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Theodore Roosevelt tells George E. Miller that he does not want the presidential nomination and would see it as a great misfortune to be nominated. Roosevelt will put public duty over his own preference, but is not convinced it is inevitable he will be nominated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-13
Theodore Roosevelt does not want the Republican presidential nomination and will not accept the nomination unless the people’s support presents it to him as a public duty. Roosevelt wants Governor Hadley to carefully consider if there is a genuine popular demand for Roosevelt’s nomination in Missouri.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-23
Theodore Roosevelt does not want the Republican presidential nomination and will not accept the nomination unless the people’s support presents it to him as a public duty. He wants Governor Stubbs to carefully consider if there is a genuine popular demand for Roosevelt’s nomination in Kansas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-22
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs B. F. Boos that Kermit Roosevelt does not possess any invoice for the sample marbles. They were acquired in Italy and given to Warrington Dawson in Paris, who would have shipped them sooner to New York had he not fallen ill. Roosevelt’s secretary instructs Boos to have the duties assessed and paid and to forward the marbles to Oyster Bay, after which the account for these services will be paid.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-28
President Roosevelt wants Senator Berry to understand that it is Berry’s right and duty to speak frankly, even when addressing the President.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-03
Governor Hadley believes that Theodore Roosevelt needs to shortly deliver a public statement regarding his views on potentially accepting the Republican presidential nomination. Hadley suggests that a statement would be preferable to responding to a letter from several state governors as this could appear like a “prearranged affair.” He recommends a brief statement referencing the great demand for Roosevelt to be a candidate and Roosevelt’s public duty to respond.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-30
Stewart L. Woodford did not join in on “the general and enthusiastic acclaim” at the close of Roosevelt’s Memorial Day speech at General Grant’s tomb the day prior. While he agrees with Roosevelt’s points on duty, he feels as though Roosevelt’s comments on arbitration will do harm.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-31
After attending Theodore Roosevelt’s speech at General Grant’s tomb, Lewel R. Reid expounds to Roosevelt on his thoughts on the themes of the address—”Duty” and “Self-denial”—alongside American figures who have displayed these virtues. Reid invites Roosevelt to embark on a venture to bring moral reform to the United States, and requests a meeting to discuss the topic further.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-30
Francis Bowler Keene has admired President Roosevelt since their time at Harvard, and he encloses a “tribute” he originally wrote in 1901 and has since edited for submission to a publication seeking verse about the Roosevelt administration. However, Keene does not believe the work is good enough to be published. He is grateful for Roosevelt’s support of his diplomatic career, and alludes to his application for the post of Consul General of Switzerland. “Countless people” have praised his devoted and conscientious work as a consul in Europe. Keene hopes to see Roosevelt in Naples next year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-02
Ambassador Meyer is reporting to President Roosevelt the state of affairs in Russia after having found St. Petersburg quiet. Meyer traveled throughout Russia, Poland, and the Ukraine. The letter examines the situations in many different cities and other topics including removing Jews from Russia, revolution and revolutionaries’ tactics, a pheasant shoot, military escorts, history, travel, and Russian construction quality.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-28
Attorney General William H. Moody writes to President Roosevelt regarding an investigation of John G. Capers, U.S. Attorney from South Carolina, and Capers’ reappointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-30
Rudolph Forster received a message from Ambassador Meyer indicating that Russia would remove all discriminating duties.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-19
George W. Smalley writes to President Roosevelt in regard to his address to “the mothers.” Smalley states that maternity is one of the highest duties and integral to the development of women. He refers to a quotation by Napoleon indicating that women who bear children are the most admirable. Smalley tells Roosevelt that he states his views “in a way that best reaches the ‘plain people.'”
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1905-03-20
Everybody’s Magazine prints a story by Emerson Hough depicting a conversation between two men, one of whom laments the fact that President Roosevelt is leaving the presidency just at the point at which he is beginning to challenge banks and trusts and take back the American government for the average citizen. The other man seems to secretly be Roosevelt, and, hearing the man’s wishes that he would continue the fight, appears convinced to return to Washington to work on behalf of the common person. A handwritten note says that the President will value “most all” of the piece.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-11
Theodore Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of citizens fulfilling their duties. Work and duty can make citizens happier and more productive. A man should also be judged on the quality of his work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-22
President Roosevelt’s speech at the Exposition Building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He thanks the citizens, mayor, and government officials of the city for setting an example for the country. He discusses the mixing of races and ethnicities in American history and the importance of learning from the past. Roosevelt also discusses the lessons of the Civil War and the virtues of citizenship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-03
President Roosevelt addresses an audience at a soldiers’ home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He discusses the lessons taught by those soldiers in the Civil War. Roosevelt also gives personal examples of the need to cultivate virtue from his own wartime experiences.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-03
President Roosevelt addresses the crowd gathered to meet him at Manassas, Virginia. He jokes about turkeys not showing up for his hunt earlier that day, to the amusement of the crowd. Roosevelt enjoyed the walk, his first in six weeks, as he had been recovering from a leg injury during the previous month. He says he enjoyed visiting the American Civil War battlefields nearby, saying all Americans, North and South, can glory in that their soldiers did their duty.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-01
President Roosevelt addresses the crowd gathered to see him at Remington, Virginia. He expresses his pleasure at being shown the American Civil War battlefields at Manassas and Cedar Mountain, Virginia, by veterans of both the Union and Confederate armies. He concludes by saying America’s citizens are now unified, and that people North and South can be proud of their veterans who did their duties as they saw fit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-03