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TRA Annual Meeting & Gala
2025 Theodore Roosevelt Association Annual Meeting

We are extremely pleased to announce that our 106th Annual Meeting and Gala Awards Dinner on October 17 and 18, 2025 will be co-hosted by the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York.

The Roosevelt Family Legacy is our theme throughout this exceptional 2-day event. This promises to be a memorable weekend honoring The Roosevelt Family Legacy that you won't want to miss!

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

Discover Historic Hyde Park

Tours of FDR’s home, Springwood, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s home, Val-Kill, will be available both Friday and Saturday afternoons along with an opportunity to spend time exploring the state-of-the-art exhibits at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum.

FDR's home, Springwood

FDR’s home, Springwood

Eleanor Roosevelt's home, Val-Kill

Eleanor Roosevelt’s home

FDR Library and Museum

FDR Library and Museum

FRIDAY

Book Prize
Luncheon

The weekend kicks off at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center on Friday with the Theodore Roosevelt Book Prize Luncheon recognizing Ed O’Keefe, President of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and author of The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt. A roundtable discussion moderated by historian and biographer Dr. Stacy A. Cordery follows featuring three past Theodore Roosevelt Book Prize honorees and David B. Woolner, Professor of History and the Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation Fellow of Roosevelt Studies at Marist University. 

Ed O'Keefe and book covers Ed O'Keefe and book covers
The Beast in the Clouds book cover Nathalia Holt, PhD

FRIDAY EVENING

Welcome
Cocktail Reception

Our Welcome Cocktail Reception will feature special guest author Nathalia Holt, Ph.D., who will discuss her latest book, The Beast in the Clouds. This stunning true story follows TR’s oldest sons in their 1928 quest to find the elusive panda bear in the Chinese and Tibetan wilderness.

SATURDAY

Symposium and Gala

Symposium

Saturday morning’s academic panel discussion on the Roosevelt Family Legacy will have Senior Fellow and Resident Historian at the Roosevelt Institute David B. Woolner along with other well-known historians and authors covering a range of topics from progressivism to the Roosevelt women. 

Fireside Chat

A lunch time “Fireside Chat with Roosevelt Family Members” covering the family legacy in conservation will be moderated by Presidential Historian and author Douglas Brinkley. 

Gala Awards Dinner

Gala Awards Dinner

Our Gala Cocktail Reception and Awards Dinner caps off the weekend. Being held at our host hotel, the beautiful Inn at Bellfield, perfectly located with sweeping views of the Hudson River Valley. We hope you will join us this evening for a special culinary experience of locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, followed by the celebration and recognition of our TRA awards recipients for their outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the Roosevelt legacy.

Support Our Mission

Your support is vital to the success of this event. Sponsorships are available at several levels, each offering unique benefits to showcase your brand to a highly engaged audience, ensuring the continued success of our programs and outreach.

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The Theodore Roosevelt Association is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Tax Identification #13-559-3999


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