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On behalf of his high school, Carl W. Lemmon asks Theodore Roosevelt to send them materials to argue both sides of the debate question “resolved, that the Sherman anti-trust law should be repealed.”
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1911-12-18
H. C. Jackson of East High School in Cleveland, Ohio, seeks Theodore Roosevelt’s opinion of the “Initiative and Referendum” for debating purposes.
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1911-10-09
Kermit Roosevelt tells President Roosevelt what he is reading and how the weather has been recently. He asks whether the Ute braves finally came to Roosevelt and if Roosevelt has sent the “Tartar tribe” back to Utah. Roosevelt mentions that he requested papers regarding the “Brownsville discharge affair” from William Loeb, as Barclay is debating on it and he has been working hard with him, although he belongs to the opposite camp. He asks if President Roosevelt thinks he will get “those two big battleships of the dreadnought class” that he has asked for.
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1907-01-20
Baylor University will be debating the University of Texas over the Homestead and Exemptions Laws which are often abused in Texas. The unknown author asks Vice President Roosevelt for his opinion on these laws and to compare them to homestead laws in his own state.
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1901
Two newspaper articles, one regarding the sentiment and reactions of Republicans to Senator Benjamin R. Tillman’s speech in Congress. The other article discusses the removal of Mrs. Minor Morris from the White House.
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1906-01-21
Theodore Roosevelt asks Hugh McIndoe to get in touch immediately with Senator Joseph M. Dixon because a telegram by William Barnes to the delegates of the Republican National Convention is likely to cause a fight.
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1912-06-10
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explained to Martin A. Shale that Roosevelt did not have any materials on the subject of the debate. He suggests Shale communicate with senators or congressmen who are interested in the project.
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1911-11-09
Theodore Roosevelt will be unable to take part in the debate. He is familiar with Edmond Kelly and will read Kelly’s book as soon as he gets the chance.
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1911-01-31
Theodore Roosevelt rejects Fremont Older’s idea of a joint debate as generally “absurd,” and states that the debate Older proposes is especially “ridiculous.” Roosevelt states that he has made his views clear in his book America and the World War and could not do or say more, other than state his views more strongly.
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1915-03-23
Theodore Roosevelt refers Mr. Thomas and the high school boys to his book, America and the World War. However, he believes the suggested debate topic related to Asian immigration and disarmament is outrageous and nonsensical. Roosevelt suggests an alternative topic.
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1915-03-12
Theodore Roosevelt compliments Frank M. Chapman’s article, calling it “the best kind of answer” to J.A. Allen’s contentious article in The Auk. Although Roosevelt states that he does not care what Allen said about him and a letter from Witmer Stone had helped to cool off the situation, Roosevelt did not appreciate The Auk being used as a medium to attack him through.
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1912-12-17
Theodore Roosevelt responds to Witmer Stone’s previous letter discussing a controversy surrounding an article Roosevelt had written about mammal and bird coloration. Roosevelt reiterates his willingness to discuss zoological topics, but not with individuals like J.A. Allen who are intent on misquoting him for the sake of political gain.
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1912-12-07
President Roosevelt encloses his Chautauqua speech and marked copies of his messages regarding Santo Domingo. He wishes his nephew Stewart Douglas Robinson good luck in the academic debate.
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1906-03-15
President Roosevelt would like to see Columbia University President Butler, Professor John William Burgess, and James Speyer at the White House for dinner before Burgess sails to Berlin. People like the Roots and the Tafts will also be invited. Roosevelt enjoyed his trip through the South.
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1905-11-04
President Roosevelt is pleased with the Abraham Lincoln picture and regards it as a real addition to the White House. Roosevelt believes the picture represents Lincoln around the time of the debate between Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.
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1903-10-05
President Roosevelt congratulates the younger Root on the debate victory.
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1903-03-02
Senator Borah asks Theodore Roosevelt to send him copies of briefs and statements relating to fraudulently seated delegates at the Republican National Convention. Borah understands that Senator Root may raise the issue for debate in the Senate and he wants to be prepared.
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1912-07-09
Senator Clapp congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on his success in the Massachusetts primary. He now believes that President Taft cannot win the Republican presidential nomination. Clapp encloses a newspaper clipping from Oklahoma in which Charles Nathaniel Haskell challenges Roosevelt to a debate. He suggests that this could be an opportunity for Roosevelt to give an interview declining Haskell and providing support for Haskell’s senate primary opponent, Senator Owen.
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1912-05-01
Senator Lodge is submitting an article to The Outlook on the last one hundred years of peace between the United States and Great Britain. Lodge fears a public debate on the arbitration treaties as it could damage relations with several foreign nations. He read in the newspaper that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was ill and hopes it is not serious.
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1912-01-08
Senator Lodges’ resolution will leave the arbitration treaties with “nothing but language and machinery.” He tried and failed to prevent public debate on the treaties. He also supports Theodore Roosevelt’s silence in the face of statements from the Taft administration.
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1912-01-17