Hapgood, Norman, 1868-1937

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Hapgood, Norman, 1868-1937

Language

English

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Norman Hapgood to inform him that when the platform comes along, he will look at Hapgood’s enclosures.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt states it is impossible for him to write “that article” which Norman Hapgood requested. Roosevelt comments that Ben B. Lindsey visited and that Lindsey is a “trump.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

On Theodore Roosevelt’s behalf, Roosevelt’s Secretary writes Norman Hapgood that Roosevelt “will take up that matter at once” with Mr. Reynolds.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-10

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt requests that Norman Hapgood visit Oyster Bay with George Rublee and Mr. Cotton and spend the night.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-28

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends Norman Hapgood a manuscript from Roosevelt to approve before it is handed to Mr. Griffin.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-11

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary acknowledges Norman Hapgood’s letter and advises him not to publish his letter, nor any others concerning race and/or religion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-24

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt has written to Mark Sullivan and hopes he will stay away from work to get a long rest. Roosevelt enjoyed Norman Hapgood’s visit to Oyster Bay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary inquires if Norman Hapgood has received Roosevelt’s letter of April 21, as Roosevelt has not yet received a reply.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-29

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt is glad to have received the quotation. He hopes that Norman Hapgood and his wife can come for a visit in the middle of May along with several other couples. Roosevelt has much of interest to tell Hapgood about his western trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt thinks the White combination is sound and that Garfield will advise wisely. He agrees with Norman Hapgood about reciprocity, but does not think he will be able to avoid supporting it. Although the treaty is not perfect, it is a move in the right direction.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Norman Hapgood for the letter, and asks him to visit next fall to discuss certain political matters, perhaps along with Robert J. Collier and Mark Sullivan. Roosevelt is glad that Hapgood liked Roosevelt’s letter to Rudolph Spreckels. Roosevelt originally wrote a private note, but it was too frank, so he wrote another letter for publication.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt sends Norman Hapgood some lines of poetry.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks Norman Hapgood if the enclosed letter to George Meredith is all right and asks him to send it on to Meredith if it is. If it is not all right, he asks for advice on what to write.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt agrees to write about British novelist George Meredith for his eightieth birthday. Roosevelt requests that Norman Hapgood let him know who should be addressed in the letter. He also asks if Hapgood likes the double eagle coin. While designer Augustus Saint-Gaudens preferred the single eagle coin, Roosevelt believes the double eagle is superior.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt refutes a claim by Norman Hapgood regarding his supposed interference in the 1904 Missouri gubernatorial election where he said that one candidate was “a better man” than the other. Roosevelt quotes the text of several letters written in connection to this issue to back up his claim that he did not say this, and that his actual sentiment was misinterpreted. This misinterpretation, Roosevelt suggests, was part of an effort to influence the election in Missouri against Roosevelt’s presidential campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt chastises Norman Hapgood for his inability to answer when and to whom Roosevelt allegedly spoke to, allegedly “telling them something and then later denying the statement.” Hapgood deliberately misunderstood William Loeb’s request for this information, and Roosevelt believes that Hapgood wrote this statement knowing it was false.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary requests that Norman Hapgood sends a copy of the pamphlet Abraham Lincoln by Roosevelt to John William Starr.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-28

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt