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Joseph Bucklin Bishop writes a humorous letter to President Roosevelt regarding a casual boxing match in Washington between the President and fighter Mike Donovan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-30
Stewart Edward White writes to President Roosevelt that he has “passed along word to [Joseph] LeConte” and will inform Roosevelt of LeConte’s response. White asks Roosevelt to say hello to Mike Dwyer. White also states he is going on a cougar hunt in Arizona.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-24
Mike Donovan wrote to Theodore Roosevelt about scheduling sparring sessions for Roosevelt and his sons. Donovan said that no one would be likely to get hurt while working with him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-15
Boxer Mike Donovan from the New York Athletic Club tells President Roosevelt that he will arrive in Washington, D.C., on December 19, and will stay for three days “to get you and your son well started.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-14
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about his friend Robert Fitzsimmons, a world-champion boxer. He says Fitzsimmons wants to open a boxing academy in Buenos Aires. Roosevelt hopes Kermit can introduce Fitzsimmons and his son to Argentines interested in sports and exercise. Roosevelt encloses a letter he wrote to Fitzsimmons.
1915-08-07
Theodore Roosevelt writes to world-champion British boxer Robert Fitzsimmons to say he cannot give letters to foreigners but will send a letter to his son Kermit asking him to assist Fitzsimmons when he and his son go to Buenos Aires to start a boxing academy. This letter was enclosed with a letter to Kermit.
1915-08-16
President Roosevelt asks Mike Donovan to send three pairs of boxing gloves and to recommend men in Washington, D.C., who can box with the president two or three times a week during the winter months.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-15