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Abbott, Winifred Buck, 1872-1951

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence F. Abbott

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence F. Abbott

President Roosevelt congratulates Lawrence F. Abbott and his wife Winifred Buck Abbott on their automobile and wishes he could have attended the fair. Since he is writing for Scribner’s Magazine while in Africa, Roosevelt does not think he should write anything for The Outlook. He will, however, accumulate materials to write about for The Outlook at a later time. He recommends both Lawrence F. Abbott and Lyman Abbott read Holman Day’s article on prohibition, which he says shows the need for a local option.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence F. Abbott

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence F. Abbott

President Roosevelt cheers Winifred Buck Abbott for the birth of her son, Lyman Abbott. He comments that “[t]he pains of childbirth render all men the debtors of all women” and ranks mothers above solders. Roosevelt tells Lawrence F. Abbott that he regrets getting involved in the nature faker controversy, but explains that he finds it difficult to avoid work outside of the Presidency. He felt compelled to review poet Edwin Arlington Robinson for The Outlook because Robinson “merited more consideration” and to condemn naturalist William J. Long because “he is so impudent and so shameless an imposter.” Roosevelt encloses clippings of other’s opinions on Long.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Lawrence F. Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Lawrence F. Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Lawrence F. Abbott thanks President Roosevelt for the letter and tells him that he had it read to his wife, Winifred Buck Abbott, and the nurse. He jokes that the Roosevelt proved that presidents can speak about non-government matters. He teases that his over nine pound baby boy and healthy wife make him strong on “race suicide,” even if he is weak on “nature fakers.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-10

Creator(s)

Abbott, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Fraser), 1859-1933