Note on White House stationery
An unknown writer asks whether President Roosevelt wants to see David E. Thompson, United States minister to Brazil.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-25
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Diplomats
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
President Roosevelt asks Anna Roosevelt Cowles to pass along his congratulations to Joseph W. Alsop on being newly nominated for Senator, and says he is a man with courage and sense. For the most part, Roosevelt is more interested in the politics of the Alsop types than the young men working in diplomatic positions. Roosevelt feels validated in his attitude towards Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, and wishes William H. Taft would be a more vocal critic of Foraker, as well as of William Jennings Bryan.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-21
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lewis Einstein
President Roosevelt thanks Lewis Einstein, a United States diplomat in Turkey, for his courtesy. He thinks Lewis’s book is beautiful, and is pleased that an American diplomat is editing the Humanists Library.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-20
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Letter from John St. Loe Strachey to Theodore Roosevelt
John St. Loe Strachey relays to President Roosevelt an account of his trip to France and Germany. He and his wife visited Ambassador Charlemagne Tower and his wife in Berlin as well as Ambassador Robert Sanderson McCormick and his wife in Paris. Strachey believes that Chancellor Bernard Fürst von Bülow will be defeated in his reelection bid and that the Emperor was also held in disfavor by the German people. Strachey is concerned about the warlike nature of the Germans. He relays his thoughts on some of the French politicians and theologians whom he met; he found the French people and politicians generally to be pacifistic.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-11
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Letter from Lloyd Carpenter Griscom to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Griscom thanks President Roosevelt for appointing him Ambassador to Italy. Having just arrived, Griscom is thankful he and his wife are closely located to arts and humanities considering their more remote previous postings. Griscom would also appreciate if Roosevelt would inform him of any pertinent political information for his job.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-27
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Letter from Baron Kogoro Takahira to Theodore Roosevelt
Minister Takahira states the Japanese government will not release the names of its diplomats before the Russian government has released its names. Takahira stresses the importance of full decision making powers being granted to the Russian diplomats for the peace negotiations.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-30
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Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Sternburg thanks President Roosevelt for the advice he gave Ambassador J. J. Jusserand and states it “brought on this great result.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-24
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Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to John Hay
Ambassador Meyer updates Secretary of State Hay on the progress of selecting diplomats to represent Russia in the upcoming peace negotiations.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-29
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Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to John Hay
Ambassador Meyer recommends forwarding to the Russian government some of the names of the Japanese diplomats in order to convince the Russians to select and announce their diplomats for the peace negotiations.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-29
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Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to John Hay
Ambassador Meyer acknowledges Secretary of State Hay’s instructions regarding the approval of the Russian and Japanese diplomats in the upcoming peace negotiations.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-29
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Memorandum for the Japanese government
President Roosevelt has announced the location of the peace negotiations as Washington, D.C., as Japan wished. Roosevelt also urged Russia to grant its diplomats full decision making powers.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-15
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Memorandum of statement made by the president to the Russian ambassador
President Roosevelt hopes Russia will appoint two diplomats with the power to negotiate terms of peace as Japan has done.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-15
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Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt
Hermann Speck von Sternburg discusses plans for the upcoming peace negotiations between Russia and Japan.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-11
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Telegram from Kogoro Takahira to Theodore Roosevelt
The Japanese Minister Takahira thanks President Roosevelt for his “wise and discreet efforts in the interest of peace.” The Japanese government shares his interest and will send a formal reply once Roosevelt’s note is received. Regarding the meeting place for plenipotentiaries, Takahira thinks Cheffoo, China, will be most suitable, as it is not tied to any political centers. Takahira inquires if it is known who will be chosen as the Russian plenipotentiary.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-09
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Letter from Kogoro Takahira to William Loeb
Baron Takahira asks William Loeb to forward a telegram he received to President Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-05-31
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Note about Nicholas II
The note describes a Russian diplomat whose father was Minister Plenipotentiary and he served as Secretary for several years. The note says Nicolas II overcame mental and physical illness to have a mistress and two children.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-28
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Note about Kogoro Takahira
The White House has received a telephone message that Japanese Ambassador Kogoro Takahira is expected to recover from his illness, but will likely be unable to perform his duties for some time.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-31
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles that they are looking forward to meeting her husband William Sheffield Cowles. Roosevelt’s work as Police Commissioner is hopeless because he cannot accomplish any more. He feels William McKinley has begun his presidency well and likes the choice of John Hay over Chauncey Depew for Ambassador to Great Britain. His naval manuscript is complete.
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Creation Date
1897-03-07
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles about England disgracing herself and the probable choice of John Hay for Ambassador to England over Chauncey Depew. Roosevelt’s work as Police Commissioner is becoming intolerably difficult due to colleagues Frederick Dent Grant and Andrew D. Parker. He is ready to be done with the job.
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Creation Date
1897-02-28
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Peace delegates in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Russian and Japanese delegates meet with President Roosevelt during the peace negotiations in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Left to right: Count Sergei Iulievich Witte, Baron Roman Romanovich von Rosen, President Theodore Roosevelt, Baron Jutaro Komura and Kogoro Takahira.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1905