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August Belmont expresses his gratitude to President Roosevelt for “giving up” Theodore P. Shonts, so that Shonts may come to New York and “undertake the direction of our local traction situation.” Belmont argues that the work will have an important bearing on the welfare of the community, and the development of New York.
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1907-01-21
August Belmont heard from Douglas Robinson that President Roosevelt would like to speak with him. Belmont is happy to meet with Roosevelt on his way down to South Carolina, where Belmont will spend the holidays. Belmont also congratulates Roosevelt on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and hopes to speak with Roosevelt about some “permanent method of cooperation” between Roosevelt’s prize fund and the National Civic Federation.
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1906-12-17
August Belmont has been in the wilderness hunting moose, and only recently heard of President Roosevelt’s accident. He hopes that Roosevelt’s life will not be similarly endangered again, and is grateful that he escaped injury. Belmont briefly describes his experience hunting moose with his sons, and hopes one day to be able to invite Roosevelt or his son, Theodore Roosevelt, on a similar hunt.
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1902
August Belmont writes to Theodore Roosevelt concerning rumors of confusion at a polo match and clarifies the location of Roosevelt and George von Lengerke Meyer’s box.
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1911-06-06
August Belmont sends Theodore Roosevelt a list of the English polo players. He finds that they can be reached at the Rockaway Hunting Club on Long Island.
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1911-05-08
August Belmont makes Theodore Roosevelt aware of the state of the election in Pennsylvania. The situation is the reverse of the situation in New York. Belmont stresses the importance of keeping national issues out of the local elections and hopes that some voters can be persuaded to vote across party lines. If possible, and if it will not hurt the election in New York, Belmont thinks Roosevelt should involve himself in the Pennsylvania election.
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1906-10-18
August Belmont offers Theodore Roosevelt his assessment of the election and William Randolph Hearst’s popularity with the labor movement. Belmont advises that candidate Charles Evans Hughes should take a pro-labor stance, and that the Republicans should amend their platform to be more favorable to draw support away from Hearst.
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1906-09-29
August Belmont sends President Roosevelt the draft of a letter to Whitelaw Reid which they had previously discussed when Belmont was in Washington, along with a “list of names of the Commission.”
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1906-05-17
August Belmont writes in support of the appointment of Charles William Anderson as collector of Internal Revenue in New York.
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1905-03-25
August Belmont will be unable to stay overnight and asks that President Roosevelt be informed of the change.
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1901-11-13
August Belmont encourages President Roosevelt after his succession to the presidency. He believes that the public is behind Roosevelt.
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1901-09-18