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Although President Roosevelt now understands why Theodore Andrea Cook wrote him, he does not wish to become involved in the controversy between the United States and Great Britain regarding the London Olympics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-17
Maurice Francis Egan, American minister to Denmark, relays a conversation with Prince Valdemar of Denmark. Prince Valdemar is distressed at the rule of the farmers in Denmark, which he has no control over as a prince. Prince Valdemar is convinced that President Roosevelt is “the one man” who understands moral and social problems and desires to talk to him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-21
Ambassador Reid sends an addition to “the bundle of gossip” he recently sent to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, noting that this dispatch is a bit more serious and more likely to interest President Roosevelt with his description of a number of political events, in addition to more social fare.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-01
A second portion of a movie showing TR’s return from his African hunting trip, highlighting his time in Great Britain, and finally his reception in New York City. There are views of: 1) the funeral cortege at Windsor on May 20, 1910; identified in the processional, left to right, walking in rows are: Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, King George V of England, and the Duke of Connaught; the Duke of Cornwall (later King Edward VIII) and Prince Albert (later King George VI); two rows of the King’s aides; King Alfonso XII of Spain, King George I of Greece, and King Haakon VII of Norway; King Manuel II of Portugal, King Frederik VIII of Denmark, and King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria; Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, King Albert I of Belgium, and Prince Yusuf Izzedin of Turkey; the Duke of Aosta, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch of Russia, and Prince Sadanaru Fushimi of Japan; the Crown Prince of Rumania (later King Carol II), the Duke of Sparta (later King Constantine I of Greece), and probably Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria; Crown Prince of Serbia (later Peter I), Duke Albrecht of Wurtemberg, and Prince Henry of the Netherlands; the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the Grand Duke of Hesse, and Prince Henry of Prussia; Crown Prince George of Saxony, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, and Prince Charles (later King Gustav VI) of Sweden; probably the Prince of Waldeck, probably Prince Tsai-tao of China, and Prince Mohammed Ali of Egypt; Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Prince Arthur of Connaught, and Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein; Prince Alexander of Battenburg; Prince George of Cumberland, and the Duke of Fife; TR is visible at the end of the procession; 2) TR’s arrival in New York City, his greeting by Mayor William J. Gaynor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and William Loeb, his speech at the Battery, and the parade in his honor.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1910
Secretary of State Hay encloses a dispatch from the legation in Greece where a Greek paper reported that President Roosevelt was ill and King George I inquired about Roosevelt’s health. The legation was informed that the report was false but the King’s inquiry was appreciated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-19
At a recent celebration of King George’s birthday, the king expressed his admiration of President Roosevelt to Ambassador Jackson. Yesterday, the London papers reported that Roosevelt was seriously ill. Jackson passes along the king’s inquiry about Roosevelt’s health and hopes that the report is unfounded.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-29