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President Roosevelt, Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon, Indiana Senator Albert J. Beveridge, and Commissioner of Corporations at the Department of Commerce and Labor James Rudolph Garfield James Rudolph Garfield lead a “beef trust” minotaur to a “publicity” pond. There is “the muckrake” alligator on the shore.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-29
President Roosevelt and South Carolina Senator Benjamin R. Tillman go fishing in a “senatorial pool.” At the bottom of the pool is “the railroad rate bill” turtle, a “Philippine tariff bill” alligator, a “statehood bill” frog, and a “Santo Domingo” fish. On the ledge are two crayfish by a “bait amendments” can.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-25
President Roosevelt points a gun at a “statehood bill” animal while a “Panama” alligator, a “R.R. rates” walrus, a “Philippine tariff” water buffalo, and a “Morocco” leopard look on.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-21
Theodore Roosevelt informs John B. Sewell that he has received his letter and forwarded it to Raymond L. Ditmars at the New York Zoological Park. He notes they have many alligators and are not sure if they can accept Sewell’s offer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-07
President Roosevelt describes his jumping Roswell over a big hurdle to his son, Theodore Roosevelt. He is glad that Theodore is assistant manager of the crew team. He notes that Louis Adams Frothingham visited yesterday. Archibald B. Roosevelt caught tadpoles, turtles, and a small alligator that he put in the bathroom.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-12
Raymond Lee Ditmars informs Theodore Roosevelt that he has written to Dr. John B. Sewell explaining that he would be glad to have the alligator.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-09
Don Arp discusses Theodore Roosevelt’s encounters with alligators, crocodiles, and caimans while on a hunting trip to Louisiana, his safari in Africa, and his expedition in Brazil. Arp emphasizes that Roosevelt did not particularly like any of these reptiles, and that he relished hunting the caimans in Brazil, but that he nonetheless made careful observations of the crocodilians that he encountered. Arp includes several excerpts from Roosevelt’s writings about these three types of reptiles.
Andrew L. Knudson’s painting of Roosevelt as a Rough Rider appears in the article as does a text box with information about the Theodore Roosevelt Association.