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Ambassador Meyer describes a visit between the Diplomatic Corps and the Emperor and Empress of Russia, Nicholas II and Alexandra. He notes that the Emperor admires the “forcible, straightforward, courageous way” President Roosevelt expresses himself in his message.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-15
Ambassador Meyer writes to President Roosevelt, relaying details of his meeting with Czar Nicholas II to discuss Roosevelt’s desire to encourage peace negotiations between Japan and Russia. The czar made an exception for Meyer and entertained him on the empress’s birthday. Meyer reports that although Czar Nicholas was initially resistant to the idea, he acquiesced as long as Japan would not be aware of Russia’s cooperation initially.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-09
Ambassador Meyer writes to President Roosevelt, detailing a complex and sensitive situation between the French Embassy, the German Emperor, and the Moroccan Conference. Meyer also communicates the Czar Nicholas II’s condition, his high opinion of Roosevelt, and his gratitude for Roosevelt’s help in securing peace between Russia and Japan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-15
William E. Gladstone, dressed as an old woman wearing keys labeled “Suez, Gibraltor, [and] Herat,” pushes John Bull into a kissing embrace with Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, who is, likewise, being pushed by a woman labeled “Empress of Russia.” They are suspended over a thin crevice emitting smoke as though it were a volcano about to erupt. A cut-away view shows a munitions foundry just below the surface of the ground, furiously producing ordnance.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-05-13