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Secretary of State Root has read the articles, papers, and correspondence relating to the conflict between the American and British officials regarding the Olympics in London. Root believes that the paper put out by the British embassy is “purely defensive,” and that the wisest thing for the United States to do in this situation is “shut up.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-24
James Ford Rhodes would be happy to have lunch or dinner with President Roosevelt after Christmas and is pleased with his suggestion to invite James Bryce, Secretary of State Elihu Root, and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Rhodes discusses past elections and notes that the 1908 election marks the first time that the party in power has won an election following a financial panic. President-elect William H. Taft’s victory in Illinois, in light of high unemployment and discontent, is a “marvel.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-09
Lyman Abbott and his children will be honored to have dinner with President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Abbott is pleased with all of the initial articles that Roosevelt sent to be published for The Outlook. He advises Roosevelt to allow his article on socialism to be published and that he make his 1910 Romanes Lecture about his trip to Africa. Abbott discusses other articles that Roosevelt wrote, including one that will be published to celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-07
Edward North Buxton asks President Roosevelt to send his boots to him if he has not already sent his boots to Long and Alder. Buxton knows a good person who may be able to help ensure they are made well. Buxton hopes to see Colonial Secretary Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes in a few days, but may wait until James Bryce arrives to go with him. J. H. Patterson is in England currently, so Buxton will ask him for advice on Africa, and mentions several ideas relating to Roosevelt’s upcoming safari.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-08
Edward North Buxton is pleased that President Roosevelt is beginning to get excited about his coming trip to Africa. He discusses recommendations for the timing and route of the trip, and mentions people who may help along the way. Buxton is also pleased to hear that Secretary of War William H. Taft will likely become the Republican nominee. He encloses an article by Winston Churchill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-28
Senator Lodge describes the commencement activities at Harvard University, where Secretary of State Elihu Root, French ambassador Jean Jules Jusserand, and British ambassador James Bryce received honorary degrees. Lodge’s son John has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
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1907-06-28
Arthur Hamilton Lee updates President Roosevelt on the work he is doing to tell the story of the Russo-Japanese negotiations. Those in England had a different idea of what exactly happened, and Lee has enjoyed painting Roosevelt in a positive light. The English people have responded positively.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-28
Ambassador O’Brien informs Secretary of State Root that the early change to the British Ambassador in Washington has stirred much conversation in the British press and among its officials. An editorial in the London Telegraph stated that whomever succeeded H. Mortimer Durand would have to be “as popular and effective as” German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg and French Ambassador J. J. Jusserand. The Foreign Office thinks the new appointee should come from outside present diplomatic service members but O’Brien supposes it will be someone from within the current service and describes Sir Alan Johnstone’s qualifications. Johnstone was British Ambassador to Denmark.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-27
Andrew Carnegie agrees with President Roosevelt on disarmament, although he recognizes that it will be difficult to formulate a satisfactory plan. Carnegie says Roosevelt’s declaration that the United States does not seek to increase the present Navy but only to maintain it will be the great force making for agreement. Carnegie criticizes the practice of failing to give previous notice of war before attacking, and presents the “League of Peace” idea as the easiest and best solution. He encourages Roosevelt to be the one to formally propose it, as the United States is the only great power “free from international jealousies.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-27
Former Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton forwards an article to President Roosevelt that he thinks will be of interest, “The Growth of Navies” by James Bryce.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-12
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association
An invitation from the American Philosophical Society and other associations to a memorial meeting for Henry Charles Lea on January 20. Additionally included are a program for the meeting and a calling card for Arthur H. Lea.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-20
First Assistant Secretary of State Bacon apologizes for canceling on President Roosevelt and ruining his game this afternoon. He was held up because Secretary of State Elihu Root wanted him to stay in a meeting with Viscount Bryce about the Newfoundland fisheries question.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05
During a speech given at the Methodist Episcopal Church of Africa’s diamond jubilee, President Roosevelt praises white imperialism. Roosevelt in particular eulogizes British imperialism in India, claiming the British administration to be a greater feat than any of the Roman Empire. Roosevelt states that English control prevents tyrannical leaders from oppressing the common masses. The second portion of this article describes the outrage incited by the summoning of the editors and correspondents of the New York World to testify in a case against Joseph Pulitzer for libeling the United States Government. Representative William F. Willett, of New York, went on an angry tirade against President Roosevelt. Once Willett was declared out of order and prevented from continuing, Senator Isidor Rayner, of Massachusetts, explained that the outrage was due to concerns over violation of the freedom of speech and press.
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1909-01-19
Theodore Roosevelt submitted two articles to Charles Scribner’s Sons and is awaiting the photographs from William Beebe. He enjoyed Beebe’s Kaburi Trail stories. Roosevelt met with William Hornaday but was unable to see Madison Grant or Henry Fairfield Osborn. He re-encloses a note from Mr. Fuller and is unsure which book Fuller is referring to.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-05-03
Fifteen delegates to the North American Conservation Conference are shown outside the White House. Left to right, seated: from Canada, Henry S. Beland, Clifford Sifton, and Sydney George Fisher (missing – E. H. Outerbridge, Newfoundland); from the United States, President Roosevelt; from Mexico, Romulo Escobar, Carlos Sellerier, Miguel Angel de Quevedo. Left to right, standing: from Canada, Robert E. Young; from the United States, Secretary of State Robert Bacon, Gifford Pinchot, Senator Shelby M. Cullom, Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield, Ambassador James Bryce of Great Britain, Secretary of the U.S. Delegation Thomas R. Shipp, and Senator Philander C. Knox.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1909-02
Theodore Roosevelt is surprised at Ambassador Bryce’s questions regarding the fortifying of the Panama Canal. Fortifications will keep the fleet available for operations and are not aimed at a particular nation. The canal could last for centuries and any nation could eventually be an enemy. Roosevelt compares the situation to Great Britain’s presence at Gibraltar. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s health continues to improve.
1911-10-27
President Roosevelt informs diplomat William Woodville Rockhill that he felt Rockhill’s account of interviewing the Dalai Lama so important from the standpoint of the British government that he shared the letter with British ambassador to the United States, James Bryce. Roosevelt encloses Bryce’s letter showing Bryce was impressed. Roosevelt says if Rockhill finds out anything that passes between the Lama and the Chinese at Peking to let him know.
1908-09-07
Caspar Whitney is preparing to visit South America in order to write a book for MacMillan’s, similar to James Bryce’s American Commonwealth. Whitney contacts President Roosevelt to see if there is anything he can do for him during the upcoming trip, officially or unofficially.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-04
James Bryce and his wife have arrived in Cuba and have been shown the island. Bryce has been interested in the country and its possibilities. The island is generally doing well but Governor Wood is not pleased with local political developments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-13