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Theodore Roosevelt tells Endicott Peabody about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s recovery after an operation. Roosevelt is pleased with what Peabody has said about Quentin Roosevelt and agrees that he is maturing. Roosevelt believes that both Quentin and Archie Roosevelt are good boys.
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1915-04-16
Theodore Roosevelt sends fond greetings to General Dodge after receiving the inscribed book Dodge sent him. Roosevelt was recently telling his oldest son about Dodge’s admirable military career, and he believes that Dodge represents “the real American type.”
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1915-05-03
Theodore Roosevelt thanks General Wood for his letter, letting him know that Edith Roosevelt is recovering. Roosevelt informs Wood that he will visit him at Governor’s Island, New York, after Roosevelt returns from Syracuse. Roosevelt shares Wood’s alarm and disgust over the situation. Roosevelt is pleased to hear his sons Archibald and Quentin Roosevelt will be attending the Plattsburg Camps, private military training encampments established in Plattsburg, New York, to prepare young, upper-class college graduates for officer positions in the United States Army.
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1915-05-03
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary apologizes for Roosevelt’s inability to respond to correspondence due to his attendance at the libel trial in Syracuse. The secretary does not feel that Roosevelt could write anything about future political actions.
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1915-05-07
Theodore Roosevelt appreciated Winthrop Chanler’s “characteristic” note, and wishes they could have had a longer visit.
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1915-05-29
Theodore Roosevelt responds to a letter Mrs. Louise Eustis Hitchcock wrote to Edith Roosevelt. He worries about her health and hopes she will go to Colorado Springs to recuperate. He plans to stop by for a visit once he is cleared by the doctor as a result of an accident. Roosevelt plans to respond to her after he finds out more about the National Security League from Leonard Wood.
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1915-05-29
Theodore Roosevelt declines the request of Elizabeth Waters Quay’s friend to write a poem. He expresses concern for Quay’s husband, Richard, who is not well, but is glad to hear about Quay’s children. Roosevelt invites the family to his home if they are ever in New York. Roosevelt also tells Quay that he would be glad to autograph a photograph if she sends one.
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1915-03-30
Theodore Roosevelt is sorry he could not attend a luncheon held by Louisa Lee Schuyler but is glad it went well. He draws a fine line between what he does for his friends versus admirers, but to accept an invitation over another would be to hurt someone’s feelings, which he does not want to do.
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1915-03-30
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with most of what Luis Lara Pardo says in his letter. However, Roosevelt thinks that his own words are of mostly academic value under present conditions and he cannot admit that the actions the United States took in Cuba set a precedent.
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1915-04-02
Theodore Roosevelt tells Endicott Peabody that Quentin Roosevelt is “pretty miserable” at the moment, due to pain caused by treatment. Roosevelt also expresses gratitude for the friendship of Peabody and his wife, Fanny.
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1915-04-02
Theodore Roosevelt wants George E. Miller to come see him so that he can explain his reasoning. Roosevelt rejects Miller’s proposal, believing nothing can come of it if they declare a position with no action to back it up, just as President Woodrow Wilson and Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan are doing. Roosevelt says the administration’s actions are hurting the country.
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1915-04-10
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Hugo Munsterberg for the volume and sends warm regards to his family.
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1915-04-10
Theodore Roosevelt is happy to hear from Byron P. Turner and is glad he is doing well. He sends back a photograph as Turner requested and asks him to give his regards to John Avery McIlhenny. Turner’s brother has done a fine job and Roosevelt thanks him for sending him a clipping about his work.
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1915-03-23
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Edwin Emerson for his letter and picture.
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1915-03-13
Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Fitzhugh Lee on his marriage and discusses what men might be ready to go if Roosevelt is allowed to raise a cavalry to fight in World War I. He invites Lee to visit before his leave ends.
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1915-03-13
Theodore Roosevelt suggests that William Dodge Lewis, principal of the William Penn High School for Girls, write to the Carnegie Hero Fund and put the case before them. Roosevelt is pleased about the success of Lewis’s book, Democracy’s High School.
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1915-03-13
Theodore Roosevelt comments on the “simplicity” of Freidrich von Bernhardi’s argument that Germany was justified in invading Belgium, because France, Belgium, and England were convinced Germany would violate Belgium’s rights and that the other countries would need to defend her. Roosevelt notes that this is the opinion of many Germans and German Americans.
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1915-03-13
Theodore Roosevelt asks Ruth Moore Lee to send his enclosed letter and Metropolitan Magazine to her husband, Arthur Hamilton Lee. Roosevelt expresses his admiration and sympathy for what she is going through and states that he and his boys will go to war if needed and his wife and daughters will endure as Lee has.
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1915-03-16
Theodore Roosevelt thanks William E. Lingelbach for his invitation for lunch in Philadelphia but is not able to accept because he is only there for the evening. Roosevelt suggests meeting for afternoon tea instead.
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1915-03-18
Theodore Roosevelt forwards an enclosure to Bainbridge Colby.
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1915-03-05