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Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge is sorry that President Roosevelt has reached the time of life where physical exercise has ceased to be a rest. Lodge thinks that if William Randolph Hearst runs in any way in New York, the Republican party will be able to carry the state. The political situation in Massachusetts has revived Lodge’s hopes of retaining control of the House. The reciprocity revision movement appears less militant than last year, and higher wages in the cotton and wool industries has weakened agitation against Republicans on behalf of changing the tariff. Lodge thinks the unknown quantity in the Congressional elections is the labor vote under the direction of Samuel Gompers. Lodge agrees with Roosevelt that there is more baseless praise poured out over Thomas Jefferson than any man in our history.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-08

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Kermit Roosevelt updates President Roosevelt on what he has been reading, stating that Abraham Lincoln by John Torrey Morse is both “uninterestingly written” and “prejudiced against Lincoln.” Therefore, he plans to read the novel The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer by Charles James Lever, a writer whose work he remembers his father not liking very much. Kermit also discusses his exercise regimen, which has included snowshoeing when the weather permitted as well as running when it has not.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Speech by Theodore Roosevelt

Speech by Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt speaks on the value of exercise and athleticism, saying that it is “an aid to vigor of mind, and above all, to vigor of character,” but that it should not become an end unto itself. He reflects that he believes himself to be average in the areas of hunting, riding, and general exercise, but makes the point that he nevertheless chooses to do them. Roosevelt highlights that many other people could choose to do similar activities, but do not always do so, and says that making the choice to go out and do these sorts of ordinary activities “is the ordinary kind of success or kind of greatness” that anyone can achieve.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt great scout

Theodore Roosevelt great scout

This motion picture dramatizes a visit of a troop of Boy Scouts to the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site. A young boy who is not a scout joins the troop for their visit, and they are all inspired by the way that the young Theodore Roosevelt improved his physical fitness, and later took on adventures that brought him around the world to Africa and South America.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Roosevelt Memorial Association

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson

Commissioner Roosevelt is never sure if Robert Harry Munro Ferguson receives his letters. He regrets that Ferguson cannot visit Sagamore Hill this summer but congratulates him on his upcoming trip to Hudson Bay. Roosevelt had a bout of bronchitis and wants to get back to exercising soon. He summarizes the other children’s reaction to their new family member, Archibald Roosevelt.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1894-04-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson

Commissioner Roosevelt describes the Boone and Crockett Club dinner and Kermit Roosevelt’s antics. He has not been getting much exercise but takes the eldest children for walks on Sundays and goes horseback riding with Senator Lodge. Politics are at a “fever beat” and Roosevelt is enjoying it but wishes he could go on a wilderness expedition with Robert Harry Munro Ferguson.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1894-01-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt

At Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s suggestion, Theodore Roosevelt has traveled to Stamford, Connecticut, for two weeks of exercise. The camp is run by Jack Cooper, a former boxer, who is one of the professional athletes that keep one hand in the underworld and one in the wealthy sporting world. Roosevelt received a nice letter from General Duncan regarding Ted Roosevelt and Archie Roosevelt. War preparation continues slowly and Roosevelt is bitter that “ordinary foresight and patriotism” in the country’s leaders could have already ended the war.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-10-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Gifford Pinchot regrets not having a letter for the Denver meeting of the American Forestry Association but understands Vice President Roosevelt’s position. Pinchot and Frederick Haynes Newell are exploring some grazing and irrigation issues and will be leaving for a two week trip to the mountains. Although Pinchot expects to miss his hunt, he hopes he and Roosevelt have a “good visit, with lots of exercise.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-05

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946