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J. H. Woodard expresses displeasure over Senator George Frisbie Hoar’s remarks denouncing the Roosevelt administration’s Panama policy.
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1903-12-18
Senator Beveridge writes to President Roosevelt from Boston. He has been talking to the people there and has found that Roosevelt has great support in the city.
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1903-07-10
Out of friendship and admiration, Jonathan Ackerman Coles has made President Roosevelt a life member of the New Jersey Historical Society.
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1903-07-04
John Burroughs tells President Roosevelt that his and Edith Roosevelt’s visit soon after the 4th of July will work well and asks them to let him know a day or two in advance. He was interested in Roosevelt’s opinion of Caspar Whitney and his endurance based on his account of a trip hunting musk ox, but he was suspect of some of the things he wrote in Outing. He also discusses Andrew Lang’s write-up in the Dial, where he says his book is full of mistakes. Finally, Burroughs praises Roosevelt’s books and says he cannot wait to reread them.
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1903-06-15
Burroughs writes a friendly letter stating his great pleasure of the fact that Roosevelt had written him to say he would visit with Edith. Burroughs expresses activities that they might engage in with great enthusiasm and looks forward to his visit.
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1903-06-06
Basil Wilson Duke thanks President Roosevelt for his friendship.
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1903-02-15
John A. Sleicher would like to know if President Roosevelt has heard from his friend.
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1903-02-04
Constance Zerrahn congratulates President Roosevelt on the settlement of the Anthracite Coal Strike. She reminds him that she knew him as a young man, as she is a Whitney from Milton, Massachusetts; and she comments on the interest with which all his “old friends in Boston” follow his career.
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1902-10-20
Edward Brandegee informs President Roosevelt that Frederick G. Fincke is visiting Long Island and suggests that Roosevelt might want to have him visit.
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1902-08-07
John St. Loe Strachey is in favor of amnesty and does not think the government will be harsh in the matter, although he is not in favor of giving back the vote. Strachey also approves of President Roosevelt’s firm stance on Cuba, as it shows that he is not bound to his party simply because he is part of it. Some Americans have told Strachey that because he, a British editor, praises Roosevelt so highly, Roosevelt must be pro-British and a bad American. Strachey offers to start being more critical of Roosevelt in his paper. Finally, Strachey tells Roosevelt about a visit from Corinne and Douglas Robinson, and says that he and his wife hope to visit the United States soon and would like to visit Roosevelt.
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1902-07-05
James Rascovar, Elias Goodman’s brother-in-law, is a friend of one of President Roosevelt’s cousins.
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1902-05-29
Ben Daniels has received President Roosevelt’s letter and is pleased that Roosevelt maintains a good opinion of him regardless of the charges that have been brought. Daniels has received a great deal of support from his friends and considers Roosevelt to be among them.
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1902-03-04
F. E. Grimes encloses a short story about David Winfield Mulvane written by Fred Vandergrift. Grimes hopes Roosevelt will take a few minutes to read the story as it is a true portrayal of Mulvane’s character.
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1901-11-06
Margaret White has been thinking of President Roosevelt often and watching his actions with the deepest interest. She expresses sadness and sympathy at the passing of William McKinley and the tragedy that brought Roosevelt to the presidency. Nevertheless, she thanks God that Roosevelt was able to accept the position at a time when the nation desperately needed good leadership. White believes that he will be a “splendid” president. She also fondly recalls the times their families used to spend together and how their children used to be playmates.
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1901-10-22
Abram S. Hewitt regrets that his family and the Roosevelt family have drifted apart. However, he has always maintained an interest in President Roosevelt’s career. Since Roosevelt is currently involved in reciprocity policy, Hewitt encloses the text of a speech he delivered on the subject in 1886.
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1901-10-15
Newspapers article arguing that Kansans are overreacting to William Allen White being hosted by President Roosevelt. White and Roosevelt can be friends without White having any duties to “run Kansas politics.”
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1901-10
Edward R. Hutchins pledges his friendship to President Roosevelt.
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1901-09-26
Henry Cabot Lodge write to Theodore Roosevelt about his continued concern for Roosevelt’s well-being after William McKinley’s assassination. Theories about what drove Leon Czolgosz to kill McKinley are being discussed in the media. Lodge also discusses the press coverage of who would remain in the cabinet.
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1901-09-19
Senator Lodge expresses his concern for Vice President Roosevelt in the wake of William McKinley’s near-assassination and hopes that Roosevelt will write him “at once” to assure Lodge of his well being. Lodge talks about a clipping that speaks of Roosevelt in French. Lodge also mentions that George H. Lyman is “here” and worrying about Roosevelt as well. Lodge recounts a story “because it tickled my vanity” of a conversation between Lyman and a German, about Lodge and whether he might not be Secretary of State when Roosevelt was President, and whether Lyman and Lodge would not be dangerous to German interests. The German thought Roosevelt must be dangerous because he had killed 1800 “mountain cats” last winter.
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1901-09-12
Senator Lodge expresses his concern for President Roosevelt’s well being and his confidence in Roosevelt’s abilities in the “greatest office man can now hold on Earth” in the wake of William McKinley’s assassination. Lodge regrets his absence from the nation at such a time, but knows that Roosevelt is surrounded by experienced men who will advise him and approves of Roosevelt’s request that the current Cabinet stay on. Lodge discusses his opinion that John Hay will not remain in public office despite having all the qualities a Secretary of State should have and Elihu Root’s qualifications for the position of Secretary of State. Lodge also assures Roosevelt that he will help him in the Senate if he can and that Roosevelt should call on him whenever he needs assistance.
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1901-09-15