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President Roosevelt sends William H. Fleming several letters from Lyman Abbott. He is disheartened by the Atlanta tragedy’s effect upon what Fleming is “so patriotically and disinterestedly fighting.”
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1906-09-25
President Roosevelt tells Clark Howell that he was pleased to nominate the two women. He looks back with enjoyment on his recent visit to Atlanta.
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1905-12-20
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.
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1905-10-22
President Roosevelt informs John Temple Graves it will be challenging to get to Atlanta, Georgia, in the spring, but promises to visit before he leaves the presidency.
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1904-12-12
President Roosevelt informs Robert Foster Maddox he will be unable to visit Atlanta, Georgia, in May. If he does go on a trip at that time, it will be straight to Texas. Nevertheless, Roosevelt tells Maddox that he does plan to visit Atlanta and see Roswell, Georgia–the hometown of Roosevelt’s mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt–sometime during his presidency.
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1904-12-08
President Roosevelt tells Major Byrne that tax revision cannot be undertaken by people who think that the tariff is unconstitutional “robbery.” He acknowledges a shared belief with Byrne that there are “grave inequalities” in the tariff, but he will not make promises he is unable to keep. Roosevelt cares too much about the “color problem” issue to make it a partisan battle, and holds up Democrats and ex-Confederates as examples to this end.
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1904-08-31
Due to recent events, President Roosevelt will not be able to visit Atlanta, Georgia.
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1901-09-14
Due to the death of William McKinley, President Roosevelt will no longer be able to visit Atlanta, Georgia.
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1901-09-14
President Roosevelt will be unable to travel to Atlanta, Georgia, in November.
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1901-09-14
Vice President Roosevelt thanks Annie Booth McKinney for the invitation, but he is unable to add another stop to his trip to the South.
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1901-09-07
Vice President Roosevelt thanks Austin Foy for his letter and the invitation. He is unable to acquiesce because he has accepted all the invitations he can for his southern trip. Roosevelt hopes he can meet Foy in Atlanta.
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1901-09-07
Pierce A. Summey reminds Theodore Roosevelt of their previous correspondences and tells him that he convinced five of his Confederate comrades to vote for Roosevelt in 1904. Summey has been carefully following Roosevelt in the news, including during his hunting trip in Africa. Summey acknowledges that he is nearing the end of his life, and hopes to hear from Roosevelt one more time.
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1912-01-06
James C. Fisher informs Theodore Roosevelt that as a lifelong Republican, he will vote for whoever receives the Republican Party’s nomination for president. However, Roosevelt is his first choice for president, and he believes that the vast majority of veterans and law-abiding citizens agree. Fisher also gives an account of his experiences serving in the Civil War as a member of the 16th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and the 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery.
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1912-01-06
Hoke Smiths invites Theodore Roosevelt to give a speech for a monument unveiling in Atlanta on October 10th.
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1911-09-19
Martha Berry invites Theodore Roosevelt to visit the Berry Schools during his trip to Atlanta, Georgia.
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1911-07-09
Frederic J. Paxon, as president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, asks Theodore Roosevelt for support in stopping the federal government from closing down the Department of the Gulf which is headquartered in Atlanta. Paxon and other Atlanta residents worry about the loss of prestige and money were the city to lose a portion of their officers.
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1911-05-20
In response to Frank Harper’s previous request, Frederic J. Paxon has enclosed, under separate cover, three newspapers that discuss Theodore Roosevelt’s recent visit to Atlanta, Georgia.
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1911-05-18
The Atlanta International Club is joined by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce in requesting that Theodore Roosevelt briefly pass by their offices on his way to his hotel during his upcoming stop in Atlanta, Georgia. The want to personally greet him, and promise that this would not take more than twenty minutes.
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1911-03-09
Louis L. Arnold thanks Frank Harper for his previous letter with the photograph of Theodore Roosevelt. Regarding Harper’s question of what sort of subject might be advisable for Roosevelt to mention in his speech, Arnold suggests that the issue rising postal rates is the subject of greatest interest to newspapers.
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1911-03-04
Wallace Lymas, H. H. Hume, and H. Gavin ask Theodore Roosevelt to give a speech during his visit to the South supporting the movement for establishing a refuge home for the formerly enslaved.
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1911-02-20