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Elihu Root will be bringing his wife and daughter, Edith, to Washington, D.C., to see the bronze sculpture of Frederick the Great given to President Roosevelt by German Emperor William II. Root would like to meet with Roosevelt to discuss the recent election results.
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1904-11-11
Elihu Root weighs in on the bitter campaign fight between President Roosevelt and Alton B. Parker. He believes Roosevelt should remain more careful and reserved in his public statements than Parker.
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1904-11-05
“I think this goes as it now stands.” A note on the back of the item indicates it is with reference to a letter from William Loeb to Jacob Van Vechten Olcott.
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1905-11-01
Secretary of State Root writes to President Roosevelt regarding a report from William J. Calhoun, and additions Calhoun wants to add for clarity. The report is likely relating to recent work Calhoun was doing in Venezuela to resolve a dispute there.
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1906-02-02
“In view of the facts stated in the enclosed letter I transfer my support for the presidency to Genl. Nelson A. Miles.”
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1904-06-09
Secretary of State Root is troubled by a comment that Secretary of War Taft made about friendship and past service having weight in the selection of a Chairman. Root tells Taft that such considerations should not come into play, and that he should select the most efficient and effective people in carrying out the presidential campaign. Root thinks that Taft should not make a selection for several weeks, as it can be useful to pay people compliments by getting their opinions, and Taft should consider all the options that are available to him.
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1908-06-20
Elihu Root informs Acting Secretary of State Robert Bacon that he hopes to reach Panama by September 16. If the USS Mayflower can be ready by then, at Colon, Panama, to take him to Cartagena, Colombia, he will probably be able to return via San Francisco.
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1906-08-27
Elihu Root provides a letter of introduction for Charles W. McMurran, a journalist from New York.
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1911-08-24
Senator Root has previously recommended several men to President William H. Taft for appointment to the Waterways Commission, and therefore does not feel that he can shift his support to Hannis Taylor as Theodore Roosevelt hoped.
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1911-03-07
Senator Root agrees with Theodore Roosevelt that Indian languages need to be preserved while there are still native speakers and favors an appropriation to accomplish this.
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1911-01-29
Senator Root updates Theodore Roosevelt on political and legislative matters that he has missed while he has been on safari in Africa. He believes that in time President William H. Taft will be seen as a good president in the eyes of the public, and lists some legislature currently before Congress. The Republicans have now been in power for a long time, and Root reports that some people are getting tired of the leaders. Root leaves to argue the Atlantic Fisheries case before the Hague, and Andrew Carnegie would like him to meet with Roosevelt and work on bringing about disarmament in Europe. Root believes this is a bad idea. He discusses news of Roosevelt’s family, including the engagement of his son Ted and reports that Kermit has shot a female warthog.
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1910-02-11
Secretary of State Root sees no objection to passing a law that treats all aliens alike in acquiring and transferring real property. Root tells California Governor Norris that in order to prevent conflict with the Constitution of the United States, the statute should include a provision providing for exceptions relating to rights secured by treaties with foreign nations. Root references several Supreme Court cases with relevant decisions.
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1909-01-25
Secretary of State Root sends a memorandum to President Roosevelt about the bills in the California Legislature.
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1909-01-25
Secretary of State Root gives President Roosevelt his impressions of bills in the California legislature relating to the Japanese.
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1909-01-25
Secretary of State Root would not remove a single mile from President Roosevelt’s exploits.
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1909-01-16
Secretary of State Root jokes that President Roosevelt should start a “presidential walk” for the man with a “Yuan Shi Kai leg,” or else he will “get the things distributed”
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1909-01-07
Secretary of State Root asks President Roosevelt to look at a letter to see if he knows the meaning of a particular phrase. Root is not sure if it is meant to be an insult, if it has something to do with his election to the United States Senate, or something else.
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1908-12-26
Secretary of State Root sends President Roosevelt a poem joking about Roosevelt’s activities, which concludes, “can’t you stop for ten minutes?”
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1908-12-07
Secretary of State Root records an interview he conducted with Special Envoy Tang Shaoyi of China. Much of what was discussed involved the indemnity payments that China had been forced to pay following the Boxer Rebellion, and the return of these payments by the United States to China to be used for educational purposes. Additional subjects include adjustments to the tariff, the situation in Manchuria, and the Chinese Eastern Railway.
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1908-12-09
Secretary of State Root jokingly tells President Roosevelt that he advises that “Sri Nijabodha Rupa Sagarnak be warned that there are dangers incident to approaching your noble foot too closely.”
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1908-12-12