Who Stole Teddy Roosevelt's Walrus Tusk?

Theodore Roosevelt once said that “The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight.” The second requirement? That he not filch walrus tusks. But that’s just what some not-so-good citizen has done! UnBeige has learned that a walrus tusk belonging to the twenty-sixth president was stolen last month from Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s historic home in Oyster Bay, New York. The 15-inch-long tusk—one of a pair—was apparently removed from the fireplace mantel in the second-floor guest room of the house sometime between February 9th and February 22nd.

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