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Adams, Henry, 1838-1918

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Adams

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Adams

President Roosevelt invites Henry Adams to the last reception of his administration, held for the United States Army and Navy, which Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and his wife Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge will be attending. Roosevelt also invites Adams to a separate dinner that will include only the Lodge family and Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner and Constance Gardner. Roosevelt also mentions that he had a delightful breakfast at Adams’s house the day before.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Adams

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Adams

President Roosevelt was very interested in Henry Adams’s letter about his sculpture, writing that he had simply taken it for granted that the statue was of a woman, but without attaching any importance to that fact, similar to the way the angels Gabriel or Michael are traditionally portrayed as male.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Adams

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Adams

President Roosevelt tells Henry Adams that he has previously read the diary of Adams’s grandfather, John Quincy Adams, but has sent for another copy in order to reread the portion concerning the period after Adams’s presidency. Roosevelt wishes that he did not sympathize with John Quincy Adams about being bored after leaving office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-09