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Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Assemblyman Hubbell on his victory and expresses his regret that James Gillespie Blaine was unsuccessful in his run for president.
1884-11-14
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna about the recent happenings at the Chicago Republican nominating convention. Roosevelt is very disappointed about the nomination of James G. Blaine as the Republican candidate for president. He is going to take a break from politics and spend time at his North Dakota ranch.
1884-06-08
Frederick Harr asks Theodore Roosevelt if it is possible the two met in the 1880s. In 1883, Harr worked as a German translator for James Gillespie Blaine at the National Republican Headquarters in New York City. Harr remembers meeting a young man named “Teddy” during that time, and he wonders if Roosevelt was that young man.
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1911-09-28
Senator Lodge agrees that there is “an element of grim comedy” in the failure of Canadian reciprocity. Representative Foss claimed that reciprocity would already have been achieved if Lodge had supported it twenty years ago.
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1911-09-25
Henry P. Curtis describes a recent publication on European natural history that he believes Theodore Roosevelt might be interested in. He explains how many towns were named after the animals that once resided there, such as Wolverhampton (wolves).
Curtis also shares with Roosevelt that his father was a Whig, while Curtis is a Republican. He expresses admiration for Senator John Sherman, discusses his political adversaries, and wishes that Sherman, Alexander Hamilton, and Daniel Webster could have been presidents.
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1911-09-15
Edited pages from a biography of President Roosevelt, written shortly after the 1904 Republican Convention where he was renominated for the presidency. The pages include a history of Roosevelt’s professional and literary life.
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1904-06
Historian Ray H. Mattison reports on his study of the authenticity of the Maltese Cross cabin. Mattison concludes that the cabin in question is the one occupied by Roosevelt when he first moved to Medora, North Dakota. Whether or not it was his home beyond 1885, it continued to be the base of Roosevelt’s cattle ranching operation. In addition to a thorough history of Roosevelt’s time in the Badlands Region and the efforts of others to preserve and/or showcase the Maltese Cross cabin, the report includes photos and sworn affidavits from Medora locals.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-05-24
Typed transcript of an article from the Bismarck Tribune. Theodore Roosevelt, while passing through Bismarck, denied supporting General Logan and James Gillespie Blaine for the 1888 presidential election. He refused to express an opinion on political questions.
1886-08-12
Theodore Roosevelt’s Secretary writes John McGuinness that the postcard McGuinness addressed to Dr. Lyman has been forwarded for his attention. Roosevelt’s Secretary replies that Roosevelt voted with the Republican Party for James Blaine in 1888 and did not vote for Grover Cleveland.
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1912-06-05
President Roosevelt thanks Ambassador Reid for the interesting letter. He comments on William Jennings Bryan’s recent speech, uncertain if he should “feel more irritated or sympathetic.” Roosevelt hopes to “persuade the Cubans to act decently” and continue in self-governance.
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1906-09-24
Senator Lodge seeks to clarify an inaccuracy found in History of the House of Harper. The passage pertains to Theodore Roosevelt’s decision to support James Gillespie Blaine for the Republican presidential nomination in 1880.
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1912-03-22
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1911-12-07
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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1911-12-06
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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George O. Sanborn informs Theodore Roosevelt of his travels across the country and tells him of the people’s strong opinion to have him run for the 1911 presidential elections. Sanborn states how the people are dissatisfied with William H. Taft’s tariff policies and hopes Roosevelt decides to serve his American duty by honoring the presidential nomination.
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1911-10-23
George C. Batcheller is not sure how Theodore Roosevelt feels about reciprocity, but states that he is in favor of it and encloses a newspaper clipping which outlines his views on the topic.
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1911-06-30
On behalf of the people of Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, Joseph H. Zerbey invites Theodore Roosevelt to the county’s centennial celebration as the first county to mine anthracite coal. Additionally, they are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the county’s participation in the Civil War. President William H. Taft has agreed to attend if able. Zerbey describes the county’s demographics and political alignments. He asks Roosevelt for a tentative acceptance with the understanding that Roosevelt’s schedule may change.
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1911-01-14
Senator Lodge has become concerned about whether or not Republicans are doing well in the election. He believes that they are, but notes that several newspaper men have been writing “doleful” letters, and that William H. Taft is being attacked for his Unitarian religion. Given that President Roosevelt knows more than him about the state of the election, Lodge asks for his views.
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1908-10-19
De Alva Stanwood Alexander asks President Roosevelt if he could explain why, in 1884, it was not possible for Republicans to nominate someone other than James Gillespie Blaine for president. Alexander is doing research for a new volume of his Political History of the State of New York, and has found a letter that seems to suggest that there was a possibility that someone other than Blaine could have been nominated if various opposition groups had joined forces. Alexander praises Roosevelt’s recent article.
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1908-06-15
Governor Fort of New Jersey invites President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to visit him and his wife, Charlotte E. Fort, at the New Jersey State Cottage at Sea Girt. Fort also congratulates Roosevelt on the results of the Republican National Convention, and says that he will work hard for William H. Taft’s campaign.
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1908-06-22
Henry F. Tarbox writes to President Roosevelt about the election of Congressional representatives from his district. Tarbox hopes that Roosevelt will not express a preference for James W. Wadsworth, as Tarbox and his associates prefer Peter A. Porter. (Porter would go on to be elected that year.)
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1906-10-10