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Anna Roosevelt Cowles was told by Isabella Ferguson that John Wallace Riddle was on his way home. She hopes that he can visit and instructs Riddle to let her know when he arrives. Cowles enjoyed his last letter and shares President Roosevelt’s praise for it.
1906-07-17
President Roosevelt requests that an enclosure be delivered by Ambassador Riddle to Queen Elisabeth of Romania.
1905-07-25
President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt invite John Wallace Riddle to a reception at the White House.
1904-01-07
Kermit Roosevelt has a year of hard work ahead of him with his Harvard examinations. He is also trying out for the rowing crew in spite of the bad weather and had a good holiday riding and jumping horses every day. Roosevelt visited Robert Harry Munro and Isabella Ferguson in New York twice. The Roosevelts had plans to take the Mayflower down the Mississippi River, but Archibald B. Roosevelt is developing diphtheria, so it is out of the question.
1909-04-09
Kermit Roosevelt will be taking his final examinations in a week. He has found it difficult to get back into his studies after leaving during his freshman year and coming back a junior. Roosevelt plans to complete his degree next year.
1908-1912
Kermit Roosevelt has returned to school and is having a fine time. His arm had been bothering him while stag hunting in England but he is feeling better now. Roosevelt supposes John Wallace Riddle will be seeing Robert Harry Munro and Isabella Ferguson in New York; they have been having a tough time due to Robert’s health. He hopes their relocation to the southwest will help.
1908-1912
President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt request the company of John Wallace Riddle at dinner.
1904-01-08
President Roosevelt has gathered that he may have been mistaken in his assumption that John Wallace Riddle was happy with his transfer to Cairo, Egypt. He would like to know what Riddle wants. Roosevelt cannot guarantee a change but feels it is a “pleasure and a duty” to fulfill Riddle’s wishes.
1904-02-28
Theodore Roosevelt requests that John Wallace Riddle meet him at Republican headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.
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Anna Roosevelt requests that John Wallace Riddle join her at the Amateur Comedy Club and encloses a ticket.
1889
Theodore Roosevelt was pleased by John Wallace Riddle’s letter. He hopes to successfully carry the election.
1898-10-20
Anna Roosevelt Cowles acknowledges John Wallace Riddle’s very welcome letter. She has plans to see President Roosevelt and family before they go to Washington, D.C., and to see friends in Mexico.
1907-09-18
Kermit Roosevelt congratulates John Wallace Riddle on being appointed to Saint Petersburg and leaving Romania. He hopes that Riddle will write about what is happening there. Roosevelt will also be spending the Christmas holidays in Washington.
1906
Kermit Roosevelt would like to see John Wallace Riddle. He outlines his schedule and commitments. Hopefully, Riddle can work in an afternoon to visit.
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Kermit Roosevelt is sorry he missed seeing John Wallace Riddle in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He had to leave earlier than expected and hopes to see Riddle for Thanksgiving. Roosevelt thanks Riddle for the resource on piquet.
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Kermit Roosevelt is concerned about John Wallace Riddle’s pneumonia and hopes he is feeling better. Kermit and President Roosevelt are busy making plans for their African safari. He describes their planned itinerary. Kermit has been able to see Isabella and Robert Harry Munro Ferguson many times this summer. He will be joining Ferguson for a September hunting trip in Wyoming.
1908-1909
Anna Roosevelt Cowles invites John Wallace Riddle to visit. The visit will be quiet as Admiral Cowles will be in Washington, D.C.
1911-05-22
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson congratulates John Wallace Riddle on his appointment as ambassador to Argentina. She is glad for him in every way but one; she is sorry for all who have been welcomed to his home. Robinson asks that he try to be two places at once.
1921-11-13
Anna Roosevelt Cowles expresses her happiness for John Wallace Riddle and Theodate Pope. She praises Pope and her genius, and advises Riddle to be “very dear to Mrs. Pope,” to whom the couple’s engagement may come as a shock.
1916-02-21
Kermit Roosevelt acknowledges John Wallace Riddle’s correspondence and has cabled to look after Riddle’s cousin. Roosevelt has not seen Riddle in a long time and misses him at the bridge games at the Knickerbocker.
1936-01-02