Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Decamp Thompson

President Roosevelt introduces David Decamp Thompson, assistant editor of The Western Christian Advocate, to his friend Eleanor Franklin Egan. Having spent time in the Philippines, Egan and her husband Martin Egan want to show “the truth of conditions…and the need of the continuance of the present policy” there. Roosevelt feels that publishing Egan’s collection of articles will help the nation understand “what its duty in the Philippines is, and the vital necessity of performing that duty.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Silas McBee

President Roosevelt introduces Silas McBee, editor of The Churchman, to his friend Eleanor Franklin Egan. Having spent time in the Philippines, Egan and her husband Martin Egan want to show “the truth of conditions . . . and the need of the continuance of the present policy” there. Roosevelt feels that publishing Egan’s collection of articles will help the nation understand “what its duty in the Philippines is, and the vital necessity of performing that duty.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Howard Allen Bridgman

President Roosevelt introduces editor Howard Allen Bridgman to his friend Eleanor Franklin Egan. Having spent time in the Philippines, Egan and her husband Martin Egan want to show “the truth of conditions…and the need of the continuance of the present policy” there. Roosevelt feels that publishing Egan’s collection of articles will help the nation understand “what its duty in the Philippines is, and the vital necessity of performing that duty.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott

President Roosevelt received Lyman Abbott’s letter about his interview with journalist Eleanor Franklin Egan. He has reviewed the articles in Egan’s collection and hopes they will be widely circulated as they provide a comprehensive account of the situation in the Philippines. He lists various articles and their titles and hopes they will “convert indifference to the Philippines into active interest.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott

President Roosevelt encloses the letter as Lyman Abbott suggested. Eleanor Franklin Egan permits Abbott to publish her materials in the September 14 edition of The Outlook. Roosevelt advised Egan that publishing “this really remarkable collection of articles” during the campaign is a mistake. However, he is doing what he can to help.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Douglas Robinson

President Roosevelt sends his nephew, Theodore Douglas Robinson, an interesting clipping from Ambassador Whitelaw Reid’s letter about the Olympics. He sends his love to Robinson’s wife Helen Roosevelt Robinson and their children Douglas Robinson and Helen, having thoroughly enjoyed visiting them the previous week.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Welsh

President Roosevelt thanks Charles Welsh for the clipping. The tragic story of Welsh’s daughter and her family touched him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott

President Roosevelt praises Lyman Abbott’s “first class editorial.” Many political friends protest Roosevelt’s attitude favoring the renomination of Governor Charles Evans Hughes. The reasons for renominating Hughes outweigh those opposing it. Roosevelt encloses a letter from Charles Eliot Norton on farming for Abbott’s consideration. He apologizes if he seems too familiar with Abbott and explains his reasons for sending pieces written by others.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Dudley P. Lewis

President Roosevelt thanks Dudley P. Lewis for the clippings and says William H. Taft is the best man for president. Roosevelt is very touched by the relationship Lewis describes between himself and his father.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt tells Edward North Buxton that he has never used a peep sight for hunting, and describes the type of rifle sights he likes best, including a hand-drawn sketch. Roosevelt relays some details about the timing of travel for his upcoming African safari, saying he is pleased to be able to start the hard physical part of the trip by degrees at Alfred E. Pease’s ranch. The president hopes to stop over in England on the return trip to see Buxton, Frederick Courteney Selous, and other friends. Roosevelt has ordered the books Buxton recommended, and thanks him for sending an interesting extract from a report by J. H. Patterson.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Morison Bryce

President Roosevelt thanks Reverend Morison Bryce for the articles he sent, and suggests he write to Joseph Gaston Baillie Bulloch, his cousin, who knows a great deal about genealogy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Andrew Carnegie

President Roosevelt appreciates the clippings sent to him by Andrew Carnegie. He appreciates Carnegie’s advice on trade.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt thanks Senator Lodge for his comments on the Japanese memorandum. He agrees with banker Louis Curtis’s economic assessment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jeter Connelly Pritchard

President Roosevelt thanks Judge Pritchard for the clippings he sent and will forward them to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte. Roosevelt assures Pritchard he will do everything possible to uphold the Federal courts.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. E. Miles

President Roosevelt thanks H. E. Miles for the clipping he sent, and for his discretion concerning the discussions he has had with the president. Roosevelt expects to see him in Washington, D.C., soon to discuss a tariff commission and how Roosevelt can get Congress to act.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John W. Watson

President Roosevelt thanks John W. Watson for the interesting article, but notes that it would be impossible to convince diplomat Herbert Wolcott Bowen to agree to Watson’s point of view.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Paul Morton

President Roosevelt tells former Secretary of the Navy Morton that he was delighted having him in Washington. Roosevelt says that he enjoyed the article on rebates, especially Morton’s statement in the piece. He closes by saying he would be glad to see diplomat and writer Edwin Lefevre.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Allen W. Thurman

President Roosevelt thanks Allen W. Thurman for the letter and for the clipping containing Representative William Jennings Bryan’s comments on the president’s recent speech. Roosevelt feels that the Navy keeps the peace globally the same way that police keep the peace in local matters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hammond Lamont

President Roosevelt thanks Hammond Lamont for the clippings, and expresses his pleasure in having met with Lamont recently.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox

President Roosevelt asks Attorney General Knox to read and return some newspaper clippings. He believes they must be “more than careful” not to build up an Anti-American Native Faction in Hawaii, and wishes they could send someone out there to report on the situation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-09