The organization was originally founded in 1908 as the ''Conference of Governors'' by [[Theodore Roosevelt]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Political_Groups_Parties_and_Organizatio/ovKfDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA648 Political Groups, Parties, and Organizations that Shaped America]</ref> | The organization was originally founded in 1908 as the ''Conference of Governors'' by [[Theodore Roosevelt]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Political_Groups_Parties_and_Organizatio/ovKfDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA648 Political Groups, Parties, and Organizations that Shaped America]</ref> |