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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Congressman Lindbergh for his letter and the newspaper clipping from The Evening Post. Roosevelt states that The Evening Post will print any information without checking its veracity and that he is not surprised by the clipping’s content.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Brand Whitlock for his telegram. Roosevelt comments that the Evening Post assails the Pulitzer and Hearst newspapers while being “rotten at heart” itself.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-16
President Roosevelt agrees with the opinion put forward by Livy S. Richard in his editorial. Anyone should be attacked that does wrong, and anyone should be upheld that does right.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-22
Melville Elijah Stone explains why an Associated Press reporter was removed from his assignment to the White House.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-09
Secretary of State Hay responds to a request from President Roosevelt, to advise whether a letter from Major Henry T. Allen could be published. Hay notes that he finds the piece well written, judicial, and fair. He notes that “if anything ought to be printed on international matters by a government official there is no special objection to this.” He notes that those in the east may not hear about it, if it is to be published in Outing magazine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-21
Lawrence F. Abbott writes to President Roosevelt to express his displeasure with remarks made in the newspapers about Roosevelt’s alleged personal and professional spending habits.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-17
A man seated in an alcove, wearing a hat labeled “Vested Interests,” holds a magic lamp labeled “Financial Backing” which he is polishing with his “Check Book.” On one side of him is a ticker tape machine and on the other is a hookah labeled “High Finance.” A gigantic figure, the “Editorial Genie,” is standing on the right labeled “The Reputable Press.” He is holding many papers in his arms, possibly news stories or newspaper headlines, some of which are crossed out and some inscribed “Kill.” The two men are unidentified. Caption: The Editorial Genie — Master, what are your commands?
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-01-23
Ray Stannard Baker confirms that he can be depended upon to do everything he can to bring out the truth regarding the Runcie article.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-14
William M. Laffan denies the rumors that J. Pierpont Morgan is influencing articles in the New York Sun. Laffan is responsible for everything that appears in the New York Sun and is saddened that he currently opposes the Roosevelt administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-07