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Theodore Roosevelt emphatically approves of giving mothers pensions in the circumstances Mrs. Robert Park describes. Such a mother of a large family who must be both father and mother has “done her duty well” and has a right to a pension.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-05
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Arthur C. Blagden for sending Louis Dembitz Brandeis’s speech. He wants to see Blagden, Joe Burden, and a few other friends to talk over matters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-10
Theodore Roosevelt regrets that he is unable to devote time to the matter about which Brombacher wrote. Roosevelt’s secretary suggests that Brombacher contact Louis Dembitz Brandeis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-11
Theodore Roosevelt writes Amos Pinchot to discuss his continued support for George W. Perkins to remain a figure in the Progressive Party and warns against rooting out moderates from the party for the sake of maintaining the purity of ideals. Roosevelt also pushes back against the idea that breaking down trusts would improve the cost of living, and lays out what happened regarding the trust plank of the Progressive Party’s 1912 platform.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-12-05
President Roosevelt thanks E. A. Filene for his letter about Judge Louis Dembitz Brandeis. Roosevelt believes in Brandeis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-28
President Roosevelt tells Henry Lee Higginson that while Louis Dembitz Brandeis spoke to him about various matters, including the New Haven Railroad, he did not mention Higginson’s firm. He assures Higginson that it would be a waste of time for anyone to speak to him against Higginson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-25
Gifford Pinchot’s uncle, William Phelps Eno, is attempting to extend his system of traffic regulation to foreign cities. Pinchot requests a letter from Theodore Roosevelt that could help advance Eno’s work. Letters have already been received from F. V. Greene, Alexander Piper, and Louis Dembitz Brandeis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-02-28
Arthur C. Blagden sends Theodore Roosevelt Louis Dembitz Brandeis’s speech. He and Ned Wells missed seeing Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-06
Holbrook Fitz-John Porter has read Theodore Roosevelt’s editorials on Nationalism and Special Privilege with interest. He sends an article based on his suggestions, which proposes how to secure collective state control of local industrial enterprises. Porter discusses his ideas on achieving this.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-30
Max H. C. Brombacher requests Theodore Roosevelt review his article in the enclosed magazine regarding rail road shop efficiencies. He discusses the “immoral economies” of the shops and asks Roosevelt to press the Interstate Commerce Commission for information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-10
The writer of the article draws parallels between corruption and graft in politics and the corrupt practices that allow big businesses to accumulate and control most of the money in the country. The article quotes heavily from an article in Everybody’s Magazine by Lincoln Steffens that criticizes the few rich businessmen who control most of the capital of the country.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-10