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Albert Shaw writes to President Roosevelt, relaying a message from a respected friend, N. F. Hawley of Minneapolis. Hawley states that Ray W. Jones who is hoping for an appointment as governor of Alaska lacks integrity and would not be a good choice.
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1905-07-14
Albert Shaw congratulates President Roosevelt on Elihu Root accepting the appointment as Secretary of State. Shaw also informs the president that Henry Beach Needham and a photographer will be coming to Sagamore Hill at Oyster Bay in order to write an article about Roosevelt at home.
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1905-07-07
Albert Shaw discusses two articles that are to be written about President Roosevelt and notes the two authors that Roosevelt has suggested should write them. Shaw also requests photographs from Roosevelt’s upcoming trip to publish with the article.
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1905-03-25
A magazine, The Country Calendar, is seeking permission from Dr. Alexander Lambert to obtain some photographs to accompany a serial article about President Roosevelt. Lambert demurs, as he has promised the photographs to Scribner’s. Albert Shaw asks Roosevelt whether he thinks it appropriate to approach Philip Battell Stewart if an arrangement cannot be made with Scribner’s.
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1905-03-16
Albert Shaw tells President Roosevelt that he would be glad to do “anything whatsoever in my power that I can do in any way about this Missouri correspondence or anything else” if it would be of service to Roosevelt. Shaw can be available to visit Washington, D.C., at any time, and does not require much notice to come down.
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1904-10-28
Dr. Albert Shaw of the Review of Reviews explains the delay in receiving and responding to the latest letter from President Roosevelt is due to it being misaddressed. The correspondence regards to their ongoing dispute over whether or not Roosevelt said that Cyrus Packer Walbridge is a better man than Joseph Wingate Folk (opposing candidates for Missouri governor). Shaw explains that Roosevelt had been quoted frequently in Missouri as favoring Democratic candidate Folk for governor, and that Shaw was attempting to correct this by stating that Roosevelt knew Walbridge to be a man of high character. Shaw recounts that Roosevelt wrote to him explaining that he wished to maintain a position of non-interference in state politics, and Shaw meant by his letter to correct what was being stated by Folk and the Democratic Party. Shaw continues to explain why it is wrong that Folk’s people claim Roosevelt’s endorsement and why it should be corrected.
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1904-10-27
Albert Shaw attempts to set out, to the best of his understanding, the controversy surrounding President Roosevelt’s letters and the gubernatorial campaign in Missouri.
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1904-10-26
Albert Shaw informs William Loeb that London Daily Chronicle editor Robert Donald will be visiting the United States and would like to meet with President Roosevelt. Shaw assures Loeb that Donald will not write about the visit and asks if Roosevelt will agree to a meeting.
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1904-09-19
Albert Shaw asks William Loeb for the specifics of agreements with Putnam’s and Collier’s regarding how many copies they will be receiving of an edition of President Roosevelt’s speeches.
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1904-09-12
Albert Shaw spoke with President Roosevelt about the situation in Missouri. Roosevelt asked Shaw to write to Cyrus Packard Walbridge to express Roosevelt’s support for him and to deny that Roosevelt was favorable to the election of Joseph Wingate Folk. Since Shaw has corresponded with William F. Saunders about politics in Missouri, he is writing to Saunders in the hope that Saunders will deliver this information to Walbridge.
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1904-08-20
Albert Shaw advises Theodore Roosevelt to ignore the plank involving the race question. Since the situation will not allow Roosevelt to “take a strong, aggressive, positive stand in favor of a reduction of Southern seats in Congress,” Shaw believes that “it would be better to let the subject pass as a very minor one.” Shaw sends Roosevelt a marked copy of the Contemporary Review.
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1904-08-13
Albert Shaw thinks it best to allow Senator Beveridge to be the first to make a seconding speech at the Republican National Convention. He will be “very direct and terse and to the point” while the other speakers will be “oratorical.”
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1904-06-06
Albert Shaw sends President Roosevelt a copy of a letter from Senator Beveridge. Shaw discusses potential vice-presidential nominees. He says that there is “absolutely no public sentiment” for Charles W. Fairbanks and recommends Illinois congressmen Robert R. Hitt or Joseph G. Cannon as vice-presidential choices.
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1904-06-03
Albert Shaw informs President Roosevelt that he is sending a new set of the Statesman Edition, as printed by The American Monthly. Roosevelt’s war record is included as Appendix E in the volume concerning the Rough Riders.
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1904-05-31
Albert Shaw agrees to write a chapter on President Roosevelt for the Republican campaign textbook. Shaw plans on attending the Republican National Convention and requests a few tickets.
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1904-05-16
Albert Shaw was not able to stop in Washington, D.C., on his way home to New York. If he could be of any use to President Roosevelt, he would be happy to visit Washington at any time. He believes, with regard to New York state politics, that the President ought not seem to be interfering. Shaw asks William Loeb to arrange a time for Roosevelt to have his photograph taken for the Statesman edition of Theodore Roosevelt’s works.
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1904-04-15
Albert Shaw suggests that President Roosevelt distance himself from the “doings” of the New York State Legislature and of Governor Benjamin B. Odell of New York.
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1904-04-11
The publisher requests President Roosevelt’s statement concerning his military record that will be included in the appendix of the Colliers edition of The Rough Riders volume.
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1904-03-22
Albert Shaw informs President Roosevelt that John Barrett wishes to become U.S. Minister to Panama.
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1904-03-05
Albert Shaw comments on the announcement of John Garber’s appointment to the Panama Canal Commission. Shaw sends a carnation and leaves from an orange tree planted by President Roosevelt in California. Shaw also mentions the “tragic” death of Mark Hanna.
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1904-02-21