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Theodore Roosevelt thanks H. D. Minot for offering to host a dinner for the newly engaged Roosevelt and Alice Lee. Roosevelt suggests a date for the dinner and Alice’s choice of guests, which include Henry Shaw, Robert Bacon, Bessie Whitney, and Julia Bacon.
1880-02-19
Through Robert Bacon, President Roosevelt has reached out to the two gentlemen Lillian May Speck von Sternburg mentioned. Bacon has inquired if she has an inventory of what she has with an estimate of its value.
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1908-10-07
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Judge John Campbell. The Republican National Committee seems to be running smoothly and Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon has been aiding Treasurer of the Republican National Committee George Rumsey Sheldon. Roosevelt outlines his optimism about the campaign, but admits that New York may be difficult and that he has received a worried letter from Representative Theodore E. Burton about Ohio. Roosevelt does not plan on speaking, other than potentially on labor, and he asks for William H. Taft’s input on postmaster appointments.
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1908-10-06
December 12 will be a good date for the Boone and Crockett Club dinner. President Roosevelt encloses a letter for First Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon.
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1908-10-02
President Roosevelt recommends Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon for membership in the Boone and Crockett Club, as he is an excellent hunter and could assist with an exhibition in Austria.
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1908-10-02
President Roosevelt suggests that William H. Taft contact First Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon for any monetary or confidential matters regarding the campaign in New York. Roosevelt is done dealing with William Jennings Bryan and, quoting Grover Cleveland, says he will now “lapse into a condition of innocuous desuetude.”
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1908-09-28
President Roosevelt understands that Republican National Committee Chairman Hitchcock has been affected by low funds. Republican National Committee Treasurer George Rumsey Sheldon will likely appreciate Roosevelt’s response to William Jennings Bryan’s proposal to publish campaign contributions, as he used an idea which Sheldon had previously given him. When Hitchcock and Sheldon come to visit, Roosevelt will have them over for lunch or dinner. Roosevelt suggests collecting small popular subscriptions to assist the ticket.
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1908-09-28
President Roosevelt hopes Secretary of State Elihu Root can attend the dinner, but can not suggest anyone who could replace Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon. Roosevelt asks Colonel Robert Means Thompson to give his regards to Shogu Nagasaki, and to assure him of Roosevelt’s feelings of respect for Emperor Meiji of Japan.
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1908-09-10
President Roosevelt reports to President Eliot of Harvard University that he spoke to Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon and Second Assistant Secretary of State Alvey A. Adee concerning Merrill. Both share the opinion that Merrill is not suited for a diplomatic career. Roosevelt will review everything before deciding.
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1908-08-22
President Roosevelt tells Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard University, he had been able to stand against Andrew Dickson White but concedes when the President of his alma mater writes, he has to make an exception. While it may be right for the good of the service, Eliot does not know how difficult it is to keep an approximate geographical equality for the service.
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1908-08-18
President Roosevelt thanks Ambassador Reid for keeping him updated on personal matters in the midst of his other work. He specifically mentions learning about George Macaulay Trevelyan from Algernon Charles Swinburne’s work, Songs Before Sunrise. Roosevelt is concerned about Secretary of State Elihu Root and believes turning smaller matters over to Assistant Secretary Robert Bacon has helped. Roosevelt is interested in Root’s and Reid’s opinions on British administration of Newfoundland.
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1907-09-06
President Roosevelt informs Acting Secretary of the Interior Woodruff that he does not feel warranted in using the Department of State’s funds without talking with Secretary of State Elihu Root and First Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon, who are currently unavailable.
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1907-08-21
President Theodore Roosevelt will try to make Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield take a vacation. Assistant Secretary Robert Bacon is off for five weeks and Roosevelt is not happy about Secretary of State Elihu Root’s health either.
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1907-08-21
President Roosevelt forwards Secretary of State Root the text of a letter from Secretary of War William H. Taft concerning the treaty with Columbia regarding Panama. Roosevelt hopes Root can persuade Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs Enrique Cortes to change his view.
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1907-08-16
President Roosevelt sends a draft of his Provincetown speech to Secretary of State Root and asks for notes as soon as possible. Roosevelt invites Root and his wife to Sagamore Hill and will arrange to have Secretary of War William H. Taft meet them there. Before Root answers the “Japanese note,” Roosevelt wants to discuss it with him.
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1907-08-02
President Roosevelt suggests guest accommodation arrangements on the train when his daughters Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Ethel Roosevelt come to visit along with others.
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1907-01-26
President Roosevelt approves of Arthur C. Blagden’s plan to have J. D. White introduce him on the platform where he will deliver his speech to the Harvard Union. He also plans to share his thoughts on the meaning of the Harvard Political Club and what it should aim to accomplish.
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1907-01-24
President Roosevelt appreciates J. D. White’s effort in making plans for his trip and would like to know if White can arrange for him to visit the Hasty Pudding Club.
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1907-01-22
President Roosevelt has received the note from his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles, and tells her it would be pleasant to have Joseph W. Alsop visit on the day. He feels that Robert Bacon and himself have tried to send the right answers to the British government during their trying time.
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1907-01-22
President Roosevelt assures William Lawrence that the gathering of couples on Tuesday is not a lunch party. If Lawrence and his wife do not want to attend on Tuesday, then Roosevelt would like to have lunch alone with him the Saturday prior, as he needs to see him.
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1907-01-18