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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-06-26
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Heard, Dwight B. (Dwight Bancroft), 1869-1929
2025-03-27
Frank Harper invites Dwight B. Heard to lunch with Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-09
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Dwight B. Heard for the interesting exhibits. He agrees that their party needs to be new and not an offshoot of the Republican Party. Great care should be taken regarding the party’s name in states where the new party takes over most of the Republican Party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-06
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Dwight B. Heard. Roosevelt hopes Heard can get to Chicago soon and wishes to see him personally.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-06-04
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Dwight B. Heard for support and sends greetings to “members of the club.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-04-28
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary asks that Heard say specifically what he would like Roosevelt to cover when addressing the people of Arizona, as well as when he would find the message most effective. Roosevelt does not know what can be done “to bring those two men over” to whom Heard refers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-03-26
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary expresses appreciation for the pictures that Dwight B. Heard sent. Roosevelt and his family are enjoying the “pleasant remembrance of what was perhaps the most enjoyable part of a very enjoyable trip through the West.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-06
Dwight B. Heard’s letter about the Republican National Convention was the best that Theodore Roosevelt received. Charles Evans Hughes has weaknesses as a presidential candidate, particularly a lack of experience in international relations, but he was the best Republican candidate available. The Progressive Party has failed in the South as it could not attract enough Democrats. The only Progressive success was in Louisiana and that was mostly due to the popularity of John Milliken Parker. The party has become a small, derelict political organization. Roosevelt regrets that the people are not “advanced” enough to follow the Progressive lead.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-07-03
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates Dwight B. Heard’s letter and addresses the issue of the “Iowa cartoon.” The Progressives and Republicans have not been using his name in their campaigns, of which Roosevelt approves. He believes that within a year or two, the nation will come around to the principles he champions. Meanwhile, President Wilson “has eaten his own words” regarding many of the issues surrounding the war. Roosevelt reflects on the political situation surrounding the war.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-12-06
Theodore Roosevelt is glad that Dwight B. Heard is the president of the American National Live Stock Association. Roosevelt believes that the Progressive Party is “shot to pieces” in various parts of the country. He fears that “stand-pat Republicans” will force a third ticket as a protest vote.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-05-06
The only changes Theodore Roosevelt would make to Dwight B. Heard’s letter to Matthew Hale is that Heard is too favorable towards President Woodrow Wilson. Roosevelt does not believe that Wilson represents progressive ideals and considers him reactionary. Wilson, Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, and Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels have brought the country “lower than it has been for a century.” Some of Wilson’s financial policy may be successful but his policies regarding Mexico and the European war have been “beneath contempt.” The Progressive Party represented principles to which the country should aspire, but the country did not. The party became identified with reform and not prosperity; the people chose prosperity. Roosevelt agrees that they should wait for a year and see what happens to the political situation. He doubts there will be another opportunity to run a nationwide, straight Progressive ticket.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-01-29
Theodore Roosevelt thinks that it is much better to have the delegation go uninstructed, and he is glad that Dwight B. Heard is limiting the resolutions to Americanism, preparedness, and efficiency. Roosevelt thinks it is the wrong time to introduce resolutions about social and industrial justice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-04-17