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President Roosevelt sends Governor Curry a letter from Judge Thomas Goode Jones, a man he greatly respects who served in the Confederate Army. Jones’s son would like to work on a ranch, and Roosevelt asks Curry if he could offer some advice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-21
President Roosevelt tells Major Jenkins he was glad to see the photograph of General Leonard Wood’s namesake, and wants to see a photo of his own “little namesake” even more. Roosevelt also asks him to thank the “gallant veteran in gray” for the photo of Confederate General Wade Hampton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-17
A memorandum from the War Department discusses the historical accuracy of an alleged order from the Civil War used by President Roosevelt as an exhibit accompanying a message to the Senate concerning the discharge of soldiers in Brownsville. The alleged order is from Robert E. Lee disbanding the 22nd Virginia Battalion in 1864 for poor conduct. A search of the Confederate archives does not substantiate this order, instead showing that a request to redistribute members of the Battalion was never followed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-03
Newspaper article quoting Senator Money on his objection to quarantines. Money also takes issue with President Roosevelt for calling Confederate soldiers anarchists, and for the president’s support of African Americans, concluding that Roosevelt, “hates the South and Southern people.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-09
President Roosevelt is pleased by the news that W. Sloan Simpson sent him about the Young Men’s Republican Club of Dallas. He is glad to hear that many of the members are sons of Confederate veterans, as the United States is now unified.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-31
Secretary to the President Loeb encloses the requested signed quotations from President Roosevelt. The quotations are on Roosevelt’s opinion of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and national memory of the Civil War more broadly, praise of white backwoodsmen’s use of guns and axes in North American western expansion and imperialism, ideal gender roles for men and women, and the need for national commitment to “the life of strenuous endeavor.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-09
President Roosevelt thanks James W. Hardison and the Albert Sidney Johnston Camp of Confederate Veterans for the invitation. Roosevelt will stop in Paris, Texas, during his trip to San Antonio, Texas, if possible. Roosevelt informs Hardison he had family who fought on both sides during the Civil War and mentions two recent appointments he has made of the descendants of Confederate veterans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-22
Until the Mills case is concluded, President Roosevelt has decided to make no further appointments below the rank of colonel. However, he will look into the case of Major Powell.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-14
President Roosevelt addresses an audience at the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition, commonly known as the Charleston Exposition. Roosevelt feels that the invitation for him to speak at the exposition emphasized how completely the United States has been reunited. The unity of the Nation became “instantly and strikingly evident” during the Spanish-American War and Roosevelt felt it was satisfying to see the sons of Union soldiers and Confederate soldiers serving together. Roosevelt details the accomplishments of several former Confederate soldiers within his own administration. He also praises South Carolina’s efforts to engage the West Indies in an industrial exposition, as the West Indies should “occupy a far larger place in our national policy” in the future. Roosevelt also praises the work the U.S. has done in Cuba, which will soon be a free public.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-09
President Roosevelt honors General Luke E. Wright on his return from the Philippines. Roosevelt praises both the state of Tennessee and Wright. Roosevelt gives several examples of how the United States is once again a whole entity, using especially Wright’s conduct as acting governor of the Philippines. He also discusses the United States’ actions and duties in the Philippines, and addresses charges of wrongdoing against the U.S. Army. He notes that while the U.S. has made some steps towards allowing self-government for the Filipinos, it would be more dangerous to move too quickly towards self-rule than to move too slowly. This is the press copy of Roosevelt’s speech.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-19
President Roosevelt honors Luke E. Wright on his return from the Philippines. Roosevelt praises both the state of Tennessee and Wright. Roosevelt gives several examples of how the United States is once again a whole entity, using especially Wright’s conduct as acting governor of the Philippines. He also discusses the United States’ actions and duties in the Philippines, and addresses charges of wrongdoing against the U.S. Army. He notes that while the U.S. has made some steps towards allowing self-government for the Filipinos, it would be more dangerous to move too quickly towards self-rule than to move too slowly. This is the press copy of Roosevelt’s speech with edits and applause noted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-19
President Roosevelt honors General Luke E. Wright on his return from the Philippines. Roosevelt praises both the state of Tennessee and Wright. Roosevelt gives several examples of how the United States is once again a whole entity, using especially Wright’s conduct as acting governor of the Philippines. He also discusses the United States’ actions and duties in the Philippines, and addresses charges of wrongdoing against the U.S. Army. He notes that while the U.S. has made some steps towards allowing self-government for the Filipinos, it would be more dangerous to move too quickly towards self-rule than to move too slowly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-19
Theodore Roosevelt thanks John Milliken Parker for sending him newspaper clippings. Roosevelt invites Parker to meet in order to discuss the campaign and devise how to gain favor in the Southern states.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-15