Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herman Henry Kohlsaat
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-03-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924
Language
English
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-03-27
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924
English
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-07-13
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924
English
President Roosevelt does not wish to seem rude in his response to Herman Henry Kohlsaat’s suggestion, but nearly all of his previous experiences sitting for portraits or photographs have been failures and he wishes to avoid any more attempts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-12
President Roosevelt apologizes that he cannot accept Herman Henry Kohlsaat’s invitation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-27
President Roosevelt asks Herman Henry Kohlsaat to thank Forrest Crissey for the book, and says he will enjoy it. Roosevelt is glad to hear what Kohlsaat says about business feelings in the west.
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1907-08-05
President Roosevelt thanks Herman Henry Kohlsaat for sending him an article.
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1907-07-27
President Roosevelt believes the editorials will be very helpful.
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1901-10-03
President Roosevelt will do his best to keep the course he has been following. He intends to appoint Myron T. Herrick.
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1901-09-26
President Roosevelt writes to Herman Henry Kohlsaat to inform him that he has avoided confronting General Miles regarding the damage he has done to the army.
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1902-03-24
President Roosevelt writes to Herman Henry Kohlsaat to inform him that another article has appeared with an untrue statement regarding an interview between Roosevelt and General Miles. Roosevelt feels that he must soon retire Miles if these abuses continue.
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1902-04-03
President Roosevelt informs Herman Henry Kohlsaat that he has not turned out General Miles due to misinformed popular feeling on Miles’s behalf. Roosevelt is convinced that Miles is releasing secret information to the army’s opponents in order to gain political capital for himself. If this could be proven, Miles would be removed.
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1902-06-10
Theodore Roosevelt is glad Herman Henry Kohlsaat liked the article. He finds it amusing that people think he changed, even though his position is the same as during his presidency. Instead, it is the people who changed.
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1911-11-24
Theodore Roosevelt returns Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis’s interesting letter to Herman Henry Kohlsaat. He quotes Davis extensively in his upcoming article on business.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-08
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Herman Henry Kohlsaat for sending a valuable letter and editorial, which he plans to return after reviewing. He enjoyed their recent visit and looks forward to seeing Kohlsaat and his wife again for lunch at Oyster Bay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-08
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Herman Henry Kohlsaat for the telegram. He and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt are proud to be grandparents since “how infinitely more the home things count than any outside thing.”
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1911-08-21
President thanks Herman Henry Kohlsaat for his letter and intends to pass it down to his children.
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1909-03-01
President Roosevelt will tell Herman Henry Kohlsaat about Judge Peter Stenger Grosscup’s actions when they see each other. On a more pleasant note, Roosevelt finds Kohlsaat’s daughter, Katherine Kohlsaat, to be sweet and cunning, and is happy she enjoyed herself at his daughter Ethel’s dance.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-09
President Roosevelt says that Herman Henry Kohlsaat’s letter was “great,” and he thanks him for it.
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1908-11-11
President Roosevelt asks Herman Henry Kohlsaat to give the enclosed material to his daughter Pauline Kohlsaat, who Roosevelt is very fond of.
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1908-07-21
President Roosevelt tells Herman Henry Kohlsaat that William H. Taft is reading Kohlsaat’s letter and chuckling over it. Roosevelt thinks that Taft is going to be elected “with a swoop,” but that they must assume it will be a hard contest nonetheless.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-17