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President Roosevelt sends Lyman Abbott more information that paints Louis Livingston Seaman in an unfavorable light. After his message to Congress, Roosevelt would like to discuss Congressional matters and other things with Abbott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-08
President Roosevelt takes issue with an article by Clifford Howard which appeared in The Outlook. Howard wrongly asserts that there is dishonesty and corruption among government officials who use government funds and services for personal use. In a postscript, Roosevelt also encloses information about Dr. Louis Livingston Seaman. He does not believe that Seaman can be a supporter regarding the increase of medical force in the army, because “no one could afford to be responsible for his utterly reckless statements.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-14
Although President Roosevelt decided not to send the letter he enclosed yesterday for Lyman Abbott to George Kennan, he tells Abbott that he still takes issue with some of Kennan’s reporting on the Russo-Japanese War. Roosevelt likes Kennan, but points out that at various times he has made errors in his reporting.
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1905-10-16
President Roosevelt explains to Lyman Abbott the problems he has with statements and reports from Louis Livingston Seaman. In particular, Seaman has misquoted figures about deaths and wounds in the Spanish-American and Civil Wars, and Roosevelt does not trust his findings on figures in Japan.
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1905-10-03
President Roosevelt has been thinking about the idea that Reverend Abbott suggests. He will do it if he can, but is not sure he will be able to do it in “right shape” or not. He knows that neither he nor Abbott would want it done if it cannot be done properly.
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1905-07-25
President Roosevelt thanks Reverend Abbott for writing to him. He feels the death of former Secretary of State John Hay “bitterly” for both personal and public reasons, but what he must now “make good” is the public loss. He will not stop Secretary of War William H. Taft from going to the Philippines, but is having difficulty managing the State Department by himself. He wishes he could find help for the peace negotiations between Japan and Russia, as well as for San Domingo and Venezuela. If William J. Calhoun is willing to go to Venezuela, Roosevelt will send him.
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1905-07-03
President Roosevelt thanks Reverend Abbott for his note. He is “delighted” that Elihu Root will be Secretary of State, and is surprised that Root also seems delighted. He wonders if he, Abbott, and Root could have lunch together in the coming summer.
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1905-07-10
President Roosevelt hopes the nations at the next Hague Conference will join in framing a general arbitration treaty. Although the nations cannot arbitrate all questions, Roosevelt believes it is a good idea to figure out which questions can be arbitrated and then proceed in such arbitration.
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1905-06-08
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1905-05-24
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
President Roosevelt sends Lyman Abbott a letter he might find interesting. Roosevelt says that a South Carolina State Senator, Stanwix G. Mayfield, told him he heartily approved of Roosevelt’s appointment of William Demos Crum as Collector of the Port of Charleston.
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1905-03-01
President Roosevelt thanks Lyman Abbott, editor of the Outlook, for the letter and editorial on Native American education. However, he disagrees with Abbott on various points. In particular, he finds the analogy between Native American trust funds and government funds for white citizens misleading.
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1905-02-12
President Roosevelt shares with Lyman Abbott how frustrated he is with the Democratic senators who are holding up the treaties, especially Senator Augustus Octavius Bacon.
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1905-01-28
President Roosevelt tells Lyman Abbott he found Bishop Robert Strange’s letter interesting, albeit in a melancholic way. He takes issue with Strange’s comment that ‘the Republicans take the negro and hammer us back into a solid mass,’ and wants to know which of his actions could be interpreted as establishing “Negro domination,” “miscegenation,” or “social equality of the races.” Roosevelt states people in the South typically have no issues with his policies in their area, but only speak vaguely of issues in other districts.
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1904-12-06
President Roosevelt tells Lyman Abbott that his editorial was beneficial, showing him newspaper clippings from Mississippi as evidence. Additionally, Roosevelt wishes that Abbott could have heard some Missourians discuss the Missouri senatorial situation, as it would have helped him understand why Roosevelt did not interfere in Delaware. Roosevelt asks Abbott to tell the “gentleman whose letter you showed me” to visit him Washington, D.C., and says he will be happy to explain the entire situation.
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1904-11-21
President Roosevelt thanks The Outlook for three years of support during his presidency and hopes that he will continue to have the support of the American people during his second term. He intends to continue the policies and attitudes he held during his first term. Roosevelt hopes that Lyman Abbott and his son can visit the following week.
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1904-11-10
President Roosevelt has sent George B. Cortelyou a letter that he would like Lyman Abbott to see and advise him about. He asks if Abbott will be able to see Cortelyou soon, and says that he should use this telegram to show that Abbott has permission to read the letter.
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1904-11-03
President Roosevelt writes to Lyman Abbott, editor of The Outlook, to tell him how much he appreciated some commentary on his presidential campaign that had recently been published. The article accurately stated Roosevelt’s views on a number of positions, and described Roosevelt’s motivations better than he could have done himself. If Roosevelt is victorious in the election, he wants Abbott to come spend a night at the White House.
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1904-10-29
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Lyman Abbott for the editorial on some of the campaign lies. Roosevelt also writes about his decision to take on the tobacco trust. After much consideration, he came to the decision that he must support the “independent tobacco men.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-07
President Roosevelt insists that the southerners who have attacked him cannot deny that he has “elevated the public standard” through his appointments, and that he has appointed fewer colored men than his predecessor.
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1904-09-26
President Roosevelt informs Dr. Abbott that Edith Roosevelt thoroughly enjoyed seeing the holiday vacation home and feels that it is a worthy charity. She was especially pleased with the dining-room window and told him about it that morning.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-01