# TR reviews and addresses troops (Fort Sheridan, Ill.); TR riding in auto, Chicago, 1917 4106

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Title TR reviews and addresses troops \[Fort Sheridan, Ill.\]; TR riding in auto, Chicago, 1917 Other Title TR riding in auto, Chicago, 1917 Theodore Roosevelt reviews and addresses troops \[Fort Sheridan, Ill.\] Theodore Roosevelt riding in auto, Chicago, 1917 Summary

Two segments of TR during a midwestern speaking tour in support of military preparedness. On September 27, 1917, TR visited the officers' training camp at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Views of troops marching past a reviewing stand for inspection by TR and several civilian and military personnel; identified on the platform with TR are Captain Georges Etienne Bertrand (wearing beret), a visiting Frenchman who instructed the trainees in trench warfare, and Colonel James A. Ryan, commanding officer of Fort Sheridan; TR addresses the troops after the review. The second segment shows scenes from a parade staged in TR's honor in Chicago on April 28, 1917. Views of men on horseback who appear to be mounted police, sailors and cavalry; view of TR standing and waving his hat in an open touring car; identified in the car with TR are Arthur Meeker and Samuel Insull, Chicago businessmen who are members of the welcoming committee, and other unidentified men.

- Kind: Cartoon
- Year: 1917
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Bertrand, Georges Etienne, 1890?- Ryan, James A. Meeker, Arthur, 1866-1946. Insull, Samuel, 1859-1938. Universal Film…
- Genres: Animation
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TR_reviews_and_addresses_troops_(Fort_Sheridan,_Ill.);_TR_riding_in_auto,_Chicago,_1917_4106.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Bertrand, Georges Etienne, 1890?- Ryan, James A. Meeker, Arthur, 1866-1946. Insull, Samuel, 1859-1938. Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)…
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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