Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

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1902-11-06

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt is pleased with his son Kermit’s grades and mentions the horses. He says Ethel has been riding with him on Miss Root’s pony.

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1902-10-31

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt is happy to hear that his son Kermit is doing well at school at Groton. Roosevelt wants to know how football is going and informs Kermit that Edith Roosevelt will give the dog Gem to Uncle Will.

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1902-10-13

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit at Groton School about having to wheel around in a chair while meeting with Cabinet members. Roosevelt also mentions Edith Roosevelt’s excitement about improvements to the White House and her new dog.

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1902-10-05

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt relates family news from Sagamore Hill, including updates on the pets, to his son Kermit at Groton. Roosevelt misses his two boys but is very proud of them. He also says he will leave soon for a three week trip that will be nerve-wearing.

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1902-09-18

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt wishes his son Kermit Roosevelt a happy birthday. He would like to hear all about Kermit’s trip west and especially to hear about college. Preparation for the Africa trip is going well. Roosevelt would like to know if the English shoes he sent Kermit are all right and says that at Christmas he will take Kermit’s list of books that he would like to bring. Roosevelt discusses Ethel Roosevelt’s horse jumping and details a “scramble walk” he took with Archibald Willingham Butt through Rock Creek Park.

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1908-10-10

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt is glad Kermit Roosevelt will be trying out for the football team and taking six half courses, even if it will be difficult. Roosevelt discusses some of the supplies that he has recently received in preparation for their safari, and asks Kermit how many pairs of shoes he will want.

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1908-10-06

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt sends Kermit Roosevelt a kind letter from Seth Bullock. Roosevelt reminds Kermit that if he becomes ill in Africa he will be sent home. Manuel A. Da Silva has been hired to be Kermit’s guide, and Roosevelt has been discussing the trip with his English friends.

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1908-10-05

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt thanks Kermit Roosevelt for the letter and asks if the monthly funds will be enough. Roosevelt is lining details up for Africa. He is is pleased that Kermit will focus on his studies, and he doubts that Ted Roosevelt had visited Harvard without getting in touch. William H. Taft is likely to win but Roosevelt is alarmed at William Jennings Bryan’s strength. It is now fall, and recent visitors have included Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley, James C. Cooley, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth.

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1908-10-02

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt asks Kermit Roosevelt if he is taking care to secure a supply of hunting boots. Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt have been taking in the blooming gardens at the White House. The troubles with Roosevelt’s leg have been bad lately. He has received letters from Alfred Pease and Sir William Northrup McMillan regarding safari travel plans. Although Roosevelt has not been exercising, he has been busy writing to William Jennings Bryan and tending to other matters in Washington, D.C.

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1908-09-27

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt informs Kermit Roosevelt that Edward North Buxton has sent the boots, and reminds Kermit that he absolutely must get back to Harvard by September 30. In Oyster Bay, Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt went for their last row and had the townspeople over for a nice afternoon. The Winchester rifles arrived with improper sights, and Roosevelt has responded with a harsh letter.

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1908-09-19

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates Kermit Roosevelt on preparations for their Safari and on family life. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has lately been exposed to commentary about the potential dangers of the trip, including letters from Cecil Spring Rice and an article in The Public Ledger. The Roosevelt family celebrated Ted Roosevelt’s birthday with a picnic, and Roosevelt feels strongly that Ted will be successful in his upcoming ventures. Soon Archie Roosevelt will be heading back to school and summer will give way to fall.

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1908-09-14

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt sends Kermit Roosevelt a poem that reminds him of Quentin, as well as letters relating to his upcoming African safari. He tells Kermit that he will come with him, provided he does not let it distract him from preparing for his future and will treat it as a college course. Roosevelt also updates his son on the activities of other members of the family.

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1908-04-23

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates his son Kermit Roosevelt about his busy days in Washington. He has not been able to go riding, but has been going on walks and playing tennis. Roosevelt has recently received an interesting Buddha statue from China and is happy that Ethel Roosevelt has a friend visiting.

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1907-09-27

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt finds it a great comfort that his elder son, Kermit Roosevelt, is caring for his younger son, Archibald B. Roosevelt, while they are away at school. President Roosevelt gives Kermit advice on what he should do upon graduating. He believes it would only help Kermit to attend Harvard College for three years, and that going immediately into a career would not be beneficial because he is still young and inexperienced. Roosevelt encourages Kermit to seek advice from others, but emphasizes that college will help him mature and will benefit him in the long-run.

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1907-09-24

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt tells Kermit Roosevelt that he is glad that the cavalry march and chicken shoot went well. Roosevelt details various happenings in the family for Kermit, and wishes him well.

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1907-09-06

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt wishes Kermit Roosevelt good luck on his shooting trip. He additionally updates Kermit on Ted Roosevelt’s trip to Minnesota and on the their recent tennis matches, as well as Archie Roosevelt’s interest in sailing. Roosevelt is busy working on his speeches for the Mississippi River trip, but he is still enjoying the holiday.

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1907-08-31

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt describes his recent trip to Provincetown to his son Kermit Roosevelt, including his speech, a banquet, and meeting “five hundred Gloucester fishermen.” Roosevelt feels Kermit’s trip with the cavalry “was such a fine thing.”

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1907-08-21

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt expresses concern about his son Kermit Roosevelt’s health. He mentions the Brownsville matter, the opposition from the Senate over the battleships and offers his view on Native Americans. Roosevelt is pleased that Kermit has been reading and studying, and updates Kermit on recent family activities.

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1907-01-26

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt asks Kermit Roosevelt if William Loeb sent him “the matter” about the Brownsville incident for his debate. Roosevelt then proceeds to tell his son about an amusing interaction with Ellen C. Bonaparte who declared she had been taking people who lead “gray and hundrum lives [sic]” to the White House to bring them pleasure. He trusts Kermit will not tell anyone, and shares another story about the daughter of Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph I. Roosevelt also tells Kermit about Archibald B. Roosevelt’s pet guinea pigs, Mr. and Mrs. Longworth.

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Creation Date

1907-01-19

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