White House Awarded Medal of Roosevelt’s
A White House meeting room that is a shrine to two presidents named Roosevelt now contains another historical artifact: Theodore Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor.
Tweed Roosevelt, the great-grandson of the 26th president, presented the medal to President Bush. It will sit on a mantel next to Theodore Roosevelt’s Nobel Peace Prize. The room also honors President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt openly campaigned for the nation’s highest military decoration for his performance under fire on July 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. The action became known as the Battle of San Juan Hill.
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