Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-06-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-06-07

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt/Sec,

Recipient

Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979

Language

English

Theodore Roosevelt believes that President Taft “means well feebly,” gets under the influence of the people next to him at any given moment, and is without the power of vision or the gift of sympathetic imagination. Although Roosevelt thinks that electing Taft on the Republican ticket is better than letting the Democrats “come in,” Taft has allowed the Republican party to back-slide into its anti-progressive attitudes and letting skilled political bosses and big financiers manage the party’s interests. Roosevelt believes that he was forced into accepting the Republican nomination for president in order to stand for the “forces of rational progress” and characterizes the break within the party: the “foolish extremists under the rather insincere and… demagogic leadership” of Robert M. La Follette and the “equally foolish and rather more sinister… reactionaries under the flabby leadership” of Taft. Finally, Roosevelt encloses a copy of the speech he made at Carnegie Hall, asking Archie Roosevelt to show it to Judge Kent, Mr. Lowell, Mr. Fernández, and Mr. Andrews.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt asks Archibald “Archie” B. Roosevelt to tell H. D. Evans he will give the requested brief talks. However, he will not visit the cave dwellings but will plan to arrive early in Mesa, Arizona, for the ride in the desert. Evans wrote Roosevelt a nice letter about Archie. Roosevelt wants Archie to visit the Grand Canyon with him and thinks he will enjoy it. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt discusses his trip to Mesa, Arizona, where he will visit his son, Archie Roosevelt, and H. D. Evans. Roosevelt concedes that he may have to speak in Phoenix, but declines to do so on Sunday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt encloses $50 and discusses Archie’s allowance and his visit to their school. Roosevelt tells his son about some social engagements and his horse.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Former President Roosevelt informs his son Archie about his upcoming travel plans and wishes that Archie could meet them at the Grand Canyon. Roosevelt is glad that this will be his last trip as a semi-public figure.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt reports to Archibald “Archie” B. Roosevelt that he is glad to help Eller. Regretfully, he rehomed his horse Sirdar due to behavioral issues from not being in steady work. Instead, he has been riding Slatin and has had some “delightful rides over the snow.” The school’s report on Archie is good, but Roosevelt wants him to concentrate on Latin. He is disappointed that Archie and Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt will be away at Christmas but will see Archie during his trip to Arizona in March.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-08-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979

Language

English

Theodore Roosevelt praises his son Archie for “the twenty-shot chicken” and notes that the meat gets bruised if you shoot birds on their body. He asks if Archie will be able to visit him and his mother at the Grand Canyon. He should ask his headmaster, H. D. Evans, if he can be allowed to go. Roosevelt is excited to visit his son at school and hopes they will have a chance to take a ten or fifteen mile ride into the desert.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt visited the Plattsburgh camp and there was a great “jamboree.” The Wilson administration “took ferocious umbrage” at Roosevelt’s speech but he is glad he spoke out. Ted Roosevelt did well at the camp and was named a First Lieutenant. Ethel Roosevelt Derby was distressed that Richard Derby had not been made a Corporal, but there is often only one promotion and twenty suitable candidates. Roosevelt paid close attention to Captains Van Horn and Collins. He was impressed and asked them to visit Oyster Bay, New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-09-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt is pleased with Archibald B. Roosevelt’s letter and believes the camp is doing “just exactly what it ought to do.” Roosevelt says that he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt are leaving on a trip today and he believes it will be good for her health. He asks Archibald to fill in and send the application for enrollment in the American Legion at his earliest convenience.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-07-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt hopes that Archibald Roosevelt has not lost the letter from Heller, which contained valuable information. Roosevelt also hopes that Archibald and Quentin Roosevelt will attend a summer military camp in the summer not just because it will be good for them, but because it will set a good example for the rest of the country.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt asks if his son Archie needs him to write to Brewster or do anything else to arrange for his trip. Roosevelt admires the artwork Ted Pitman has prepared for his next book. He is also glad that Archie will be going to the summer camp for military training over the summer, and he hopes that Quentin will go too.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt thinks the poem was great and agrees with its sentiment. He wishes Jane Addams’s admirers might send it to her, otherwise the poem will just have to be for the enjoyment of Archibald B. Roosevelt’s “warlike” family. Roosevelt encourages Archie to read the next issue of the Metropolitan where he will see something about his pacifistic and German-American father.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt will send the book to Archie. He also enjoyed his visit in Cambridge.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt agrees with Archibald Roosevelt regarding the Porcellian elections. He suggests not discussing the matter with anyone until the end of the year and then they will have a “war talk” if Archibald decides to enter another club. Roosevelt will be attending a Harvard Overseers meeting on January 9. There will be plenty of room at Sagamore Hill for Archibald and any friends he wants to bring on New Year’s Day. Roosevelt has been hired to write for Metropolitan Magazine.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt met with William Cary Sanger on Sunday and Sanger was interested in Archie Roosevelt’s proposals. He suggests that Sanger is the person that Archie should work with. Roosevelt read an article by Sanger’s son and agrees with much of it. However, he disagrees with guaranteeing the independence of the Philippines and that Central and South American countries should become guarantors of the Monroe doctrine. Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt attempted to develop a path through Smith’s Field. He warns Archie against damaging his prospects by appearing uncouth and wearing soiled clothing.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt approves of Archibald B. Roosevelt’s poetry interests and correspondence style. Roosevelt expresses grief at the death of his nephew Stewart Douglas Robinson and wishes he could do more for his sister, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson. However, Roosevelt stands firm that private life cannot overtake public duty, noting that as president, he had to greet the Great White Fleet.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells his son Archie about the goings-on of his brother Quentin, his sister Ethel, his mother Edith, and some family pets. Roosevelt has just made his last speech as president, but he will be very busy with routine business over the next three weeks.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919