Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

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1905-08-03

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2025-10-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

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1905-07-07

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2025-07-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt believes Ambassador Reid has handled the matter correctly. While he would be pleased if Cecil Spring Rice were the British Ambassador to the United States, Roosevelt also likes Ambassador H. Mortimer Durand, and would not wish to hurt his feelings. Roosevelt laments the progress of trying to mediate between Japan and Russia, placing much of the blame on Russia’s intransigence.

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1905-06-30

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

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1905-06-16

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2025-07-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt tells Ambassador to England Reid he believes “the Russian case is absolutely hopeless” after Japanese Admiral Heihachirō Tōgō’s “smashing” of Russian Admiral Zinoviĭ Petrovich Rozhestvenskiĭ. Roosevelt has encouraged Russia to negotiate for peace. In other news, the president has struggled with British Ambassador to the United States H. Mortimer Durand and gets along better with his chief secretary. Although Roosevelt believes Durand is an “honorable public servant” and does not want to hurt him, Roosevelt would rather have someone he knew as ambassador like Cecil Spring Rice.

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1905-06-05

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Memorandum draft to Whitelaw Reid

This memorandum draft tells Ambassador Reid to have Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice Lansdowne show him the dispatch received from British Ambassador H. Mortimer Durand about Russia. Additionally, President Roosevelt has informed German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg he does not believe the United States could join a conference about Morocco, unless France acquiesced. Roosevelt also spoke with J. J. Jusserand, but does not want any publicity.

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2022-10-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt asks Ambassador Reid to arrange an audience with King Edward VII for Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, who will be in England this summer.

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1905-04-02

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt agrees with Whitelaw Reid.

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1905-01-21

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt thanks Whitelaw Reid for the congratulations, and for Reid’s assistance during the recent political campaign.

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1904-11-09

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Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt thanks Whitelaw Reid and his guests for the wire of congratulation.

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1904-10-28

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt tells Whitelaw Reid he has “done up the World and the Times completely” regarding the matter of George B. Cortelyou, and anything else the papers have to say on the topic can be ignored.

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1904-10-21

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

Theodore Roosevelt believes that it would be wrong to use the same campaign techniques as the Democrats. Roosevelt will not permit his opponents to make “Odellism” the issue. He will keep things focused on the presidential campaign.

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1904-09-29

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt is interested in what Whitelaw Reid has to say about Harriman. Roosevelt asks if Reid does not find it “curious” that New York Republicans are always fighting, citing the current gubernatorial campaign as an example.

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1904-09-16

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt will be able to adopt most of Whitelaw Reid’s suggestions.

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1904-08-25

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt thanks Whitelaw Reid for the information on the “gentleman in question.”

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1904-05-07

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt sends his greetings to the members of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Association. He wishes he could join them.

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1904-04-15

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt thanks Whitelaw Reid for the “valuable information” he gave concerning a potential appointee. Roosevelt stresses that “nothing will be done without a full inquiry” because of what Reid has told him.

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1904-04-12

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt agrees that Mr. Payson is “an excellent man,” but he felt that Mr. Grunsky was the best choice. Roosevelt found the pamphlet, “A Spectator,” to be remarkable.

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1904-03-05

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt has received information suggesting that the “Wall Street cabal” will not be able to effectively influence the Republican presidential nomination. The election is more important and they must remain on guard.

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1904-02-10

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

Mr. Twombly’s comments were interesting and President Roosevelt will instruct the different departments to act together. Roosevelt has been following the Russo-Japanese War and is surprised at Russia’s unpreparedness. He believes the State Department has taken a wise course regarding the conflict.

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1904-02-11

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