Jeffrey K. Hayhurst,
receives his award from TRA President Lawrence Budner, and his
commander, Captain David R. Bryant. [more
on USS TR]
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H. W. Brands, author of TR: The Last Romantic,
addressed the Theodore Roosevelt Association crowd on the grounds
of The Alamo at a 'f'iesta dinner'. Always animated, Brands regaled
the group with tales of the Rough Riders in training in Texas.
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President Bush gives a thumbs up and joins in
the cheer at the Annual Dinner at the Menger Hotel. It was a "bully"
evening.
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President Bush, having accepted the Distinguished
Service Medal on behalf of wife Barbara Bush, entertains the group
with stories of the Rough Riders training and relaxing in San
Antonio.
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Wallace Dailey, Curator of the Theodore Roosevelt
Collection at Harvard University, presents President Bush with
a copy of the newly released book, Pocket Diary, 1898,
Theodore Roosevelt's Private Account of the War with Spain.
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As President Bush prepares to leave the evening,
he takes on last minute to shake hands with Theodore Roosevelt
Association member Anne Yeakel.
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