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President Roosevelt writes to Henry White that he mourns the death of German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg, a man he regarded highly. Roosevelt will likely be presented to King Edward VII of Great Britain as a private citizen while he is visiting Oxford, and if requested he will also visit William II, the German Emperor, so as not to offend him.
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1908-09-10
President Roosevelt thanks Ambassador Hill for the write-up of the funeral of his good friend and former German Ambassador, Hermann Speck von Sternburg. In the future Roosevelt may ask Hill to enquire about accommodations for hunting in German East Africa, in case his safari brings him to that region. While he is abroad Roosevelt will likely be presented, as a private citizen, to King Edward VII of Great Britain while visiting Oxford University. Should the German Emperor William II expressly request a visit, he would also visit Berlin.
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1908-09-10
President Roosevelt thanks Ambassador Takahira for the letter. He is pleased that his letter to Takahira satisfied the Japanese government. Roosevelt affirms both his personal friendship and his warm feelings towards Japan.
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1908-09-05
Before meeting next Sunday, President Roosevelt asks James Bronson Reynolds to present his regards to Mundji Bey, the Turkish Charge d’Affaires. He feels “the keenest interest in and sympathy with the movement so full of hope for genuine progress which is now taking place in the Turkish Empire.”
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1908-09-04
President Roosevelt is shocked and grieved to hear of Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg’s death. He describes Sternburg as an intimate friend and attests to his character. Roosevelt credits Sternburg, a skilled diplomat who loyally served his country, for strengthening the relationship between Germany and the United States.
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1908-08-24
Rudolph Forster instructs Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry to send a telegram on behalf of President Roosevelt to the prime minister and governor of New Zealand via Admiral Charles S. Sperry, expressing the “sincere regard” of the American people for the people of New Zealand.
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1908-08-13
President Roosevelt extends his regards to the prime minister and people of New Zealand, as well as congratulations to Admiral Sperry and the Great White Fleet.
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1908-08-13
President Roosevelt updates Henry Cabot Lodge on personal and political matters. Roosevelt feels obligated to enjoy a series of essays by Westerlick because his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, assumes he would not care for them; the puzzling problem of the re-nomination for Charles Evans Hughes for governor of New York; the plans for Roosevelt’s upcoming African safari, and his desire to tour Europe on the way home as a private citizen without pomp; his plans to write for Scribner’s and The Outlook post-presidency, and his reasoning for selecting those offers.
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1908-08-08
President Roosevelt thoroughly enjoyed Minister Egan’s report from Copenhagen. He hopes that Egan is enjoying his posting.
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1907-09-23
President Roosevelt asks Acting Secretary of State Adee to communicate to Japanese Ambassador Kogoro Takahira profound sympathy to the accident on their battleship Kashima. The president remembers the concern that Japanese representatives have expressed to the United States when there have been similar accidents.
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1907-09-18
President Roosevelt thanks Ambassador White for the clipping he recently sent and for hosting Admiral Charles H. Stockton in Paris. Roosevelt is anxious for the Great White Fleet to travel to the Pacific Ocean, because while he wants Japan to know he has nothing but friendly intentions, he also wants them to know he is not afraid of them. Roosevelt wishes Congress would provide adequate housing for American ambassadors abroad, but is afraid it will take some time to accomplish it.
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1907-07-30
President Roosevelt advises Ambassador Reid against showing correspondence between Roosevelt and German Emperor William II to King Edward VII, as doing so may cause Roosevelt to lose the Emperor’s trust. Roosevelt nevertheless wishes for Reid to have the letters so that he can clear up any confusion that arises related to the matter. Roosevelt expresses his confidence in Reid’s attendance at the upcoming Pilgrims dinner being hosted for British Ambassador to the United States James Bryce.
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1907-01-14
President Roosevelt advises Dr. Alexander Lambert that Moriarty may be working for the Russian government, but it cannot involve seeing Roosevelt. If it did, the Russian government would have given him credentials from “the highest authority.”
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1907-01-05
William Loeb has enclosed a letter from President Roosevelt to Ulysse Chevalier, and asks Ambassador Mayor des Planches to forward the letter to Chevalier.
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1907-01-04
President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt thank President Guerrero and his wife Maria de la Ossa de Amador for their new year greetings.
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1907-01-02
William Loeb requests that Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee read the enclosed letter and discreetly tell Minister Carlos C. Arosemena that communications of that type must be sent through the Department of State. Regardless, however, it is embarrassing to receive any such request on behalf of citizens of Washington “who come within certain rules that it has been found necessary to adopt in connection with social functions at the White House.”
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1907-01-02
President Roosevelt would like to know if Senator Crane and his wife would be able to come to dinner before he officially invites them.
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1906-12-26
President Roosevelt thanks Sir Henry Norman for his Christmas card, and hopes to see him soon.
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1906-12-24
President Roosevelt praises Ambassador Francis’s “diplomatic statement” and Thanksgiving reception. He expresses disapproval of Francis’s predecessor, Ambassador Bellamy Storer, and his wife Maria Longworth Storer.
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1906-12-24
President Roosevelt acknowledges receipt of Ambassador Choate’s letter, and hopes to see him at the White House soon. He is pleased by the Isthmian Canal treaty, and believes Secretary of State John Hay “is already satisfied of having stayed with me.” Roosevelt was interested to read Choate’s account of King Edward VII’s remarks about him, and asks Choate to convey his personal greeting and regards to the King.
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1901-10-09