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President Roosevelt directs Assistant Secretary of State Loomis to inform Ambassador Charlemagne Tower he is to stay put in Berlin. He encloses a note from Senator Philander C. Knox and feels they must do something for Jerome A. Quay.
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1905-01-31
President Roosevelt instructs Assistant Secretary of State Loomis to send Consul General Alexander B. Thackara to Berlin and retain Consul General George W. Roosevelt at Brussels for two years. After Frank H. Mason leaves the diplomatic service in two years, Roosevelt will be reassigned to his post in Paris.
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1905-02-02
While President Roosevelt appreciates United States Consul George W. Roosevelt’s kindness in sending Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt a fan, he respectfully requests that no more gifts be sent to his family. Additionally, Roosevelt informs Consul Roosevelt that he is to replace Consul-General Frank H. Mason in Berlin.
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1905-01-10
President Roosevelt expresses his frustration about the matter pertaining to John Lewis Griffiths joining the consular service. Although another Indiana man, John K. Gowdy, is leaving Paris, that does not mean that Griffiths gets to take his place when there are other men in the consular service waiting for promotions. Roosevelt informs William Dudley Foulke he will find a suitable position for Griffiths and promote him to Consul General later, if possible.
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1905-01-06
President Roosevelt addresses Maria Longworth Storer’s requests. He intends to reappoint her husband, Bellamy Storer, as Ambassador to Vienna. There is no guarantee of a future transfer, and he may later appoint Charles S. Francis to the position. Regarding her plea to send Joseph Grew as the third secretary to Vienna, Roosevelt does not know him. He reminds Storer that individual appointments are not personal favors but reflections of his duty to the public and are based on qualification.
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1905-01-09
President Roosevelt received Ambassador Sternburg’s personal note about the death of King George of Saxony and was saddened to learn of his passing. Roosevelt expresses his “profound condolences” to the government of Saxony and his “heartfelt sympathy” to Sternburg who has served his entire active military career under King George. Roosevelt tells Sternburg that Henry Percival Dodge, Charge d’Affaires ad interim at Berlin, was instructed to attend the funeral as the U.S. representative and to express the country’s and Roosevelt’s “condolence and sorrow.”
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1904-10-19
President Roosevelt writes to William Bayard Cutting about a position as third secretaryship in Berlin. Roosevelt has offered the position to Landon but if he refuses, wonders if Cutting may be interested. Roosevelt asks Cutting for a list of places with climates he prefers so Roosevelt can keep an eye out for openings.
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1904-10-11
President Roosevelt and Ambassador Sternburg were the subject of a dispatch from Berlin, Germany, to the Baltimore Herald, which he encloses. The article states that Roosevelt upset German nationalists by praising Sternburg in an interview with Eugen Zabel of the National Zeitung and that it could hurt Sternburg’s reputation. Roosevelt cares nothing about it but hopes that it does not embarrass Sternburg.
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1904-04-27
President Roosevelt has spoken to Admiral Taylor who has approved Albert Gleaves to go to Berlin. Edith Roosevelt will enjoy having lunch with Gleaves soon and Roosevelt asks Gleaves to also invite Secretary of the Navy Moody.
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1904-03-25
Bernard Goldsmith, a friend of President Roosevelt and recommended by Ambassador White, has a statement on the “suitable accommodation to the proper position and influence of the American Embassy at Berlin.” Roosevelt would like John Hay to discuss the matter with Goldsmith.
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1902-07-01
President Roosevelt clarifies his rationale regarding diplomatic appointments. If Ambassador White needed to retire then Roosevelt would want a replacement acceptable to the United States and Germany.
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1901-11-15
Brander Matthews was recently sent two documents that alleged to expose the “characteristics of [Theodore Roosevelt’s] friend in Berlin,” which he now forwards to Roosevelt asking that he explain the situation.
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1911-06-26
Hugo Münsterberg thanks Theodore Roosevelt for kind praise of his recent article in McClure’s. Münsterberg agrees with Roosevelt’s opinion of the various magazines and weekly newspapers regarding “the mendacity of the final product” they create. He feels, however, that “the foreign reporter beats the whole gang” and is especially biased in the way they present American affairs, giving several examples of reporters in Germany who act this way. Münsterberg is working to help shape the Amerika-Institut he is working at to create a resource for improving relations between the United States and Germany.
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1911-03-01
Fülöp László was greatly pleased by President Roosevelt’s letter and photograph. László will always value the reproduction of his picture, as it reminds him of their pleasant time at the White House. Roosevelt’s portrait is on its way to Berlin, and will be exhibited at the end of the month.
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1909-02-15
Ambassador Reid goes into detail about a recent conversation with Lord Crewe. He just sent a brief telegram on the matter, but Crewe is willing to write to the Ugandan authorities about President Roosevelt’s planned elephant hunting. Crewe also gave the common warning that white rhinoceros will be hard to find. However, Crewe was happy to hear that if Roosevelt gets two he intends to give one to the British Museum. They also discussed the issue of Sir Robert Bond. No one is looking forward to the royal family’s upcoming trip to Berlin.
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1909-02-04
Minister to Norway Peirce seeks help from Andrew Carnegie in advancing Elihu Root’s candidacy for the Nobel Peace Prize. He recently learned that Jørgan Løvland, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, feels Elihu Root’s actions in pursuit of peace were those of a government official. While this might be technically true, Peirce worries that Løvland “does not really grasp the situation.” A letter from President Roosevelt to the Committee might improve Root’s chances. Additionally, Peirce heard that Roosevelt denied Løvland’s request to come speak in Norway next year. As Roosevelt is giving an address in Berlin, and it is typical for Peace Prize recipients to speak in Norway, Peirce worries that this refusal will hurt the chances of another American “in public life” receiving the Prize.
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1909-02-08
Benjamin Ide Wheeler requests a letter of introduction from President Roosevelt before Wheeler “bears the name of Roosevelt” in Berlin, Germany. Wheeler believes that the people sympathize with the position Roosevelt has taken regarding the Japanese. He additionally states that the people of Congress will find that 99.9% of their constituents think that Roosevelt’s answer to the Secret Service business was a blow “to the solar plexus.”
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1909-01-25
German Ambassador von Bernstorff responds to a letter German Secretary of Colonial Affairs Bernhard Dernburg sent to Berlin regarding President Roosevelt’s trip to Africa. East African Governor Albert von Rechenburg requests Roosevelt’s East Africa travel itinerary so Rechenburg can meet the special instructions Bernhard requested. Bernstorff is willing to meet with Roosevelt to discuss any questions about visiting East Africa.
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1909-01-29
A. A. W. Hubrecht has heard through newspapers that President Roosevelt intends to speak at the University of Paris, University of Berlin, and University of Oxford while he is in Europe in 1910. Hubrecht asks if Roosevelt would consider “making a four leaved clover of this” by speaking at University of Utrecht as well.
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1909-01-21
Ambassador White is on his way back to the United States to vote for William H. Taft on Election Day. While White understands that President Roosevelt wants any visits he makes in Europe following his African trip to be quiet and unofficial, Roosevelt does not understand how popular he is in Europe. Any ministry that does not give Roosevelt “proper attention” would be looked poorly upon by its people. White in particular believes that Roosevelt should visit Berlin to see Emperor William II. White currently believes there will be no war breaking out in Europe, and informs Roosevelt of where he will be while he is in the United States. Item contains handwritten letter and a typed transcript.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-01