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President Roosevelt is pleased with Mark Sullivan’s action on the London situation. Roosevelt approves of Sullivan’s suggestions for future publications and enjoyed the recent editorials on farming. He invites Sullivan and Norman Hapgood to visit him.
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1908-09-12
Nicholas Murray Butler is giving President Roosevelt the schedule of his upcoming trip along with the address where he can be reached. He wants Roosevelt to know that he will be meeting with the Emperor at Wilhelmshohe in August to discuss the interchange of professors and educational subjects. Butler is also congratulating Roosevelt on his role in the Japan-Russian matter.
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1905-06-15
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells James Deitrick that the letter and enclosures Deitrick sent have been forwarded to the Publicity Bureau of the National Progressive Committee in New York. The secretary believes that printing and circulating them will do much good for the campaign.
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1912-08-26
In a letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer, David Lloyd George, Theodore Roosevelt introduces Henry Bruere. Roosevelt relays that Bruere will travel to England to research Brittish governmental policies on social and industrial justice. Roosevelt asks George to introduce Bruere to appropriate sources in England that could provide examples of social welfare programs.
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1912-07-25
Theodore Roosevelt writes an account of his trip from Khartoum to London for the eyes of George Trevelyan and his family only. He discusses his interactions with various royalty and foreign diplomats.
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1911-10-01
Theodore Roosevelt writes that it is pleasant to hear from Frederic Jesup Stimson, and that he enjoyed the book that was given to him. Roosevelt also says that he does not envy Stimson’s current location and is more than happy to be at home.
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1911-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt asks Mr. Finn to send him a copy of his book Wild Animals of Yesterday and Today, since he failed to get it himself. He is glad that Mr. Finn became an editor at the Zoologist, thanks him for the clippings he received, and finally criticizes the scientists of that time for being less observant of the nature.
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1915-02-06
Theodore Roosevelt introduces H. H. Asquith to Albert J. Beveridge, former Senator from Indiana. Roosevelt requests official courtesies for Beveridge during his travels in Europe investigating the war for a forthcoming report in Collier’s Weekly.
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1914-12-04
Theodore Roosevelt asks for William Northrup McMillan’s London address and sends his well wishes.
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1912-12-24
President Roosevelt asks Ambassador Choate to ensure that his sister Corinne Robinson and her husband are afforded every opportunity to view the coronation (Edward VII) as they will happen to be in London at that time.
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1902-02-03
Governor General of the Sudan Wingate and his wife, Catherine Leslie Rundle Wingate, were away and regret missing Mrs. Alexander and her party in Khartoum. Wingate shares in Theodore Roosevelt’s expression of friendship and hopes to see him again. He is impressed with the interesting problems he faces in Sudan’s Southern Provinces. The copy of African Game Trails has yet to arrive. Wingate will investigate the matter as he would be pleased to own a book by Roosevelt.
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1911-03-09
William Northrup McMillan had written a letter upon hearing that President Roosevelt would be in British East Africa, but the publications from St. Louis purporting to have information from McMillan about Roosevelt’s travels were not legitimate and he has reached out to The New York Herald to rectify the situation. If it is convenient, McMillan hopes Roosevelt will visit and utilize any of his staff. McMillan details the locations one can likely find various types of game and clarifies his upcoming travel plans so that Roosevelt can reach him.
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1908-09-29
American Counsel in England Halstead encloses an article by A. Maurice Low from The London Daily Post. Though titled “An Appreciation,” the article seems like a criticism, which is in line with the stories he has heard of Low’s character. He wishes Loeb a merry Christmas. His own Christmas has not been satisfactory, his wife is in Washington, D.C., at his mother-in-law’s bedside, and the children miss her.
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1907-12-27
John R. Carter sends President Roosevelt a copy of Guy Laking’s work in the Royal Collections of Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, presented by Edward VII, King of Great Britain, and a clipping of an editorial from The London Times. He wishes Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt happy holidays.
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1907-12-20
Cecil Spring Rice thanks Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for her letter and gives personal updates on his life. He wishes he could bring his wife to see Roosevelt, but she is in London and is expecting a baby soon. Spring Rice wishes he could be with her, but is doing his duty in St. Petersburg. He comments on the state of politics in Russia, particularly between Sergei Witte and Pyotr Durnovo. The Emperor believes the army is loyal to him, but Spring Rice believes that the situation will not last very long and that a revolution will come sooner or later. He mentions the San Francisco earthquake, commenting on how well the military responded and how quickly the city is likely to be rebuilt.
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1906-04-25
Whitelaw Reid is holding President Roosevelt’s letter to the King until he returns from vacation. If Roosevelt wants it sent immediately, Reid can do so sooner. He goes on to discuss the general state of European politics.
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1906-03-29
Mr. Morgan will be in the United States in about ten days and will be happy to see President Roosevelt.
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1905-07-24
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Reid informs Secretary of State Hay that Lord Lansdowne does not have much indication as to the attitudes of Russia or Japan during the Portsmouth Peace Conference. Lansdowne, Reid says, discussed whether it would be more to Japan’s advantage to seize territory or demand a cash indemnity, as they could restart the war over land but not money. Reid also reports that Lansdowne discussed the situation in Morocco, worried that the joint actions of world powers there would embarrass France, and asked what Roosevelt’s views on Morocco were.
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1905-06-05
Henry White sends President Roosevelt a message from Edward VII. The King wanted to convey his regards and his best wishes for Roosevelt’s success with his second administration and hopes Roosevelt will never be persuaded by any other sovereign or government. The King intends to write Roosevelt shortly. White asks that when Roosevelt replies to the King, he mentions that White delivered the message. White saw Cecil Spring Rice, Arthur James Balfour, and Henry Lansdowne before leaving London, and they were all interested in Spring Rice’s trip to Washington. White also writes that the British government has had two votes of want of confidence in the House of Commons and again in the House of Lords.
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1905-02-25
Vice President Roosevelt responds to General Johnson’s letter of May 25, 1901, and reflects on his friendship with the General. Roosevelt also reacts to the international press’s criticism of a recent speech he gave in Buffalo, New York.
1901-05-31