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President Roosevelt briefly speaks in Alpena, S. D., and thanks the people for their character and the quality of their citizenship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-06
President Roosevelt speaks to a crowd at Redfield. He thanks them and the National Guard for greeting him and congratulates them on their prosperity in agriculture, stock raising, and the raising of “good citizens.”
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1903-04-06
President Roosevelt addresses a crowd in Aberdeen regarding the “first class” of their crops, stock, and citizens. He discusses citizenship and the qualities that make a good citizen and public servant.
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1903-04-06
President Roosevelt speaks to a crowd in Alliance about citizenship and prosperity. He also speaks about character, praising the citizens as the “representatives of the greatest classes that go to make up American life.” He also discusses the law.
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1903-04-25
President Roosevelt speaks to a crowd in Clarinda, thanking them for the greeting and thanking the Grand Army of the Republic. He also greets the children, and speaks to them regarding play and work. Roosevelt also speaks about the veterans in the Civil War and their character.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-28
President Roosevelt greets a crowd in Sharpsburg. He speaks of character and citizenship as being the most important qualities in prosperity.
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1903-04-28
President Roosevelt greets a crowd in Van Wert. He speaks of character and citizenship as being the most important qualities in success and likens them to those of soldiers.
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1903-04-28
President Roosevelt addresses the citizens of Kansas City, thanking them for their greeting. He discusses his command during the Spanish-American war and compares it to the Civil War. Roosevelt discusses the lessons learned from soldiers on character, brotherhood, and citizenship. He also discusses current problems facing the country after industrial development, including labor relations, class relations, and law.
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1903-05-01
Secretary of War Elihu Root speaks in Junction City at the request of President Roosevelt. He discusses the army of Kansas and the United States, and the role that citizens play in the army.
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1903-05-02
Theodore Roosevelt compliments the people in Wisconsin on the quality of citizens they raise. He also defines what makes a good citizen. His speech also highlights how the nation will live up to the Monroe Doctrine.
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1903-04-03
President Roosevelt addresses an audience at a soldiers’ home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He discusses the lessons taught by those soldiers in the Civil War. Roosevelt also gives personal examples of the need to cultivate virtue from his own wartime experiences.
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1903-04-03
President Roosevelt’s speech at the Exposition Building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He thanks the citizens, mayor, and government officials of the city for setting an example for the country. He discusses the mixing of races and ethnicities in American history and the importance of learning from the past. Roosevelt also discusses the lessons of the Civil War and the virtues of citizenship.
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1903-04-03
President Roosevelt speaks to the citizens of La Crosse and thanks the veterans of the Civil War for their service and lessons. He discusses character, citizenship, common sense, honesty, and fairness. He also relates these themes to international relations and foreign policy.
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1903-04-04
President Roosevelt briefly addresses an audience at Lake City regarding citizenship and the state of Minnesota. He discusses the “commonplace, ordinary qualities” that a man should possess.
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1903-04-04
Columbia stands with two “troublemakers” labeled “Cuban Filibuster” and “Irish Agitator” hiding behind her skirt. The Cuban and Irish figures hold papers that state “Certificate of U.S. Citizenship.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1897-03-24
Theodore Roosevelt praises the people of Kentucky. He hopes that the state will handle itself in such a way that prosperity is maintained.
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1902-11-12
Theodore Roosevelt wants to return to Louisville, Kentucky, when he has more of a chance to stop and meet the people of the state.
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1902-11-12
President Roosevelt says General Luke E. Wright has succeeded in the Philippines by displaying the virtues of good citizenship: courage, honesty, consideration for others, and common sense.
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1902-11-19
Theodore Roosevelt praises the development of the education system. He states that the stability of institutions depends on the development of its citizens. Roosevelt specifically mentions the development of healthy bodies and the importance of playgrounds.
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1902-11-22
Theodore Roosevelt reminds the high school students to study hard. He concludes by telling the students to follow a rule he first heard on the football field: “Don’t flinch, don’t fall, and hit the line hard.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-22