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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

The political cartoon Ambassador Reid sent greatly amuses President Roosevelt. He inquires if he can obtain the original, in addition to other Punch cartoons, including one depicting him and Emperor William II, which was banned in Berlin. Unsurprisingly, people have responded negatively to the financial crisis. Roosevelt remembers a similar reaction during the Spanish-American War. He has a better understanding of what Abraham Lincoln faced and what future presidents will experience in the case of a great national crisis.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from George Stuart Smith to Theodore Roosevelt

George Stuart Smith argues that “manufacture of markets by mechanical manipulation” is one of the most important subjects to discuss at this time because of its affect on the financial security of millions of people. Smith has tried to predict the outcomes of this issue, and plans to send Theodore Roosevelt pieces of the Wagner Advisory Letter so that he can understand the situation as well. Smith, recognizing the multiple financial panics of 1907, disagrees with The New York Times that Roosevelt was responsible.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-22

Creator(s)

Smith, George Stuart, -1920

Letter from Nathaniel Henchman Davis to Theodore Roosevelt

Nathaniel Henchman Davis shares an excerpt of a letter from a schoolboy who gave a speech praising and defending President Roosevelt’s actions during the financial panic. He also writes about the Winchester rifle Roosevelt may have used on his hunting trip in the South.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-25

Creator(s)

Davis, Nathaniel Henchman, 1858-1910

Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary to the Isthmian Canal Commission Bishop recounts an encounter he had with Charles T. Barney, the deposed president of the Knickerbocker Trust Company who recently died of a self inflicted wound, the previous summer. Barney remarked that if President Roosevelt were to run for a third term, “he will get none of my money!” causing Bishop to observe the overlap between wealthy Americans and Roosevelt’s opposition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-20

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Letter from Alexander Lambert to Theodore Roosevelt

Alexander Lambert asks President Roosevelt to enlist Cornelius Newton Bliss and Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou to recommend Lambert’s brother Adrian V. S. Lambert for a vacant position at the New-York Hospital. Lambert describes the feeling in New York after the Knickerbocker Trust Company failed and recommends that President Roosevelt take the legal steps he needs to, but that he refrain from talking about it in the press. Lambert has received bear skins and has sent them to John Murgatroyd, a taxidermist.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-29

Creator(s)

Lambert, Alexander, 1861-1939

E. M. Shepard on Mr. Roosevelt

Edward M. Shepard made a speech in support of the local democratic ticket in Brooklyn, New York, in which he denounced President Roosevelt for making speeches that create fear about future business conditions and sow discontent between the classes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-04

Creator(s)

Unknown