Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mr. Rivers
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Mr. Rivers for his campaign contribution of one dollar.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-07-15
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Anna Roosevelt Cowles for the holiday gift of a rocking chair and hopes she likes the zebra skin he sent. Roosevelt is happy he was able to travel to Farmington to visit her and her family before she goes further south. Governor Baldwin has decided not to proceed with bringing his libel suit against Roosevelt, even though Roosevelt refused to retract or apologize.
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Creation Date
1911-01-13
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. A. Seifert
Theodore Roosevelt thanks F. A. Seifert in receipt of his letter and asks that he extend a thank-you to Mr. James.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-07-15
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles and William S. Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt is concerned about Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s rheumatism. He is pleased that she has made the decision to come home, believing that she is more comfortable in her own house. Roosevelt is glad that George Payne McLean defeated Morgan G. Bulkeley in the Connecticut race for United States Senate, but he wishes that either man were more like Joseph W. Alsop. Roosevelt is happy that his Christmas gifts, zebra-skin rugs, have been received well. He also gave one to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson and one to Nannie Lodge, and says they are better than any trophies he brought back from his safari.
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Creation Date
1911-01-24
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt offers advice to Anna Roosevelt Cowles about opportunities for her son, William Sheffield Cowles, Jr., to learn to ride horses. Roosevelt suggests that the Cowles’ upcoming trip to Europe provides an ideal chance to arrange riding lessons at reputable riding schools in major cities, including Paris, Berlin, and Rome. He is knowledgeable about the subject and outlines goals for Cowles, Jr., recommending that riding be approached with the discipline required of any other study. Finally, Roosevelt jokes that Will and Joe were probably amused by the quiet dissolution of Governor Baldwin’s proposed libel suit.
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Creation Date
1911-01-29
Mr. Roosevelt pays his respects to Penrose and Archbold
Theodore Roosevelt discusses the duty of the American people to stand up and be heard if they believe in the Progressive cause. He explains the corruption that both the Republican and Democratic parties have allowed to enter into American politics and how a vote for the Progressive Party will combat that. He also explains recent testimony in Congress given by Pennsylvania Senator Boies Penrose and John D. Archbold of Standard Oil Company. While those two men were testifying against Roosevelt, they were in fact testifying for actions taken by Cornelius Newton Bliss when he was treasurer of the Republican Party.
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Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1912-09-22
The Abyssinian treatment administered to Standard Oil
Theodore Roosevelt addresses John D. Archbold’s accusations that Roosevelt, when president, gave Standard Oil Company the “Abyssinian Treatment.” Roosevelt said he did indeed do so to the Standard Oil Company and he would do so again to any big trust that requires it. Roosevelt notes that Archbold is not afraid of being ignored or regulated by the current administration or by the Democrats, but he fears that Roosevelt and the Progressive Party, the party of the people, will act, which is why he has attacked Roosevelt during his testimony in Congress.
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Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1912-09-22
The liberty of the people
Theodore Roosevelt accuses Woodrow Wilson of defining liberty as only an historical term and not understanding what it means to 20th century America. Wilson’s idea of liberty uses the power of the trusts and big business to oppress the workers of the country.
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Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1912-09-22
The right of the people
Theodore Roosevelt discusses his trust in the American people to rule themselves and how he will be a leader to guide the people in those decisions. He uses the example of Revolutionary France for how not to lead a people through change, saying the ultimate goal of the people should be social and political justice for all.
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Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1912
Why the trusts and bosses oppose the Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt explains his relationship with Cornelius Newton Bliss while he was in a position of power for the Republican Party and that while he respects Bliss, he was never stopped from prosecuting a company or person by Bliss’s advice. John D. Archbold and Senator Boise Penrose know this and that is why they have attacked Roosevelt in their testimony to Congress. Archbold and Penrose know that Roosevelt is the people’s champion as the Progressive Party candidate and will hinder their dishonest work if he were elected.
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Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1912-09-22
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Grant
Theodore Roosevelt writes to author Robert Grant congratulating him on his recent “good luck,” and mentions his brother Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt’s recent meeting with Mrs. Robert Grant.
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Creation Date
1882-10-26
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Grant
Governor Roosevelt shares with Robert Grant how “absorbed” he is in Grant’s novel, Unleavened Bread.
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Creation Date
1900-08-14
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Grant
Vice President Roosevelt thanks Robert Grant for his letter and inquires when the two may meet to discuss problems touched upon in his novel, Unleavened Bread.
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Creation Date
1901-03-05
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Grant
President Roosevelt gives Robert Grant his opinion on a pending marriage’s social implications and attempts to arrange a meeting with Grant to discuss the “problems” mentioned in his publication, The Undercurrent.
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Creation Date
1904-08-25
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Grant
President Roosevelt confirms receipt of Robert Grant’s two letters mentioning Sioux Falls and Sioux City, and comments on a questionable letter he received from a man, possibly a “campaign trick.”
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Creation Date
1904-09-01
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Grant
President Roosevelt thanks Robert Grant for his kind statements in a previous letter.
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Creation Date
1901-09-21
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Grant
President Roosevelt compliments Robert Grant on his publications, Unleavened Bread and The Undercurrent, and shares a letter passed along to him by Mrs. Roosevelt dated November 10, 1904. Roosevelt also thanks Grant for a recently received copy of The Undercurrent.
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Creation Date
1904-10-25
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Grant
Following the presidential election of 1904, President Roosevelt extends his appreciation for Robert Grant’s support and invites him and Mrs. Grant to a visit.
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Creation Date
1904-11-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Grant
President Roosevelt invites Robert Grant and his wife to visit him at the White House and join him in attending the Judiciary Dinner on February 2, 1904.
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Creation Date
1904-12-09
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Grant
President Roosevelt confirms receipt of a letter and article from Public Opinion sent by Robert Grant and shares with him his opinion on divorce and foreign policy.
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Creation Date
1905-03-14