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American, English, French, and Italian warships are currently stationed in European waters and President Roosevelt is pleased that American ships immediately departed for Turkish waters upon news of the outbreak. If there is no immediate danger, the squadron might be sent to Alexandria or somewhere outside of Turkey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-04
Laura d’Oremiuelx Roosevelt asks William Loeb if President Roosevelt can put her in contact with the consul in Cairo and the Italian ambassador ahead of her travel to Alexandria and Naples. She also requests a letter from the president, which will help to protect her on her trip, and hopes that she can meet with President Roosevelt when they are both in Naples.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-09
Austen G. Fox writes to Andrew Carnegie with a fishing story about Colonel Henry A. Babbitt. He explains that Babbitt was a Civil War veteran who married Fox’s wife’s mother, Mrs. Thomas F. Hopping.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-21
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1871 to December 1878. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s trip to Europe and Egypt, Roosevelt’s entrance to Harvard, the death of Theodore “Thee” Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s trip to Maine, and Roosevelt meeting Alice Hathaway Lee.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association
Tweed Roosevelt describes the arduous process of removing an obelisk named Cleopatra’s Needle from Egypt to New York City. The project was planned and managed by Henry H. Gorringe who persuaded Theodore Roosevelt to hunt buffalo in Dakota Territory in the fall of 1883. Roosevelt explains how obelisks were constructed in ancient Egypt, and he provides a history of the two obelisks known as Cleopatra’s Needles, one of which was moved to London, England. Roosevelt details the process of moving the obelisk which included specialized rigging and lifting mechanisms, and he laments that the obelisk’s presence in New York City is virtually unknown because of its location behind buildings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Six photographs and seven illustrations, including seven depictions of the obelisk, populate the text along with a text box with poem “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2010
Theodore Roosevelt describes the sights and sounds of his family’s visit to Alexandria, Egypt, in an excerpt from his diary dated November 28, 1872. Roosevelt takes special note of the dogs he encountered, and he highlights seeing both Pompey’s Pillar, the remains of an ancient temple, and Cleopatra’s Needle, an obelisk later relocated to New York City.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1872-11-28
Arthur E. Valois submits his interest in being appointed a judge of the International Court in Egypt to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-16
Albert Shaw writes to President Roosevelt to suggest moving U.S. ships from port in Beirut to other ports under English control. Oscar S. Straus is also communicating with Roosevelt on the subject.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-03