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President Roosevelt invites Richard Watson Gilder to come and speak with him whenever he wants. Roosevelt cautions, however, that he cannot discuss doing any literary work at this time because his hunting book “must be published by Scribners.”
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1904-12-03
President Roosevelt thanks Richard Watson Gilder for his comments in the Century and agrees with Gilder’s opinion of Charles J. Bonaparte. Roosevelt expresses his wish to have Bonaparte associated with his administration before the end of his term.
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1904-12-02
President Roosevelt thanks Richard Watson Gilder for the book, which he plans to read with great interest.
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1904-11-21
President Roosevelt tells Richard Watson Gilder that he does not wish to sit for new photographs and says Gilder can use any of the dozens already taken.
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1904-11-18
President Roosevelt thanks Richard Watson Gilder for sending the Madigan stories from the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. The Roosevelt family has been reading them with great enjoyment. Roosevelt also remarks that he enjoyed seeing Gilder’s son at Oyster Bay last summer.
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1904-10-11
President Roosevelt thanks the editor Richard Gilder for sending him the article, and sends him something for his wife, Helen Gilder.
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1904-05-16
President Roosevelt very much enjoyed reading Robert Watson Gilder’s poem “Non Sine Dolore” and thought it captured the thought he was trying to express in his speech “The Strenuous Life.”
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1904-04-17
President Roosevelt is pleased with the allusions to himself. He is concerned about Richard Watson Gilder’s poor health and hopes Florida will agree with him. Roosevelt invites the Gilder family to dinner after their return.
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1904-02-16
President Roosevelt thanks Richard Watson Gilder for the telegram regarding John R. Procter’s death and for the friendship Gilder showed to Procter, which Procter valued greatly.
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1903-12-14
President Roosevelt received the book of poems that Richard Watson Gilder sent.
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1903-11-25
President Roosevelt calls Richard Watson Gilder’s attention to an article in the Sun which attacks Seth Low for his supposed improper favoring of the labor unions. Roosevelt believes that the article is actually complaining that Low would not improperly favor corporations. Roosevelt also complains to Gilder about a recent article in Century magazine which criticizes his actions in settling the Anthracite Coal Strike. He views these articles as part of a concerted effort from “Wall Street people” to discredit Low and himself.
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1903-11-04
President Roosevelt is against a sketch of his “younger days” being made because he remembers them as being entirely ordinary. Roosevelt does not believe that he did anything “up to the average” until he was sixteen. Jacob A. Riis is currently preparing a general sketch of Roosevelt’s life.
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1903-08-20
President Roosevelt complains about the press coverage of his actions relating to African Americans, including the Indianola affair, appointing African Americans, and Roosevelt’s relationship with Booker T. Washington.
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1903-02-07
President Roosevelt will announce Byrne’s appointment tomorrow and has decided to have nothing to do with the Addicks or anti-Addicks factions.
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1902-11-23
President Roosevelt asks Richard Watson Gilder to thank the other members of the round robin and regrets that he will be unable to attend this year. Roosevelt would also like “brother Leupp” to know that he would like to discuss the District of Columbia commissionership with him.
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1902-08-19
President Roosevelt was pleased to appoint Richard Watson Gilder’s brother and assist with the Puerto Rico matter.
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1902-05-19
President Roosevelt agrees that Richard Watson Gilder may have the picture of Cecelia Beaux.
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1902-04-18
President Roosevelt does not believe that Clinton Dangerfield’s poem refers to him but rather to the Republic of the United States. When Dangerfield is in town, Roosevelt would like the Gilder family to join them for lunch.
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1902-03-13
President Roosevelt explains that the Architect of the Capitol does not engage in architecture and should probably not be a professional architect.
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1902-01-18
President Roosevelt thanks Richard Watson Gilder for a book of poems.
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1901-12-31