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T.R. in the Golden State
NEWS RELEASE
Teddy Roosevelt Comes to Sacramento!
New exhibit Celebrates Centennial of T.R.'s visit to California
A new exhibit in the State Capitol, "T.R. in the Golden State: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Teddy Roosevelt's 1903 Western Tour," is expected to generate great interest and draw crowds.
Displayed on first floor near the Historic Governor's Office, the exhibit features menus, ribbons, badges, buttons, and photographs, highlighting President Roosevelt's first visit to California. As part of the festivities, "President Roosevelt" will provide a keynote address at the Opening Reception on May 15 - 5:30 p.m.
Teddy Roosevelt toured the U.S. on a marathon 66-day excursion from April 1 through June 5, covering 14,000 miles through 25 states and territories visiting nearly 150 cities and towns by train, horse-drawn carriage, stagecoach, and steamship. He delivered nearly 200 speeches and gave five major addresses. Roosevelt spent nearly two weeks - May 7-20, 1903 - seeing many of California's cities, meeting its people, and extolling the state's natural beauty. The exhibit captures the spirit of "Teddy" through Adam Gottlieb's personal collection of political memorabilia, vintage photographs, and historical artifacts.
FACT SHEET
WHAT: "T.R. in the Golden State: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Teddy Roosevelt's 1903 Western Tour,"
Exhibit of local collector Adam Gottlieb's political memorabilia collection highlighting President Theodore Roosevelt's 1903 visit to California.
WHERE: California State Capitol, first floor near the Historic Governor's Office.
WHEN: **Opening Reception, Thursday, May 15**. Exhibit runs through July 31.
VISUALS: "President Roosevelt" (professional re-enactor Michael Cawelti dressed in period attire) will deliver remarks, greet guests, and open the exhibit.
BACKGROUND: Crowds came out to welcome T.R. at every stop. In Redlands, 10,000 including 1,500 schoolchildren greeted the president; in San Francisco, the Mayor declared the afternoon a holiday and 200,000 people lined city streets to watch the nation's Chief Executive. In Los Angeles, T.R. reviewed the annual "Fiesta de Las Flores," a parade of florally decorated floats depicting California agricultural wealth.
Stops included: Barstow, Victorville, Redlands, San Bernardino, Riverside, Claremont, Pasadena, Los Angeles, Oxnard, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Pajaro, Watsonville, Santa Cruz, San Jose, Campbell, Palo Alto, Burlingame, San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, Vallejo, Raymond, Merced, Modesto, Truckee, Colfax, Auburn, Sacramento, Redding, Dunsmuir, Sisson, Montague.
SPONSORS: Theodore Roosevelt Association, California State Capitol Museum, California State Parks, and American Political Items Collectors.
CONTACT: Adam Gottlieb (daytime) 916-322-6588
[PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION]
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