Special agents from the National Park Service (NPS), working with FBI agents, recently recovered the president’s watch, which was last seen in public in 1987.
This historic pocket watch had been missing for 37 years due to theft, which occurred while the watch was being transported from Sagamore Hill National Historic Site to the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site in Buffalo, New York.
According to a media release from the National Park Service, the precious silver pocket watch was given to then-President Theodore Roosevelt in 1898 by his sister Corinne and brother-in-law Douglas Robinson.
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The 126-year-old memorial is inscribed “THEODORE ROOSEVELT FROM DR AND CRR.”
According to the NPS, President Roosevelt received the watch while he was in Washington, D.C., waiting to enlist in the Spanish-American War. A week later, he departed for San Antonio, Texas, to command the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry.
He served as the 26th President from 1901 to 1909.
Roosevelt was given a silver-case Waltham 17-jewel watch by his sister, a model “1888” in “Riverside” grade with a hunter-style case. (National Park Service photo)
This relic is a Waltham 17 jewel watch with a silver coin case, “Riverside” grade, model “1888” with a hunter style case.
The return of the presidential historic items was announced by National Park Service Director Chuck Sams and Roosevelt’s family, who thanked federal officials at a special event celebrating the return this week.
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“It’s an honor to play a role in preserving America’s history for current and future generations to learn from,” Sams said.
It depicts Theodore Roosevelt standing at the podium and pointing to the crowd while speaking at a campaign rally, circa 1900. (Getty Images)
Front row seat
Pocket watches have had a front row seat to history.
According to the NPS, the gun accompanied President Roosevelt on several journeys, including hunting in Africa, exploring the Amazon and the assault on San Juan Hill in Cuba.
The silver pocket watch is inscribed “THEODORE ROOSEVELT FROM DR AND CRR.” (National Park Service photo)
The clock is currently These are on display at the Old Orchard Museum at Sagamore Hill National Historical Park, along with thousands of other items donated to the National Historical Park by the Roosevelt family.
“The stories this clock has told over the past 126 years include some colorful and significant moments in American history,” Jonathan Parker, superintendent of Sagamore Hill National Historical Park, said in a statement.
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Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, New York, was Theodore Roosevelt’s home from 1885 until his death in 1919.
President Roosevelt’s watch is on public display at Sagamore Hill National Historical Park in Oyster Bay, New York. (National Park Service photo)
“Historic objects are powerful because they literally take part in a historic event, and that is the case with this legendary watch,” Parker added.
The clock will be open to the public free of charge for the next three months, beginning June 27, the National Park Service announced in a news release.
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