Washburn, Charles G. (Charles Grenfill), 1857-1928

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-11-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Washburn, Charles G. (Charles Grenfill), 1857-1928

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-10-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Washburn, Charles G. (Charles Grenfill), 1857-1928

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells Charles G. Washburn that Roosevelt will arrive at Worcester, Massachusetts, on November 29 at 2:12 and expects Washburn to drive him to Groton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-27

Theodore Roosevelt asks Charles G. Washburn if he can have lunch on November 21 or 24.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-10

Theodore Roosevelt will reschedule lunch with Charles G. Washburn. He earnestly hopes Louis Adams Frothingham will be successful. He comments on the Progressives’ selection of Eugene Foss.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-27

Theodore Roosevelt plans to read the letter from Charles G. Washburn with interest and believes that corporations should be regulated wisely. Roosevelt also mentions Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s recent fall, from which she is slowly recovering.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-06

Theodore Roosevelt tells Chares G. Washburn that he found his letter to be interesting and that it gave him some new ideas. Roosevelt also voices his concern regarding “Canadian Reciprocity,” saying that forcing the issue at the expense of the farmers will ultimately be a detriment to the manufacturers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-02

Theodore Roosevelt regrets to inform Charles G. Washburn that he is unable to accept George F. Booth’s invitation because of the precedent it would set for other invitations. Roosevelt hopes that Washburn will pass along this message in addition to Roosevelt’s support of the playground movement. As a side note, Roosevelt invites Washburn and his wife to dinner if they ever happen to find themselves in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-29

Theodore Roosevelt is interested in Representative Washburn’s suggestion, but does not have the time to do anything further with it. He says he is working almost as hard as he did as President, but with less means of protection or accomplishing the work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-07

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary informs Representative Washburn that he has previous engagements on the dates mentioned. Roosevelt is available for lunch at his office on January 25 at one o’clock.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-18

During his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt did meet with Booker T. Washington to discuss the appointment of Judge Thomas Goode Jones, but he was not going to appoint Jones solely on Washington’s recommendation. The dinner with Washington created a scandal even though Roosevelt had previously socialized with African Americans. The dinner was a mistake as it was certain to be misunderstood. Roosevelt misjudged the intellectual and moral state of Southern whites and African Americans.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-11-20

Theodore Roosevelt gives his permission to use the four photographs, but does not have one from when he left college.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-11-09

Theodore Roosevelt likes Senator John W. Weeks, but Weeks and his speeches were not well received in the West. Roosevelt believes it will be difficult to convince Progressives to support Republicans in upcoming elections. He views the Progressive Party of 1912 as representing the goal he has always sought, applying the principles of Abraham Lincoln to the 20th century. Roosevelt does not want to go back on those principles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-06-23

The William Barnes libel suit was an important victory for Theodore Roosevelt and for “decent government.” Roosevelt has started reading the biography Charles G. Washburn wrote about him and is impressed. He would like to discuss the biography with Washburn and comment on aspects of the biography he liked or might change. Roosevelt states that the story of him boxing while wearing glasses is a myth popularized by Curtis Guild.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-05-29

Theodore Roosevelt shares what his son Quentin said about Charles Washburn’s son, Slater. He also believes that out of everyone close to him, Washburn understands how he had to operate politically in order to accomplish anything while he was in office. Roosevelt had to work with a diverse group of political leaders and had to get along with all of them. Roosevelt admits that concessions were made in order for working agreements to be reached, but he worked with them as long as he could and only broke with other politicians when working with them “meant a surrender of basic principles.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-31

Theodore Roosevelt reminds Charles G. Washburn that he sent the address and Washburn acknowledged it. He tells Washburn it was in Progressive Principles. Roosevelt hopes that Washburn has seen his book, America and the World War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-02-13

Theodore Roosevelt has not sent the letter to Senator Hoar. He will try again to get Progressive Principles sent to Charles Washburn.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-02-22

During the 1908 presidential election and after William H. Taft’s election, Theodore Roosevelt worked with Taft to prepare the Cabinet and other prominent positions for the new administration. Taft was consulted regarding appointments and he stated his intention to keep the majority of Roosevelt’s Cabinet. Roosevelt made no requests for appointments or for the retention of certain officials. After Taft became president, he apparently changed his mind and did not make many of the appointments. Taft never discussed this change with Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-08

Theodore Roosevelt will not be in town on any of those dates, but invites Charles G. Washburn to come out to Oyster Bay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-31

President Roosevelt thanks Representative Washburn for his letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-03-03