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Songbook supporting the Republican presidential campaign of 1900. A slogan that appears on the cover, “Rough on DemocRATs,” is a play on words related to a popular anti-rodent product, Rough on Rats.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1900
Songbook supporting the Republican presidential campaign of 1900.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1900
Sheet music for “Bull Moose March,” a campaign song for Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 presidential campaign with the Progressive Party. The song is dedicated to Roosevelt. The cover features an illustration of a green moose head.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1912
Lyrics for “Raise the Roosevelt Banner,” a campaign song for the Roosevelt-Johnson Progressive Party presidential campaign of 1912.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1912
Sheet music for “Great Combination,” a campaign song for President McKinley and Governor Roosevelt’s 1900 presidential campaign.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1900
Sheet music for “O, Billy, Billy Possum,” a campaign song for William H. Taft’s presidential campaign. The possum was the Taft campaign’s response to the popularity of the teddy bear representing Theodore Roosevelt. The cover is red with a central photograph of Taft surrounded by flowers.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1909
Sheet music for “Teddy’s Campaign Song,” a march supporting Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 presidential campaign. The lyrics describe a nation threatened by trusts and in need of Roosevelt’s “big stick” policies. The cover features a photograph of Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1912
Sheet music for “The New Campaign,” a campaign march for the 1904 Roosevelt-Fairbanks presidential campaign. The cover features photographs of President Roosevelt and Senator Fairbanks and an illustration of the United States Capitol.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1904
Song book, the “Official Songster for 1904,” for the Roosevelt-Fairbanks presidential campaign. Cover is red with illustrations of President Roosevelt and Senator Fairbanks.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1904
Sheet music for “Teddy’s Hat is in the Ring,” which celebrates Theodore Roosevelt’s entrance into the 1912 presidential campaign. The title and lyrics employ Roosevelt’s famous declaration, “My hat is in the ring.” The cover features an illustration of Roosevelt on a white horse raising his hat with his right hand. He is accompanied by another rider in a red shirt and white hat.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1912
Sheet music for “Birds of a Feather” and “Roosevelt the Cry,” which were published as a supplement in the New York Daily Record. The songs depict President Roosevelt as a man of vigor that is superior to other candidates and the opposing Democratic Party.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1904
Sheet music for “Roosevelt!,”a campaign song heralding Theodore Roosevelt’s ability to stand up to corruption and the forces of political “ill will.” The song was performed by the Jane Addam’s Chorus. The music was a supplement in the Los Angeles Daily Tribune.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1912
Sheet music for “Roosevelt,” a campaign march written for Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 presidential campaign. The lyrics reference a”Big Stick” ideology and Roosevelt’s previous terms in office. The cover features a photograph of Roosevelt and a smaller photograph of William Thomas, “America’s sweetest song writer.”
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1912
Sheet music for “Hurrah Again for Teddy,” a campaign song for Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 presidential campaign.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1912
Sheet music for “Roosevelt March,” a campaign song for President Roosevelt’s 1904 presidential campaign. The front cover displays a blue tinted photograph of Roosevelt surrounded by a red, decorative frame.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1904
Sheet music for “He’s Good Enough for Me,” a campaign song for President Roosevelt’s 1904 presidential campaign. The front cover features an illustration by Homer Davenport of Uncle Sam with his hand on Roosevelt’s shoulder.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1904
Sheet music for “The Brave Young Moose,” a 1912 Progressive Party campaign song. The cover features an illustration of a moose head in profile.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1912
Sheet music for “The Big Bull Moose,” a song written for Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 presidential campaign. Roosevelt is described as a “Big Bull Moose,” wandering around with a smile on his face and able to accomplish anything. The cover features a green illustration of a woman with an elaborate headdress in profile with a halo.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1912
Song sheet for the 1924 Republican presidential campaign of President Coolidge and Charles Gates Dawes. At the top of the sheet is a lithograph titled “G. O. P.” with likenesses of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Coolidge, and Dawes. This sheet was handed out at an unidentified campaign event.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1924
Small song book created for the 1904 Roosevelt presidential campaign. The songs are presented without notation and set to popular songs.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1904