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President Roosevelt responds to a letter from an unnamed woman that Jacob A. Riis forwarded. The woman claims the letters, written by Theodore Roosevelt’s father, contain information that could damage Roosevelt’s political career. President Roosevelt puts little faith in the woman’s claims.
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1901-12-31
President Roosevelt invites Jacob A. Riis and Elisabeth D. Nielson Riis to dinner on November 26.
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1901-11-07
President Roosevelt sent Jacob A. Riis’s letter to Commissioner of Pensions Henry Clay Evans. He believes the pension laws have been “laxly administered” and will be looking into the case.
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1901-11-08
President Roosevelt asks when Jacob A. Riis will be in Washington, D.C.
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1901-11-01
Vice President Roosevelt regrets that he will miss seeing Jacob A. Riis during the Tuskegee, Alabama, trip. He has been called to Buffalo, New York, because of the attempted assassination of President McKinley, but he believes McKinley will recover. Roosevelt agrees with Riis about does; he will not shoot them and has been surprised at how long a wounded deer can run.
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1901-09-07
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1898-01-29
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1898-01-10
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1897-12-29
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1897-12-31
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1898-01-06
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1897-11-10
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1897-10-25
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1897-08-28
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1897-09-02
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt liked Richard V. Oulahan but “feel[s] like breaking his head” now that he stands between Roosevelt and Jacob A. Riis. He is glad Seth Low has been nominated but agrees with Riis that some of the Citizens’ Union need common sense. Roosevelt advises Riis on purchasing a gun for his son.
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1897-09-04
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1897-08-05
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1897-06-07
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Jacob A. Riis for standing up for him against Andrew D. Parker, who he describes as “not only a liar and a scoundrel, but a coward.” Roosevelt is glad Parker gave Riis the opportunity to stand up for him, and inquires after Riis’ family.
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1897-05-28
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt praises Jacob A. Riis’s son and expresses his appreciation of his close friendship with Riis, despite what Andrew D. Parker and Frederick Dent Grant say about him.
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1897-05-17
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt was glad to receive Jacob A. Riis’s letter but has a Navy yard inspection on May 17 and cannot come. He will ask Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, but doubts he can attend either. Roosevelt wishes Riis’s family well and asks what Riis thinks Police Commissioner Frank Moss will do.
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1897-05-07