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President Roosevelt asks Representative Longworth if anything can be done for Harriet F. Gridley. She is “an old infirm lady” whose son died in 1904, and Roosevelt would like to help her.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-09
President Roosevelt congratulates Congressman Longworth on his election victory, as well as the overall result in Ohio. He sends love to his daughter, Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-05
Richard Pretlow Ernst speaks strongly against the appointment of Charles H. Duty as collector in the Sixth District of Kentucky, as do many others, including Maurice Lee Galvin, whom Ernst believes is a better candidate. He asks Representative Longworth to advise President Roosevelt regarding the situation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-09
President Roosevelt praises his son-in-law Representative Nicholas Longworth’s interview and wishes the “professional Taft leaders” had Longworth’s sanity and judgment. He does not feel Joseph Foraker’s speech very telling but admits to knowing nothing of its effect in Ohio.
1907-04-11
Theodore Roosevelt asks his son-in-law Representative Nicholas Longworth to host a dinner and invite Henry Cabot Lodge, William Loeb, George E. Chamberlain, and King. Roosevelt does not want it to seem that he is trying to make up to “the bosses,” so he wants to see Senator Chamberlain first since he is fighting for his bill. He thanks Longworth for the criticism of his article.
1918-01-01
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son-in-law Nicholas Longworth that it is a capital speech and they make an indictment against the good faith of President Wilson and his supporters. Even though Roosevelt has attacked Secretary of the Navy Daniels as much as Wilson and William Jennings Bryan, Daniels sent Roosevelt a Navy Department calendar and expressed his highest esteem and regard. Roosevelt wishes Longworth could be there for Christmas.
1914-12-13
President Roosevelt writes his son-in-law Representative Nicholas Longworth that Senator Foraker is doing all the damage he can with “negroes” and that the Democrats on the committee will take such an extreme position the “negroes” will realize where their “real friends are.” Roosevelt asks Longworth to write to Julius Fleischmann to invite the Fleischmanns to dinner on Roosevelt’s behalf.
1907-06-26
President Roosevelt writes his son-in-law Representative Nicholas Longworth that his arguments are strong but nothing should be done until “Bill” comes back and goes over everything. Roosevelt shall ask Bill to see Longworth and go over the situation with his supporters of all shades before taking any action. He adds that Longworth can show this letter to Charlie Taft.
1907-04-20