Map of the siege of Port Arthur
In a letter to President Roosevelt, George Kennan calls this map “a topographical tracing of the Russian position” at Port Arthur, Manchuria.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1904-11-20
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Kennan, George, 1845-1924
Map of Port Arthur fortifications
In his letter to President Roosevelt, George Kennan calls this map a “diagram of the scene of action” at Port Arthur, Manchuria.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1904-11-20
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
George Kennan is horrified at the situation with the School Board in San Francisco. He hopes that if President Roosevelt meets them he can see them for who they are as individuals with illicit character. It is creating a San Francisco where men of character are leaving.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1907-02-02
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
Journalist George Kennan reports to President Roosevelt on the Japanese Third Army’s siege of Port Arthur, Manchuria. Kennan claims the Russians are violating the provisions of the Red Cross Geneva Convention. He has witnessed them firing on medical personnel. The Japanese soldiers are unable to recover their wounded and dead comrades. Kennan is very impressed by the Japanese artillery’s accuracy which he credits to the training the gunners receive. He thinks Congress should increase appropriations for training ammunition and stop referring to such costs as wasteful. Other countries have sent officers to observe the siege operations. He is disappointed that the United States has not done the same. General Nogi would like President Roosevelt to send copies of the Infantry and Cavalry Regulations to the headquarters of the Third Imperial Army. Kennan encloses maps showing the Russian and Japanese fortifications. Finally, having just learned of the election results, Kennan sends congratulations to President Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1904-11-20
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Letter from George Kennan to William Loeb
Journalist George Kennan shares his thoughts on the “Japanese question” in San Francisco and its political implications. He feels President Roosevelt’s position on the matter is correct but is not practical. The clamor from labor unions and the “constant fanning of the fire of race antipathy” by the press have created an environment for hostility. McClure’s Magazine did not publish Kennan’s articles on the topic.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1907-08-10
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
George Kennan writes to President Roosevelt to discuss an article he has written, “Destruction of the Battle Fleet.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1905-09-22
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
George Kennan objects to the language in a California resolution that denies naturalization to Japanese immigrants based on their “disposition and characteristics,” which the resolution says make them “a wholly undesirable and unsatisfactory” addition to the country. It is an insult to Japan that this language excludes their people, while the United States continues to admit “the lowest, most ignorant, most degraded classes from southeastern Europe” and allows them to become citizens. Kennan intends to write about this subject in The Outlook.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-04-01
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
This letter is detailed in its account of George Kennan, his understanding of Theodore Roosevelt, and his feeling about Japan. Kennan recites his dealings with Japan and their expectations from Russia as Japan wins the war that is drawing to a close.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-30
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
George Kennan was pleased to learn that President Roosevelt dismissed Consul General Robert M. McWade from his position at Canton. Although he does not know about the case in particular, he has heard negative opinions about McWade from many people throughout Asia. Kennan is traveling to the headquarters of the Japanese Third Army to report, and hopes to see the capture of Port Arthur. He wishes Roosevelt luck in the election in November.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-14
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
George Kennan informs President Roosevelt of his plans to travel to the Far East for a year after recovering from surgery. He commends Roosevelt’s decision to have the competitive sale of Indian lands, which he says is the “only fair way” to dispose of the lands and will help pay the costs of the Indian Administration.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1904-03-01
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
George Kennan writes to President Roosevelt concerning the Red Lake Reservation Land Bill. Kennan questions whether the ambiguity of the bill is intentional. He says that the “Rosebud” bill is unfair to American Indians because it intentionally undervalues their land so that it can be bought and resold at a higher price.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-17
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
American explorer George Kennan encloses newspaper clippings about involvement in the Russo-Japanese conflict. With the war looming on the horizon, Kennan jokes that when “we ‘devour Russia'” President Roosevelt will make him “Civil Governor of Siberia.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-04
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The social and political condition of Russia
George Kennan reviews the Russian Empire’s social and political conditions that could influence the outcome of a Russian war with Japan. The lack of personal security and oppressive bureaucratic regulations dispirit much of the population whose grievances are ignored or punished. Revolutionary activity can be found throughout Russia and has infiltrated the state’s armed forces. A war would further strain the state’s bureaucracy and increase popular discontent. Even supporters of the government view the potential of war with “gloomy forebodings.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-30
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
George Kennan encloses an abstract of testimony concerning the massacre of Russian Jews in Kishinev, Russia, and suggests consent on the part of the Russian government and Russian Minister of the Interior, Vi︠a︡cheslav Konstantinovich Pleve.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-06
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
George Kennan thanks President Roosevelt for his letter regarding political issues in Delaware. However, he was disappointed with the appointment of District Attorney William Michael Byrne.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1903-03-29
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
George B. Grinnell will travel to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation at the President’s request, although according to George Kennan’s letter, the President’s directions had apparently been lost in the mail.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-01
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Telegram from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
George Kennan sends a telegram to President Roosevelt: “Grinnell has not received your letter but he will go.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1902-04-30
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
George Kennan discusses the issue of government land leases with the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Kennan suggests that an outside investigator (George B. Grinnell), not someone from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, be sent to investigate the land leases on the reservation. He mentions an unnamed investigator whose testimony changed when in front of his superior. Kennan also mentions a letter from Mary C. Collins, a missionary, regarding admissions by Agent Bingenheimer that he has had published in the Outlook.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-28
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Letter from George Kennan to George B. Cortelyou
George Kennan thanks George B. Cortelyou for correspondence relating to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Kennan is returning this letter, as well as enclosing one for President Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1902-04-28
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
Inspector Nesler is traveling to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation at the insistence of Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock, to investigate unfair land leases that have been forced upon the Indians. George Kennan suggests to President Roosevelt several knowledgeable people Nesler ought to consult in his investigation. The names provided include white missionaries and government officials and leading members of the Standing Rock community.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1902-04-27