Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lloyd Carpenter Griscom
President Roosevelt writes to Ambassador Griscom to introduce Judge Robert Grant.
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1908-02-06
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President Roosevelt writes to Ambassador Griscom to introduce Judge Robert Grant.
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1908-02-06
President Roosevelt says the statistics are interesting and it is no wonder the Turks keep hold when the Christians are so brutal toward each other.
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1907-12-23
President Roosevelt introduces British statesman and writer George Otto Trevelyan to American Ambassador Griscom. He finds it “nonsense” to introduce him to an American, for Trevelyan is “one of the men whom all good Americans delight to honor.”
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1907-12-09
President Roosevelt tells Ambassador to Italy Griscom that his and Elizabeth Bronson Griscom’s son, Bronson W. Griscom, has a chance to become president. Although he was born in a foreign country, Griscom can become president because his father was serving the United States as a diplomat.
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1907-07-11
President Roosevelt is pleased by the clippings he has received from Lloyd Carpenter Griscom, Ambassador to Italy, and what Griscom described as the effect of Roosevelt’s speech in Indianapolis. Roosevelt believes he is doing good work for the country, even though he is criticized and scapegoated by financiers.
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1907-06-24
President Roosevelt congratulates Ambassador Griscom and his wife on the birth of their son.
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1907-06-03
President Roosevelt asks the American Ambassador to Italy, Lloyd Carpenter Griscom, to assist the bearer of the letter, Naval Commander Albert Gleaves, in his mission to inspect torpedo factories throughout Europe. Roosevelt also mentions the need for discretion.
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1907-05-01
President Roosevelt was impressed by the account of Lloyd Carpenter Griscom’s interview with King Victor Emmanuel III. He believes Edith Roosevelt will enjoy the account as well.
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1907-04-22
President Roosevelt appreciates Ambassador to Italy Lloyd Carpenter Griscom’s letter. Roosevelt was apprehensive when he learned that Archibald Cary Coolidge was giving a speech due to the sensitive nature of the topic. However, he believes that Coolidge will approach the speech with tact.
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1907-03-18
President Roosevelt is satisfied by the work of Ambassador Griscom, and glad that he and his wife Elizabeth Bronson Griscom are enjoying their time in Rome.
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1907-02-06
President Roosevelt asks American Ambassador to Italy Griscom to help his sister Corinne Roosevelt Robinson and her husband Douglas Robinson see the sights, especially the upcoming Easter celebrations.
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1907-02-04
President Roosevelt thanks Ambassador to Brazil Griscom for the letter and its “vivid picture” of Secretary of State Elihu Root’s effect. (Likely referring to Root’s recent visit to South America.)
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1906-09-08
President Roosevelt’s daughter, Alice, cannot say enough about how kind Ambassador Griscom and his wife Elizabeth Bronson Griscom were during her trip abroad. Roosevelt is willing to think that it is okay for Japan to “take the foreign relations of Korea” in its hands but will wishes first it speak about it with Japanese Ambassador Kogoro Takahira tomorrow.
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1905-10-31
President Roosevelt asks Ambassador Griscom to relay a message of appreciation to Meiji, Emperor of Japan. Roosevelt especially would like to thank Meiji for his message thanking him for his role in negotiating peace between Japan and Russia. Roosevelt believes that in agreeing to peace terms, Japan has done something very honorable and that it will have a long-lasting impact on the “welfare and tranquility” of the Far East.
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1905-09-04
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1905-07-27
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959
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1905-07-18
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959
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1905-07-15
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959
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1905-07-06
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959
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President Roosevelt directs Ambassador Griscom to inform the Japanese foreign office that members of their peace delegation will not be required to make any statements to immigration officials in the United States. He also asks Griscom to express his appreciation to Baron Jutarō Komura for his recent statements. Roosevelt will also speak with Baron Kogoro Takahira.
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1905-06-19
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1905-06-16
Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959
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