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.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1912-09-17
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Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains the use of the word “Armageddon” in one of Roosevelt’s speeches.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-09-17
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-09-09
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Mrs. R. R. Gathercole for the letter and gift of a Bible from Isaac Israel Hayes’ 1860 Expedition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-09
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-20
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-03-18
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.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-02-14
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.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-04-24