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William Wingate Sewall and his family are visiting and they have two boys near Ted’s age. Roosevelt compares the boys’ skills as outdoors men with their fathers. Roosevelt’s primary difficulty is the Venezuelan crisis and Germany’s “impossible stand.”
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1903-02-09
President Roosevelt is busy attempting to get several measures through Congress. The Venezuelan crisis continues to irritate him. However, the General Staff bill passed and Baron Speck has been appointed German Ambassador to the United States.
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1903-02-01
President Roosevelt has been very busy as Congress is in session and has had to stop single-stick because of an injury to his arm. Roosevelt also summarizes the activities of the other Roosevelt children.
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1903-01-20
President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt have been out riding regularly and the President has been playing single-stick with Lieutenant McCoy as General Wood is away.
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1903-01-08
President Roosevelt jokes with Ted about Ted’s hunting and gives him permission to “play on the third Eleven.” However, he requests that Ted not break his neck unless it is “really necessary.” President Roosevelt is still having troubles walking and has upcoming hunts scheduled for turkey and bear.
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1902-10-31
President Roosevelt congratulates Ted on Groton’s victory over St. Mark’s in football. The President’s turkey hunt was a failure but he will soon be out bear hunting.
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1902-11-06
President Roosevelt can now get around on crutches. Mrs. Roosevelt will be going home tomorrow so President Roosevelt is to take care of Ethel, but he fears Ethel will be rapidly taking care of him. Roosevelt asks Ted to extend his thanks to Mr. Billings for the letter to Mrs. Roosevelt.
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1902-10-12
President Roosevelt’s bruises from the trolley accident developed into an abscess and the western trip was canceled. However, the beginning of the trip was a great success. Roosevelt is in bed being cared for by Mrs. Roosevelt. Roosevelt would like updates regarding Ted’s schooling and is pleased that Ted is looking after Kermit.
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1902-09-25
“All in the White House give three cheers for Groton.”
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1902-05-29
President Roosevelt goes over recent family events and may be able to accompany Ted Roosevelt on two potential hunting trips.
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1902-02-02
President Roosevelt forwards to his son Ted a book which Joshua Slocum left for him (probably Slocum’s Sailing Alone Around the World), and relates recent events surrounding his daily horse rides.
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1902-02-05
President Roosevelt asks Ted Roosevelt if he would like to become a member of the Ornithologist Union, in lieu of his own induction. Roosevelt spent two days on an unsuccessful turkey hunt.
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1901-11-25
President Roosevelt encloses an article about Asiatic wild horses. The Roosevelt’s Shetland pony is “naughty” and difficult to ride.
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1901-11-04
President Roosevelt is disappointed that Ted Roosevelt has fallen in class ranking and is not performing as well as last year.
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1901-11-01
Douglas Robinson explains to Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt why he did not receive an allowance check for January. He congratulates Roosevelt for his business success.
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1911-04-10
Joseph E. Griffin introduces himself as being acquainted with many people from the Boston area whom he believes Roosevelt knows, and asks if he can beg his kindness to help arrange a meeting for him with Senator-elect Miles Poindexter while he is traveling through Spokane, Washington. Griffin hopes to obtain a government position as a statistician with the government.
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1911-03-24
Former Assistant United States Attorney William A. Barnhill writes to Theodore Roosevelt hoping to schedule a meeting with his father, Theodore Roosevelt, to discuss the Alaska Coal Land Fraud situation.
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1911-03-26
On behalf of the Claremont Country Club, George W. B. Heathcote sends Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., an invitation to be passed along to his father, Theodore Roosevelt. The club would be delighted to welcome Roosevelt and his party while he is visiting the west coast, and extends the same invitation to Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and his wife Eleanor Butler Roosevelt.
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1911-03-19
Edward B. Krehbiel sends Theodore Roosevelt the details for his father’s visit to Stanford University. The elder Theodore Roosevelt is scheduled to speak briefly upon arriving at Palo Alto, California, before giving his main address on campus and attending a luncheon at one of the fraternity houses. He will leave the university with plenty of time to reach Berkeley, California, and give his scheduled lecture there. Krehbiel has not heard if the younger Roosevelt will be visiting Stanford along with his father, but understands that he has been invited and would be pleased to see him.
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1911-03-16
A. George wishes to introduce Theodore Roosevelt’s father, former president Theodore Roosevelt, to J. Stitt Wilson, the socialist mayoral candidate in Berkeley, California. He is convinced that Wilson has a significant chance of winning the position, and believes that the socialist party will have great success in the future.
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1911-03-13