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President Roosevelt sends Professor John William Burgess some enclosed letters. He tells Burgess that if Irving Ramsay Wiles and his photographer come to the White House they can photograph Roosevelt at 2:30, but he will not be able to give many sittings for the portrait because his schedule is very full.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-12
Theodore Roosevelt can see John William Burgess for a few minutes on Thursday morning.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-10-04
President Roosevelt adds to his previous letter that what he says is confidential and should not be shared with the public.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-28
President Roosevelt thanks John William Burgess for the letters and copy of a speech he sent while Roosevelt was in Panama. Roosevelt tells Burgess that his letter said the Monroe Doctrine was not being abandoned by the United States when the opposite was conveyed in the speech’s summary.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-27
William Loeb confirms receipt of Professor John W. Burgess’s translation of President Roosevelt’s letter to Berlin University, and returns a retyped and signed copy of the letter. Both President Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt like the portrait by Irving Ramsay Wiles.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-04
President Roosevelt sends his good wishes to the University of Berlin through Professor John William Burgess, and writes about the historically close ties between the United States and Germany.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-12
President Roosevelt asks Professor John William Burgess to extend a warm personal greeting to German Emperor William II when he meets him. Roosevelt feels that Burgess’s mission abroad will help the United States by forging a closer friendship between it and Germany.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-12
President Roosevelt is pleased to know that the chair named after him at the University of Berlin will be filled by Professor John William Burgess.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-14
President Roosevelt thanks John William Burgess for the two volumes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-29
President Roosevelt thanks John Burgess for the book and describes his teaching as one of the “formative influences” of his life.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-09