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Theodore Roosevelt was pleased with Herbert David Croly’s letter and is interested in having Croly write his biography as Croly understands what Roosevelt is striving for in politics. Roosevelt would like to visit Croly once the presidential campaign is over.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-30
George H. Mifflin, of the Houghton Mifflin Company, would like to know if President Roosevelt will consider writing a previously discussed volume on “Civic Duties.” Mifflin has also gained approval from former Secretary of State John Hay’s widow Clara Louise Stone Hay to ask Roosevelt to consider writing a volume on the deceased statesman, based on a recently completed biography, as Roosevelt previously wrote two volumes for the American Statesmen series. This letter was sent by way of Lawrence F. Abbott, of The Outlook.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-16
Sydney Brooks reflects on when he first met President Roosevelt twelve or thirteen years ago, and discusses how he has closely followed Roosevelt’s inspiring career. Brooks is glad to hear that Roosevelt has no objection to Brooks writing a book about him. Brooks asks if it is possible for him to gain access to the official documents of his presidency, as he wants to make his book as accurate as possible. Whenever Brooks reads American press that is against British rule in India, he counters it with quotations from Roosevelt’s speech.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-13
This edition of “News & Notes” opens with the announcement that a conference scheduled to mark the centennial of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency had been cancelled because of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The section notes that the long awaited second volume of a biography of Roosevelt by Edmund Morris was scheduled for release in November 2001 and that Sylvia Jukes Morris’s biography of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was to be reissued in paperback. “News & Notes” highlights Roosevelt’s induction into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, the conferring of a historic preservation award to the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), and the announcement of the winners of the TRA’s Rose Award. Obituaries for Tilly DeVries and Lion DeVries of the TRA and a summary of this issue’s book reviews complete the section.
Three photographs from ceremonies celebrating Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor award appear in the section.
John A. Gable reviews the second volume of Edmund Morris’s biography of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex. Gable notes the literary character of the work, and he argues that Henry F. Pringle’s biography of Roosevelt is still read not because of its judgments, but because it is well written. Gable also compares Morris’s book to those of Lewis L. Gould and William Henry Harbaugh, and he quotes from several reviews of Theodore Rex in leading newspapers and magazines. Gable singles out the critical review of Christine Stansell, and he rebuffs some of her arguments by quoting from a response he wrote to her review. Gable concludes his essay by noting that many reviewers found parallels between the events of September 11, 2001 and the assassination of President William McKinley in September 1901.
A photograph of Roosevelt, two of Morris, and a text box advertising a CD-ROM published by the Theodore Roosevelt Association appear in the review.
Sylvia Jukes Morris, wife of Theodore Roosevelt biographer Edmund Morris, asks readers for help with a biography she is writing about Roosevelt’s wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. She asks readers to share information or sources they may have about Edith Roosevelt, and she provides her contact information.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1976
Text of the preface and an opening personal letter from Murat Halstead’s The Illustrious Life of William McKinley.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-04