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Theodore Roosevelt tells Frederick W. Whitridge that he will read Whitridge’s speech with care. Roosevelt will lunch with Whitridge at his home, but cannot make an appointment right now. Roosevelt thanks Whitridge for the delicious grouse.
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1911-12-13
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1915-06-10
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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1907-04-16
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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1913-08-28
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
President Roosevelt thanks Frederick W. Whitridge for the letter.
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1901-09-30
Theodore Roosevelt was pleased to hear from Frederick W. Whitridge and would like to host him at Sagamore Hill in the near future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-11-12
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Frederick W. Whitridge for the grouse and laments the lack of game fowl this season due to overhunting in the region.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-18
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary informs F. W. Whitridge that Roosevelt is available to have lunch on February third.
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1911-01-26
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Frederick W. Whitridge for the dinner invitation. However, he cannot accept any private invitations as it would cause problems.
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1910-12-16
Theodore Roosevelt expresses his admiration for a letter Frederick W. Whitridge published about President Woodrow Wilson. Roosevelt asks Whitridge to pass on a letter from Roosevelt to the British novelist and suffragist Mary Augusta Ward through Whitridge’s wife, Lucy C. Whitridge, if she approves.
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1915-12-27
Theodore Roosevelt thanks his friend, Frederick W. Whitridge, for two interesting letters, which Roosevelt is returning. He is pleased Whitridge was able to attend a meeting where he could use his “power of inclusive speaking.” Roosevelt was pleased to see Whitridge and his wife Lucy C. Whitridge recently.
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1915-12-06
Theodore Roosevelt shares with Frederick W. Whitridge his opinion of an article by Owen Wister regarding the United States and the war in Europe. Roosevelt finds the article good, but the conclusion weak, as Roosevelt believes America has no business being politically neutral. He further criticizes President Wilson for not firmly addressing German aggression. Roosevelt notes that a letter he read from Whitridge’s son Arnold Whitridge, who is fighting in the trenches in Europe, is “capital”. Roosevelt sympathizes with the anxiety Whitridge must feel but also wishes his own sons were fighting with Arnold Whitridge.
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1915-07-10
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Frederick W. Whitridge for sending him a book and for his kind words regarding an article Roosevelt had written. Roosevelt believes the United States should seize the German raider SS Prinz Eitel Friedrich, which had interned in an American harbor, until the Germans repay the United States for the William P. Frye, a merchant ship which the Eitel Friedrich had sunk. Roosevelt wishes the Wilson Administration would take a stronger position regarding Germany, but says he must not to speak so forcefully as to alienate the countrymen he is trying to persuade.
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1915-04-06
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with Frederick W. Whitridge’s book, except for Whitridge’s statement that the United States should remain neutral in the World War.
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1914-11-07
Theodore Roosevelt thinks that the letter that Frederick W. Whitridge sent is interesting and wants to have lunch with him soon.
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1912-12-03
President Roosevelt enjoyed Frederick W. Whitridge’s visit, and is looking forward to reading the copy of Whitridge’s speech.
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1908-06-12
President Roosevelt invites Frederick W. Whitridge to dinner to discuss a matter he has brought up.
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1908-04-28
President Roosevelt thanks Frederick W. Whitridge for the letter. He comments on Shayne’s insanity and is glad Whitridge liked his speech. Roosevelt thinks it was nice of Whitridge to send a personal telegram congratulating King of Spain Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenia.
Frederick W. Whitridge was a Special Ambassador to Spain for the wedding of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenia.
President Roosevelt has heard from a few railroads expressing support of the valuation of railroad companies by the federal government. Ten states already require it, and Roosevelt expects twenty or thirty more states to adopt the policy, after which railroads may be expected to push for national valuation to simplify the process.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-12