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Theodore Roosevelt declines Mary Brandegee’s invitation to visit in Brookline, Massachusetts. Roosevelt will be there to attend Hall Roosevelt’s wedding, but will not have time to visit anyone else.
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1912-05-10
Theodore Roosevelt tells Joseph Bucklin Bishop, his authorized biographer, that he is glad Bishop liked the speech and that Bishop is going to prepare a piece about Elihu Root. Roosevelt also references an interesting talk with Edward Brandegee.
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1916-01-24
President Roosevelt introduces Edward Brandegee and Mary Brandegee, old family friends from Boston, Massachusetts, to Major General Thomas Henry Barry.
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1909-02-17
President Roosevelt introduces Edward Brandegee and Mary Brandegee, old family friends from Boston, Massachusetts, to Edwin V. Morgan, the Minister to Cuba.
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1909-02-17
President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou a letter from Edward Brandegee with a serious accusation. Roosevelt would like Cortelyou to dispatch someone to Washington to make a thorough report on the matter.
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1908-12-31
President Roosevelt tells his son, Ted, about the housewife that Henry Harrison Blagden gave him to take to Africa. He was particularly amused by the musical instruments inside. He updates Ted about visitors at the White House and an upcoming dinner that will be attended by Robert P. Perkins.
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1908-11-16
President Roosevelt would like Robert P. Perkins to come to dinner and spend the night on February 18 for the Army and Navy Receptions. He will invite Edward and Mary Brandegee if Perkins can attend.
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1908-11-10
President Roosevelt is glad that his son Kermit Roosevelt liked his message, and has sent him a copy. Endicott and Fannie Peabody visited the White House recently, and the Roosevelts enjoyed their visit. Roosevelt says that he was able to go on several walks with Endicott Peabody, and tells Kermit a humorous story about an incident that occurred on one of the walks. Roosevelt also mentions a recent visit to the White House from some Native Americans.
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1908-02-10
President Roosevelt tells his son Ted about a visit he had recently from Endicott and Fannie Peabody that he greatly enjoyed. He took a rather sedate walk with Peabody, but plans to go on a more strenuous one with some other people soon. Roosevelt thinks that there will be a difficult struggle until the Republican National Convention in June, as financiers and congressmen who are opposed to Roosevelt’s progressive policies are working to nominate someone other than Secretary of War William H. Taft. Roosevelt is hopeful, but acknowledges that it may be a difficult contest.
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1908-02-11
President Roosevelt introduces Ambassador Reid to Edward Brandegee, who is interested in the labor question. Roosevelt asks Reid to help Brandegge get the information he needs.
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1907-06-01
President Roosevelt sends Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon a self-explanatory letter from Edward Brandegee. Roosevelt also asks Bacon to attend an upcoming meeting.
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1906-04-23
President Roosevelt congratulates soon-to-be Mary Brandegee and Edward Brandegee, and sends his best wishes to the couple.
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1904-11-15
President Roosevelt notes that there seems to be uneasiness about addressing immigration, and asks Senator Lodge to send him a copy of the platform. Roosevelt also remarks that he misses Lodge and Nannie, and tells him about a letter he got from Edward Brandegee of Utica.
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1904-05-23