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George E. Miller encloses an article he thinks Theodore Roosevelt might be interested in. Miller has spoken to many people who believe Robert M. La Follette is politically dishonest and President William H. Taft has not made good on tariff-related promises. Many people say that Roosevelt is the only Republican who can be elected next year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-07
Curzon of Kedleston, Marquess George Nathaniel Curzon, tells Theodore Roosevelt about a book that is being written by Lovat Fraser about the Curzon’s administration in India. He also asks after Roosevelt and comments on an Italian raid in Turkey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-06
Fred S. Phillips sends Roosevelt a clipping from the Pan American Review, which he thought Roosevelt would find offensive and inaccurate. He waited to send the clipping, because he feared Roosevelt would misconstrue his intentions. The article relates to the relationship between Latin American trade and the American south. Phillips believes that local newspapers in relevant regions should publish their own articles countering the one in the Pan American. Phillips is from New York, but now lives in Chicago, Illinois, where he works on the stock yards. From his work, he knows many men who were once critical of Roosevelt, but have come to realize the foresightedness of his actions as president.
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1911-09-29
Lawrence F. Abbott thanks President Roosevelt for his letter and offers for himself or his father to speak with Roosevelt about campaign contributions. Abbott believes that recent criticism from the press about this topic is not shared by the public. He returns enclosures sent to him by William Loeb. He thanks Roosevelt for sharing information about a naval expedition and promises to include it in the next edition of The Outlook, as he feels it will be very interesting to their readers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-20
Ambassador Tower encloses his entire correspondence regarding Edwin Lefevre’s desire to interview German Emperor William II. Lefevre wants to write an article in an American newspaper about the character and personality of William II and hoped to personally meet with the German emperor. Although it was not possible because William II was traveling, Tower informs Roosevelt that the Imperial Foreign Office was sympathetic to Lefevre’s intentions.
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1907-09-17
Joseph Bucklin Bishop sends President Roosevelt two copies of the second edition of “The Canal Record,” which he says gives more space to information that interests canal employees. The paper has been well-received, but Bishop does not believe it needs to include Roosevelt’s suggestion for American news because there are already plenty of American newspapers available to canal workers. Bishop thanks Roosevelt for his telegram and mentions that he included it in “The Canal Record.”
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1907-09-12
John O’Hara Cosgrave of Everybody’s Magazine sends his “clever” article to William Loeb. He agrees with Loeb concerning the Post and wants President Roosevelt to know the “Good Man” Symposium is coming together.
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1907-08-24
Senator Lodge sends President Roosevelt an article by Guild A. Copeland, editor of the Boston Advertiser, regarding Roosevelt’s recent Provincetown speech. Lodge feels “it is an example of intelligent discussion and of sensible support.”
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1907-08-23
Editor of the Ohio State Journal Robert Frederick Wolfe informs President Roosevelt’s secretary that Wolfe met with Charles Phelps Taft, Representative Theodore E. Burton, and Secretary of the Republican National Committee Elmer Dover. Wolfe engaged in these meetings to learn about Taft’s interests and a possible compromise with Senator Joseph B. Foraker, but says that Dover tried to improperly influence Wolfe’s newspaper. Wolfe claims to have uncovered a plot involving William Randolph Hearst to control both the Democratic and Republican national conventions and the presidential election. Wolfe claims that Franklin Rockefeller told him in an off-the-record interview that moneyed interests from New York were planning to create a financial panic to disrupt Roosevelt’s policies. Wolfe says he is coming to Washington, D.C., to discuss this, but asks that Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield not be told.
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1907-04-08
Railroad executive William C. Brown encloses to William Loeb letters relating to the public’s attitude towards railroad companies, and the need for railroad companies, after a period of public condemnation, to have peace and encouragement. Brown cares deeply about President Roosevelt’s good opinion of him, and wanted to be sure that Roosevelt had the full context of the communications between Brown and the press on this topic. As such, he encloses the complete letter he wrote on the subject, an editorial from the Wall Street Journal, and an exchange between himself and the editor of the Wall Street Journal, Sereno Stransbury Pratt.
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1907-02-03
Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin supports the renomination of President Roosevelt and believes the actions of railroad corporations who also support Roosevelt’s renomination as a means to defeat his railroad regulations are going about it in the wrong way.
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1907-04-10
Ambassador O’Brien writes to Secretary of State Hay regarding the unratified treaty selling the Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands) to the United States.
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1905-06-30
Ambassador Meyer sends a message to Secretary of State Hay concerning a published interview which was taken from the Petit Parisien newspaper. Meyer suggests that a reporter made up the interview.
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1905-06-17
William Loeb encloses a memorandum for President Roosevelt upon arrival at Red Hill Station. An identical note has been published in newspapers and a formal reply already received from Japan. The Russian Ambassador requests an early audience and Japanese minister wishes to be seen thereafter. The German Ambassador also requests audience. Loeb requests instructions from Roosevelt as to scheduling be wired. The Japanese government is anxious that all representatives be authorized to negotiate and conclude peace.
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1905-06-11
Theodore Roosevelt encloses two letters; one suggesting the printing of cards and another from George A. Cady who is interested in starting a newspaper in Albany, New York.
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1912-12-12
Booker T. Washington would like President Roosevelt to read an enclosed editorial from the Montgomery Times.
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1905-01-09
Booker T. Washington encloses an editorial from an Alabama newspaper, the Advertiser. Washington feels that what it says about giving the Negro the right to express his opinion at the ballot box “cannot be improved upon.” Washington explains that the paper is one of the oldest and most influential in the state, and therefore the weight of its support is “doubly strong.”
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1904-12-23
T. G. Bush asks President Roosevelt to revise an article Bush has written about their interview together before it is published in Manufacturers’ Record. Bush invites Roosevelt to visit the South and to call upon Bush if Roosevelt ever comes to Birmingham, Alabama.
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1904-12-17
Winfield Scott Holt notifies President Roosevelt that the Arkansas Democrat has been suspended from the Associated Press for publishing Roosevelt’s speech to Congress before it was released. Holt states that publication was a blunder and vouches for decency and accuracy of the Democrat. A waiver from the President is required to reinstate the Democrat to Associated Press service.
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1904-12-14
Edwin B. Haskell, former co-owner of the Boston Herald, writes to President Roosevelt. Haskell explains that the false article which has annoyed Roosevelt was approved for publication by an inexperienced employee. Haskell tries to persuade Roosevelt not to punish the newspaper. The falsified article claimed Roosevelt’s children had chased and tormented a turkey on the White House grounds. Roosevelt was more than annoyed by the incident. Boston Herald reporters were banned from the White House.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-09