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President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit and describes his trip to Georgia and Florida. In Georgia Roosevelt visited the family home of his mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. Roosevelt says he was well-received on the trip.
1905-10-22
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks Saxton H. Whaley for a letter and enclosure. As contributing editor to The Outlook, Roosevelt has nothing to do with acceptance of articles.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-30
President Roosevelt tells his son Kermit about how his trip through the southern states has gone thus far. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and a cousin, John S. Elliott, accompanied Roosevelt as far as Atlanta, and had a lovely time. They also visited the childhood home of Roosevelt’s mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. Roosevelt, now accompanied by John Campbell Greenway and John Avery McIlhenny, believes that the next part of the trip will be hard work going forward.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-22
President Roosevelt was glad to have his son Ted unexpectedly visit with a friend and tells him that he is welcome to bring whoever he wants to the White House at any time. Roosevelt is in the middle of a speechmaking trip through the South, where he was greeted most enthusiastically by the public, noting that they had “nothing sufficiently bitter to say of me” just a year prior.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-22
President Roosevelt sends Booker T. Washington a copy of the talk he will give at Tuskegee. He asks him to dispatch any suggestions or recommendations he may have for his speech to St. Augustine, Florida.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-12
Thomas Henry Barry thanks William Loeb for the good words that Loeb has been putting in on his behalf. Barry hopes President Roosevelt will favor his claim to be appointed Major General, as it will be his last appointment during Roosevelt’s administration. German Ambassador Herman Speck Von Sternburg and his wife, Lillian May Speck von Sternburg, are leaving Cuba for Tampa today. They have enjoyed their visit, and can give the president an interesting account of the trip.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-10
President Roosevelt’s recent tour through the Southern United States was a success, and saw him give speeches to many enthusiastic audiences along the way. In addition to visiting several state capitals, Roosevelt visited his mother’s hometown of Roswell, Georgia, and spoke with a number of people who knew her. Other highlights of Roosevelt’s trip included a stop he made at Tuskegee, Alabama, and a speech he made at Little Rock, Arkansas, where he spoke out against lynching. In an editorial, the Christian Herald praises Roosevelt’s trip as having been very productive in demonstrating that the North and South have put away the resentment which had previously existed between them. Other articles present on these pages include editorials on life insurance management, missionary work in India, commentary on “National righteousness,” and a request for charitable contributions.
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation
1905-11-08
President Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel about his time in Saint Augustine, Florida attending a banquet, driving around the city and out on a boat. He says Edith Roosevelt is headed to Pine Knot and asks Ethel how Archie and Quentin Roosevelt are doing.
1905-10-22
Chairman Chubb describes the Florida Republican State Convention as “enthusiastic and harmonious.” President Roosevelt and his administration were endorsed and a state ticket will be nominated after the Republican National Convention. Chubb does not believe Senator Hanna will be a presidential candidate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-23