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Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary is unaware of quotations from Henry Labouchère regarding Roosevelt. He will be unable to provide the other opinions on Roosevelt requested by Elizabeth Towne, as they do not keep clippings which reference Roosevelt. The secretary suggests numerous people whom Towne could contact for these opinions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-10-03
Frank Harper does not recall a quotation from Henry Labouchère regarding Theodore Roosevelt. He will be unable to provide the other opinions on Roosevelt requested by Elizabeth Towne as they do not keep clippings which reference him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-10-04
Theodore Roosevelt regrets that he is unable to write the letter requested by Elisabeth Towne. He would be inundated with requests and would not be able to accommodate even a small percentage without the letters losing their effectiveness or offending those people he has already refused.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-06
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary sends regrets to Elizabeth Towne that he is unable to answer the many questions in her letter. Roosevelt is physically unable to accommodate even a small percentage of the many requests for information he receives.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-28
Theodore Roosevelt denies making a statement attributed to him by Prudence Stokes Brown and describes Brown’s assertions as a “preposterous falsehood.” Brown claimed that Roosevelt received a report revealing that “all of the work of the world” could be completed by able-bodied people without the need to employ the elderly or children.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-11-24