Mr. and Mrs. William J. vanden Heuvel
TRA OCTOBER 24 DINNER HONORS AMB. VANDEN HEUVEL
Prominent Figures Join Honorary Dinner Committee
On Friday, October 24, 2003, at the 84th Annual Dinner of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, the Hon. William J. vanden Heuvel, former Ambassador to the United Nations, noted investment banker and philanthropist, will be awarded the Theodore Roosevelt (R) Distinguished Service Medal. Ambassador vanden Heuvel is currently Chair of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (FERI); a member of the TRA's Advisory Board; and a former Trustee of the TRA. He led the efforts to establish the Roosevelt Study Center in the Netherlands, founded by FERI, the TRA, and the Province of Zeeland in the 1980s to provide a research and conference facility for American studies in Europe.
Many of Bill vanden Heuvel's friends have joined the Honorary Committee for the October 24 TRA Dinner. The committee is still in the process of formation, but the current list is given below:
Mr. & Mrs. Schuyler Chapin
Paul Newman
Nancy Roosevelt Ireland
Margaret Truman Daniel
James Roosevelt, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, Jr
Joanne Woodward
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Brinkley
Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
John Kenneth Galbraith
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
The "Officer of the Year" from the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) will also be honored at the October 24 dinner, and Dr. Mike Manson, former Associate Director of the TRA, will receive the TRA's Rose Award.
The October 24 dinner is part of an entire weekend of activities that make up the 84th Annual Meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, which includes visits to TR Birthplace in Manhattan and Sagamore Hill in nearby Oyster Bay. The annual meeting of the TRA Board of Trustees will be held at TR Birthplace on October 25.
Roosevelt & Cross, the famous investment firm, is the Sponsor of the October 24 dinner, but some slots are still open for Co-Sponsors for the Annual Dinner. Co-Sponsors contributing $5,000 will receive a table for ten at the dinner and listing in the program, and those giving $2,000 will be listed in the program as Co-Sponsors.
There is still time to reserve spaces just for the dinner, or to sign up for the dinner and the entire weekend package. Contact the TRA office at (516) 921-6319 for further information.
The Roosevelt Hotel, built in the 1920s, is named for Theodore Roosevelt.