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Theodore Roosevelt informs W. Robert Foran the death of Edward VII’s death has upended his plans and free time. Roosevelt would like to meet with Foran about the Zanzibar appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-05-17
Theodore Roosevelt informs W. Robert Foran the death of Edward VII’s death has upended his plans and free time. Roosevelt would like to meet with Foran about the Zanzibar appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-05-17
Manuscript about Theodore Roosevelt’s travels in Europe in 1910, submitted to The Reader’s Digest by his personal secretary, Frank Harper. The article describes how Harper came to work for Theodore Roosevelt, his first meeting with him at Sagamore Hill before his departure on his African safari in 1909, and meeting him again next in Rome a year later. Harper then details the controversy over whether Roosevelt would be able to meet the pope (which meeting Harper describes as being blocked by Cardinal Merry del Val), Roosevelt’s meeting with the King of Italy, his visit to Porto Maurizio to see his wife’s sister Emily Carow, his address at the Sorbonne in Paris (which was translated for him into French by Jules Jusserand), an offer from Count Zeppelin to visit Germany in one of his Zeppelins, the hospitality of the German Kaiser in Berlin, and Roosevelt’s service as the special ambassador representing the United States at the funeral of Edward VII.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
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President Roosevelt agrees with Ambassador Reid’s assessment of the interviewing being done by Edward VII, King of England. He thanks Reid for the introduction to Phillip H. Percival. After conferring with Edward North Buxton, Roosevelt has decided not to shoot in the reserves, and rescinds his request to Lord Eyre Crowe. Instead he asks only for permission regarding restricted species. The Sirdar of Egypt, F. R. Wingate, has written to Roosevelt about Sudan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-12
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-10
With delight, President Roosevelt shares with Senator Lodge the newspaper account of a riot in Brownfield, Texas, over the erection of a Roosevelt statue. He is glad for the invitation from George Nathaniel Curzon, the Chancellor of Oxford, to present the Romanes lecture on his return from Africa. It is an honor, and it gives him a legitimate reason for visiting England. The matter of renominating Governor Charles Evans Hughes grows worse, and Roosevelt worries about the impact it may have on William H. Taft’s election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-18
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-14
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-09
William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin thanks President Roosevelt for his $100 check for the lectern that will be presented at Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, on October 5, 1907, through Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee. Goodwin expresses his regrets that Roosevelt cannot attend and asks if he would inscribe a letter explaining the gift of the lectern to be displayed at the church. Goodwin is also sending Roosevelt a copy of his illustrated History of the Church.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-31
President Roosevelt’s letter gives Andrew Carnegie “profound satisfaction.” He wishes he knew how to be of further service and hopes Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carrow Roosevelt will visit his Scottish estate one day.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-29
William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin, rector of the Bruton Parish Church, requests William Loeb convey his thanks to President Roosevelt for his kind financial donation for the new lectern. Goodwin inquires if Roosevelt can present the lectern on October 5, 1907, alongside Bishop of London Arthur F. Winnington Ingram.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-27
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Reid gives President Roosevelt an update on international politics in Europe, especially events in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Russia. He assures the President that the London Morning Post has a good opinion of him, and proposes a solution to the problem of one of its correspondents writing unfairly on the Roosevelt administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-17
Ambassador Reid now realizes that there is “grave danger” in the Kaiser’s correspondence when he references the Hague Conference. Reid believes that some European nations will not consent to a reduction and “probably not to a limitation of armament especially on land.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-15
Ambassador Reid traces the origins of a story that President Roosevelt heard. Reid does not think the story could have come from the British Ambassador at Berlin, Frank Cavendish Lascelles. Reid has looked over the correspondence Roosevelt sent to see if there is anything in Roosevelt’s letter or the Emperor’s which could do harm if known to the King.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-12
Arthur Hamilton Lee is hopeful that James Bryce will prove to be more useful in Washington, D.C., than his predecessor, H. Mortimer Durand. He has been talking to King Edward VII about Anglo-American affairs and summarized what happened in the Russo-Japanese negotiations for peace. The King was excited to hear of peaceful intentions and attitudes emanating from the United States. Looking back on it, Lee is grateful for the opportunity to frame President Roosevelt in a good light for the King. Lee is proud in general of what he has been able to orchestrate mostly out of the eye of the public.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-24
British Ambassador Durand would like to deliver a letter from King Edward VII to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-25
Ambassador Reid sends President Roosevelt a confidential memorandum. Reid also discusses a British dinner party and European perspectives of international relations and politics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-23
Ambassador Reid reports to Secretary of State Hay a conversation he had with Lord Lansdowne, in which Lansdowne quelled rumors that England wanted the war between Russia and Japan to continue.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-16
American diplomat Henry White updates President Roosevelt on efforts to have British diplomat Cecil Spring Rice visit Roosevelt to discuss policy on the “far east.” Spring Rice, who had recently met with King Edward VII, will visit Roosevelt but stay with historian Henry Adams instead of at the White House. White also discusses meeting with Rear Admiral French Ensor Chadwick, who hopes to receive command of a new squadron. White also notes anti-Semitic attitudes in Austria and Italy towards Jewish diplomats.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-13