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President Roosevelt thanks the citizens of Dwight, Illinois, for greeting him during his trip. He also discusses citizenship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-03
President Roosevelt speaks of his impressions of Illinois and its resources. He also discusses the Grand Army of the Republic and thanks them for their service and lessons. Roosevelt also discusses citizenship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-03
President Roosevelt speaks to the citizens of Bloomington regarding his visit and the speech by General Stevenson. He discusses lessons learned from the Spanish-American War, the building of the navy, and the role of ordinary citizens. Roosevelt then discusses qualities of character which he finds important in ordinary Americans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-03
President Roosevelt speaks to citizens in Lincoln, Illinois, and discusses his trip across the U.S. He discusses the Civil War, political divisions, citizenship, and character.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-04
President Roosevelt speaks at former President Lincoln’s home in Springfield, Illinois, about the lasting impact of Lincoln. He discusses the greatness of our forefathers as an inspiration for the current generation to do great. He discusses the current state of American government and its role internationally, as well as individual citizens’ responsibilities.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-04
President Roosevelt speaks at the dedication of James Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. He thanks Millikin for what he has done in establishing the university. Roosevelt then speaks to the students about education and expressing gratitude for education through good citizenship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-04
President Roosevelt addresses the “farmers, business men, wage-workers” of Decatur, Illinois. He thanks the men of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the railroad. He discusses a talk with General Sherman about wanting to have railroad men in the army and his travels through Illinois. Roosevelt then discusses the qualities of soldiers in the Civil War and how those qualities are needed in citizens.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-04
The memorandum addresses the subject of military preparedness which is of great interest to the people of the United States. Universal service would fulfill the interests of those with varying points of view, but the way in which it is presented will determine how it is received by the American people. The author suggests a way in which to present the benefits of universal service, including a greater sense of responsibility and duty to the nation and the integration of new immigrants.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-06
President Roosevelt speaks to the citizens of Denison, Iowa, about the recent natural disasters in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Georgia. He also discusses the need for integrity in the administration of the law and in public officials.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-02
Draft of a speech with handwritten corrections. President Roosevelt praises the Puritans for their “iron sense of duty” and “will to do the right.” Everyone should strive for a “life of effort” and the Puritan’s descendants must try to shape modern industrial civilization with the same “justice and fair dealing.” These altered conditions call for different laws and government methods, including greater control over business and corporations. Good laws and institutions must also be based on a “high quality of individual citizenship.”
1907-08-20
In reply to Bessie Van Vorst’s article “The Woman Who Toils,” President Roosevelt writes about the characteristics of citizens needed for a strong nation, one of which is being a good wife and mother or being a father. This appears to be an early draft of the letter, which was finally sent dated October 18, 1902.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-16
The full title includes: “held under the auspices of the National Security League, Washington, D.C., January 26, 1917. Printed letter to S. Stanwood Menken, Esq., Chairman, Committee on Congress of Constructive Patriotism.” The letter commends the work the Congress is doing and discusses Americanism, preparedness, and citizenship.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1917-01-26
George Robert Carter believes that an unnamed individual’s confession was forced by inhuman treatment, but a grand jury exonerated Sheriff Lorrin A. Andrews. The Quarantine Service appointed Dr. Grace, a British citizen, as Port Physician at Hilo, Hawaiian Territory. Only American citizens should be eligible for this position but no action has been taken.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-22
At a meeting on behalf of the Berean Institute, former president Grover Cleveland praises Booker T. Washington as a great citizen and a credit to the black race. Cleveland and Washington both praise Matthew Anderson and the Berean Institute, and state that they believe that education of African Americans is very important to their advancement.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-12
Theodore Roosevelt shares Charles Frisch’s pride in Frisch’s large family. Roosevelt believes that “the highest and most fundimental [sic] work of good citizenship is to leave the next generation in right shape.”
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1911-07-24
George Harrison Barbour has a high opinion of William Emory Quinby and his paper, the Free Press of Detroit, Michigan. Although he is a Democrat, Quinby bravely sided with the Republican Party on the silver issue and supported William McKinley’s campaign. Everyone Barbour has encountered has confidence in President Roosevelt’s capabilities. He recently met with Puerto Rican delegates and assured them that Roosevelt would offer them rights in the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-31
W. C. Dix encloses correspondence with Felipe Buencamino of the Federal Party in the Philippines. Dix is confident in the Roosevelt administration’s handling of insular affairs but would like to confidentially know President Roosevelt’s views on granting territorial government to “civilized Filipinos.” The lack of information is a major complaint of the Federal Party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-17
W. C. Dix encloses correspondence with Felipe Buencamino of the Federal Party in the Philippines. Dix is confident in the Roosevelt administration’s handling of insular affairs but would like to confidentially know President Roosevelt’s views on granting territorial government to “civilized Filipinos.” The lack of information is a major complaint of the Federal Party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-17
Joseph C. Clayton is gratified that Vice President Roosevelt approved of his article, “The Evolution and Basis of our Nationality.” He encloses an earlier pamphlet on a similar topic.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-28
New York Supreme Court naturalization folder insert explaining the contents and instructing prospective American citizens on the services and location of Chief Naturalization Examiner Cornelius O’Connor Cowely’s office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-1920