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Arthur von Briesen congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on the enemies he has made regarding the “dreadful corruption” in the Senate and comments on the campaign’s lack of energy. He assures Roosevelt of his many friends and is certain nothing will come of his supposed personal defeat. Briesen reminds Roosevelt of his promise to help with the Legal Aid Society.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-11-17
Senator Platt has enclosed letters from people who have expressed an interest in Cabot Ward who has recently applied for a position in the government service in Puerto Rico. From his perusal of the letters, Platt believes that Ward possesses “unusual” legal and linguistic abilities and he recommends Ward for the appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-16
Representative Parsons writes to President Roosevelt to discuss a number of candidates for an unnamed office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-21
Scrapbook containing an array of newspaper clippings of articles and photographs relating to the 1912 presidential campaign of Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912
Theodore Roosevelt wishes William Loeb a merry Christmas and will have much to tell him on his return to the United States. Roosevelt has killed around two hundred animals on safari, from an elephant to a dik-dik. Kermit Roosevelt has grown to become a better hunter than his father. Roosevelt refused Herbert Parsons’s request to publicly support Otto T. Bannard. He supports Bannard, but is not fully informed of the issues and thinks it would look foolish to try and advise voters from Africa. In the Peary-Cook controversy, Roosevelt believes that Frederick Albert Cook “has all the earmarks of a fake” and that Robert E. Peary reached the North Pole.
1909-11-12