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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

President Roosevelt thanks Secretary of State Root for the humorous translation of a Spanish newspaper. He provides updates on the successful naval review, recent state elections, and the boiling pot of New York politics. Roosevelt finds that William Jennings Bryan’s eagerness for popularity causes him to commit “to preposterous positions,” as revealed by his recent speech.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-04

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Finley Peter Dunne

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Finley Peter Dunne

President Roosevelt is looking forward to seeing Finley Peter Dunne and his wife, Margaret Ives Dunne, at dinner and the musical and invites them to lunch on Friday as well. The president is sorry the Dunnes are unable to stay at the White House, especially the spare room is better than when they visited before. In a handwritten addition, Roosevelt adds, “Better not be haughty; come and spend the night in our little ‘doll house'”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Finley Peter Dunne

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Finley Peter Dunne

After inviting Finley Peter Dunne and Margaret Ives Dunne to the White House, President Roosevelt spends the rest of his letter discussing Finley Peter Dunne’s recent article entitled the “Anglo-Saxon Triumph.” Roosevelt takes umbrage with Dunne’s belief that individuals should look down on particular Americans due to their ancestry and specifically references those of Irish and German ancestry. In a postscript, Roosevelt states the current temptation is toward Anglophobia, not Anglomania, and the easiest thing for a politician to do is find fault with England. The president prides himself in getting a greater portion of Irish and Catholic Americans to vote for him than any previous Republican candidate without any significant attack on England.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-23

Letter from Finley Peter Dunne to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Finley Peter Dunne to Theodore Roosevelt

Finley Peter Dunne thanks President Roosevelt for the invitation to visit him at the White House. He and his wife will be pleased to accept, but they do not yet feel like going to any large events. Dunne also congratulates Roosevelt on the size of his recent electoral victory. While Dunne has poked fun at Roosevelt through his character of “Mr. Dooley,” he was very happy to see Roosevelt’s success.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11