Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Godfrey Frischholz
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains the use of the word “Armageddon” in one of Roosevelt’s speeches.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-09-17
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Bible and politics
Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Paul W. Garrett
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary directs Paul W. Garrett to obtain a copy of Realisable Ideals, a book of Roosevelt’s letters. This book will help Garrett learn Roosevelt’s opinion on Garrett’s subject of interest.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-09-09
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mrs. R. R. Gathercole
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Mrs. R. R. Gathercole for the letter and gift of a Bible from Isaac Israel Hayes’ 1860 Expedition.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-08-09
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to A. Wesley Mell
Theodore Roosevelt writes to A. Wesley Mell to inform him that he must solve the problem with Roosevelt’s trustees because Roosevelt is too busy.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-01-20
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John H. Finley
Theodore Roosevelt believes that Bible reading could be advantageous in many schools but it should not be compulsory. He also cautions that a movement for nonsectarian schools could be portrayed as being opposed to certain creeds which could damage the public school system.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-03-18
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The star in the east
In the desert, five men, Woodrow Wilson, Judson Harmon, Champ Clark, Oscar W. Underwood, and William Jennings Bryan, and a donkey overburdened with “Pledges,” follow a star labeled “Tariff Issue” that has appeared in the east. Caption: If they are wise men, they will follow it.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1912-02-14
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Hagar and Ishmael in the desert
Theodore Roosevelt, as the biblical Hagar in a moment of despair, sits on the ground next to a wooden figure (Ishmael) wrapped in cloth that looks like Roosevelt, wearing a crown labeled “III Term.” An empty water bottle labeled “Prestige” and a staff lie on the ground next to Hagar/Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1912-04-24