President Teddy Roosevelt's pocket watch, gifted by his sister, was stolen in 1987. Recently, National Park Service special agents and FBI investigators located the historic piece.
Special agents from the National Park Service , in coordination with FBI Investigators, recently recovered a presidential timepiece after it was last seen in a public display in 1987. The historic pocket watch had been missing for 37 years due to theft. It was taken during the object's transition from the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site to the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Historic Site in Buffalo, New York.
The 126-year-old keepsake is inscribed 'THEODORE ROOSEVELT FROM D.R. AND C.R.R.' Roosevelt was given the watch while impatiently waiting in Washington, D.C. to join the Spanish American War, according to NPS. A week later, he left for San Antonio, Texas to lead the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. He served as 26th president from 1901 to 1909. The relic is a Waltham 17 jewel watch in a silver-coined case, with 'Riverside' grade and model '1888' with a hunter-style case.
Fox News Digital reached out to the NPS for additional comment.
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