Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to say he is going to New Orleans, Louisiana, to please the people who feel they are cut off. Roosevelt was interested to hear that Kermit is playing the same position in football as Ted and is getting on better with the Rector. Roosevelt says he has been playing tennis with the French Ambassador. He closes by describing a walk with Edith and how much they enjoy the surroundings of the White House.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1905-10-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to discuss his views on sadness in fiction. He mentions entertaining Frederick Selous, who told exciting stories to Ethel, Archie, and Quentin. Roosevelt adds that it is Quentin’s birthday and they played all sorts of games. He ends by saying he walks every morning with Edith, and the gardens are disheveled.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1905-11-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt tells his son Kermit he is happy with Kermit’s marks and is very interested in the books he is reading. Roosevelt wants to know if he would be interested in Flashlights in the Jungle, but adds in a postscript that Edith said Kermit would not enjoy it. He also talks of taking a scramble down Rock Creek with C. Grant La Farge, Douglas Robinson, Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon, and the French Ambassador.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-01-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister about the praise and admiration Robert Bacon and Judge Nortoni expressed about her speech at a Washington meeting.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-01-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt apologizes to his sister for not writing sooner due to heavy studying and examinations. He informs her of his plans to introduce her to some of his friends over Christmas vacation. Roosevelt provides her with short character sketches of his friends, including Nickerson, Bacon, Hooper, Shaw, Chapin, Jackson, Pellew, and Welling. After receiving a postcard from her, Roosevelt makes plans to have a party during vacation.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1876-12-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt recounts to his sister his social activities of the past week. Roosevelt provides details on a sleigh ride and party given by Harry Jackson. Also mentioned is an assembly Roosevelt attended with Minot Weld and the Sunday school class Roosevelt taught.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1877-02-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou a letter after consultation with several other cabinet members. If Cortelyou thinks the publication of the letter will help to restore confidence after the recent financial crisis, he may go ahead and publish it. If the letter needs changes, Roosevelt asks Cortelyou to call him tomorrow morning. In a handwritten note, Roosevelt tells Cortelyou that he trusts his judgement regarding publication of the letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Wood

Theodore Roosevelt describes Major General McCoskry Butt to Army Chief of Staff Wood. Butt is one of the most active officers in the National Guard of New York who thoroughly understands military matters and is quite athletic. Butt wants to discuss an issue with Wood.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Pierre de Coubertin

Theodore Roosevelt is pleased to hear from Pierre de Coubertin. He succeeded in getting Evert Wendell on the Olympic Committee. Roosevelt believes the games should be held in Berlin, Germany, if Emperor William II dictates it. Unfortunately, Roosevelt cannot comply with Coubertin’s request as he has too many other things to write.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Evert Jansen Wendell

Theodore Roosevelt lets Evert Jansen Wendell know that he, Robert Bacon, and Professor William Milligan Sloane would like Wendell to be a representative for the Olympic Committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry L. Stimson

Theodore Roosevelt says that Henry L. Stimson’s recent letter was very nice. Roosevelt sympathizes with the part of the New York state constitution discussed at the 1915 constitutional convention for which Stimson was responsible and agrees with him on the principles for which he stood. There are also several other issues that Roosevelt has with the proposed constitution. Roosevelt enjoyed seeing Stimson and Robert Bacon and relates that Stimson’s father, Dr. Lewis Atterbury Stimson, came to visit Roosevelt the next day.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-11-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hannis Taylor

President Roosevelt thanks Hannis Taylor for his letter and shares that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt carried the violets to dinner.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-03-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis Bowler Keene

President Roosevelt thanks Francis Bowler Keene for the poem. Roosevelt must leave the details of Keene’s promotion to Secretary of State Robert Bacon, as he cannot interfere in it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield

President Roosevelt has invited Canada and Mexico to a conference in Washington, D.C., on the conservation of natural resources in North America. The three commissioners he would like to represent the United States government are Secretary of State Robert Bacon, Secretary of the Interior Garfield, and Gifford Pinchot, chief of the United States Forest Service. Roosevelt encloses to Garfield a copy of his letter of invitation in lieu of instructions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot

President Roosevelt hopes that Gifford Pinchot will represent the United States as a commissioner at the conference on the conservation of natural resources in North America. Roosevelt has also selected Secretary of State Robert Bacon and Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield to serve as commissioners.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt informs his son Ted that he believes he has triumphed over this year’s antagonistic Congress. Roosevelt feels that compromising with Congress to prevent a “complete break” is a president’s duty, but his final year in office has required a different strategy. He is pleased that his fights with Congress have allowed him to remain “full President right up to the end” and facilitate Secretary of State Robert Bacon’s appointment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson

President Roosevelt sends word to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson that he will be leaving public office in “a rather stormy fashion,” being attacked by both houses of Congress and by the press. James Bryce has remarked that bringing libel cases against the biggest two offenders in newspapers will be a service to the American public. Bryce and John Morley suggested Roosevelt make a statement about the British in India, which he plans to do presently. Some of Roosevelt’s English friends sent him a rifle for use on his African safari.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt wants to appoint William Phillips as Third Secretary of State, but he has been blocked by Senator Eugene Hale, who wants his son, Chandler Hale, to take the position once President-Elect Taft has taken office. Roosevelt warns Taft that Chandler Hale is not fit for the position and advises against his appointment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt informs President-Elect Taft that he has written to Senators Shelby M. Cullom and George C. Perkins as Taft requested, and will recommend that the Embassy be created. Roosevelt asks if he should additionally issue a message as soon as First Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon becomes Secretary of State. Roosevelt will shortly appoint the six engineers who are to accompany Taft on his journey to inspect the Panama Canal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt suggests William Cullen Dennis as a possible candidate to appoint as Assistant Attorney General. Dennis is currently serving as Assistant Solicitor in the Department of State, and Roosevelt has heard good reports of him from Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon. Secretary of State Elihu Root is also writing Attorney General Bonaparte a letter to this effect. In a postscript, Roosevelt opines that Thomas Carl Spelling is “of pretty small caliber to argue that commodities case,” and tells Bonaparte that they should put their best man on it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919