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TRA 2024 Annual Meeting

AGENDA


The Theodore Roosevelt Association is dee-lighted! to announce the agenda for the 2024 TRA Symposium and Gala Awards Dinner and Cocktail Reception. Note that agenda is subject to change.

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Thursday, October 17 – Early Arrivals Meet-Up


Informal Meet-Up at Columbia Club – Main Lobby/Bar, 6:00 PM throughout the evening. Early arrival attendees welcome to stop by to pick up their registration packets and have a drink with other attendees and TRA members.

Friday, October 18 – Rolling Chautauqua Tour & Welcome Reception


10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Brunch
at Sheraton Hotel's Panorama Room on 10th Floor with guest speaker Robert Bowling who will talk about TR's visits to Indiana.
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12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Bus Departs Sheraton Hotel and Columbia Club for Rolling Chautauqua Tour of sites TR visited on Memorial Day 1907:
Lawton Statue
TR dedicated the General Henry Ware Lawton statue now located at Garfield Park. Rod Sullivan, TRA member & Civil War history expert, will give a historical purview of General Lawton.
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Fairbanks Mansion Historical Marker
The location of TR’s Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks who hosted a luncheon for TR that included dignitaries and friends of the time.  Original house no longer there; visit to subsequent house.
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President Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
President Harrison appointed Theodore Roosevelt as the U.S. Civil Service Commissioner. This was TR’s first federal position which he would maintain under two different Presidents.
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Crown Hill Cemetery
Where Theodore Roosevelt laid a wreath on President Harrison’s tombstone and where VP Charles Fairbanks, his wife Cornelia and VPs Thomas A. Hendricks and Thomas R. Marshall are laid to rest.
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Medal of Honor Memorial
Viewing of the only Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial in the United States, located on the Canal in downtown Indianapolis. President Theodore Roosevelt, his son TR Jr. and General Lawton are among recipients listed on the walls.
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4:00 PM Bus Returns to Sheraton Hotel & Columbia Club
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Hoosier Hospitality Welcome Reception
, Columbia Club
TRA Indiana Chapter welcomes attendees with cocktails and snacks. Dinner on own
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Saturday, October 19 – Symposium Panels & Luncheon Presentations


8:00 AM 9:00AM
Breakfast BuffetColumbia Club
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9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
"Exploring" Theodore Roosevelt through Race and Place Panel Discussion
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 AM – 11:15 PM
In Pursuit of TR: Discovery & Scholarship in Institutional and Private Collecting – Panel Discussion
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Luncheon with Presentations 
11:30 AM
State of the Field – Dr. Michael Cullinane, Speaker
12:00 PM
An Update from Medora, Home of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryRobbie Lauf, Speaker
1:00 PM
Bus departs Columbia Club for those attending visit and talk at Indiana Historical Society. Others can enjoy free time to explore Indianapolis on their own.
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
Indiana Historical Society
  TR’s Emergency Surgery at  St. Vincent Infirmary in Indianapolis Presentation

Dr. William. H. Dick, Speaker 

After talk, free time to visit nearby sites across the street (Eiteljorg, NCAA, Canal Walk)
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2:30 PM
Early Bus returns to Columbia Club (for TRA Trustee Meeting)
3:45 PM Late Bus returns to Hotels
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
TRA Board of Trustee Meeting - Columbia Club
Information will be sent via email to Trustees from TRA

Saturday, October 19 – Evening Gala Cocktail Reception & Awards Dinner Columbia Club with Special Guest Former Indiana Governor Mitchell Daniels, Jr. 


6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Cocktail Reception
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7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Gala Awards Dinner honoring Former Indiana Governor Mitchell Daniels, Jr. with presentations of:
  • Presentation of Colors and Pledge of Allegiance
  • USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Junior Officer
  • Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal Award
  • Keynote Address
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The Theodore Roosevelt Association is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Tax Identification #13-559-3999


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