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Theodore Roosevelt will assume the payment of John W. McGrath’s entire salary and expenses since he has been working more for Roosevelt than the Progressive National Committee. In addition, Roosevelt will use the Metropolitan Magazine office as his headquarters rather than the National Committee office.
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1915-03-31
Theodore Roosevelt tells George W. Perkins that he agrees with William Dudley Foulke’s stance on national defense. While it is good to be on record about how they feel about the Tariff Commission, Roosevelt points out people care more about national defense. Roosevelt also agrees that Victor Murdock is right about emphasizing their fidelity to the Progressive Party’s 1912 platform.
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1915-03-05
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased by George W. Perkins’s letter to William McAdoo and is impressed with Perkins’ speech. Roosevelt informs Perkins that he has made many of the same points in the past and gives Perkins specific examples in his speeches that can be found in Roosevelt’s Presidential Addresses and State Papers.
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1915-02-18
If Amos Pinchot speaks on “Big Business,” the name of the club should be changed to “The Twilight Sleep Club.”
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1915-02-05
Theodore Roosevelt met with Frances Kellor and Cornelia Bryce Pinchot regarding the Progressive Service. He agrees with their proposal to separate the Progressive Service from the Progressive Party. Many people are in sympathy with the Progressive Service but do not want to be associated with the party. Roosevelt hopes that Kellor can continue to run the Progressive Service, with the same name, as an independent organization.
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1914-12-19
Theodore Roosevelt tells George W. Perkins that the ‘newly-joined member of the ‘Get-Rich-Quick-Club'” will appreciate that paper. Roosevelt believes that the Progressive Service should be separate from the Progressive Party and desires that Perkins renounce all authority in regards to the Service.
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1914-12-16
Theodore Roosevelt thinks extremely highly of George Perkins’ letter to William Gibbs McAdoo.
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1914-12-03
Theodore Roosevelt feels that people are not interested in his opinions on President Wilson or in what he or any other Progressive says about a tariff commission.
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1914-11-23
Theodore Roosevelt read with interest the British study of profit sharing and William Allen White’s letter. He supports the selection of Mr. Williams as the Director of the Progressive Service.
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1912-12-31
Theodore Roosevelt requests that George W. Perkins arrange a meeting for William H. Muldoon with Frank Andrew Munsey and Henry L. Stoddard. Muldoon is a Progressive supporter and is interested in providing articles for Munsey and Stoddard.
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1912-12-03
President Roosevelt commends George W. Perkins for his many accomplishments, highlighting his service on the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.
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1909-02-26
President Roosevelt thanks George W. Perkins for the telegram and says that everybody deserves to be congratulated on the election result.
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1908-11-04
President Roosevelt is glad to hear from George W. Perkins and does not have anything to add to their recent conversation.
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1908-08-03
President Roosevelt informs George W. Perkins that since a personal meeting in which the two discussed raising railroad rates, Roosevelt has seen reports in the press that there will be a general raise in railway rates. Roosevelt pointedly hopes these reports are in error. Roosevelt goes on to say that some people believe that some rates might be raised, while others could be lowered, and Perkins should contact the Interstate Commerce Commission before acting.
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1908-07-23
President Roosevelt tells George W. Perkins that he will look over the report that Perkins sent. Roosevelt feels that the precedent of giving the public information at the same time securities of the corporation are offered for public purchase is a good one.
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1908-06-11
President Roosevelt thinks that George W. Perkins made a very interesting speech, and that he largely agrees, although there are several points that Roosevelt would like to think over before committing himself to them.
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1908-02-11
President Roosevelt had already seen George W. Perkins’s speech, but thanks him for sending it anyway. He agrees with it and wishes Perkins a happy New Year.
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1908-01-04
Theodore Roosevelt was pleased by George W. Perkins’s letter. He hopes Perkins liked what he said at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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1905-08-14
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1905-07-07
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
President Roosevelt thanks George W. Perkins for congratulating him on Vermont.
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1904-09-08