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Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for the letters discussing antinomy in government bullets, which he is returning. He includes a handwritten note at the end discussing Theocritus on Hieron II and Ptolemy and Aeschylus on Hieron I.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-16
In his article for Ladies’ Home Journal, Theodore Roosevelt describes the benefits of reading and provides advice on how to get people of any age interested in reading “serious literature.” Roosevelt elaborates on his reading habits and book selection processes, which stem from both his current mood and educational desires.
1915-04
Benjamin Ide Wheeler reviews ancient accounts and modern interpretations of the Battle of Salamis. He believes that Herodotus’s account is the most reliable and consistent. The handwritten note on the first page reads “To President Roosevelt, who reads ancient and makes modern history. With cordial greetings, Benj. I. Wheeler.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902