Goff, John B. (John Byron), 1866-1937

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt hunting a bear in the woods.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt and party hunting a bear in the woods.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905

Photograph showing President Theodore Roosevelt, John B. Goff, and other men on horseback with a pack of hunting dogs with mountains in the background.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-12-06

Creator(s)

Stewart, Philip Battell, 1865-1957

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Philip Battell Stewart encloses a letter from Franklin C. Goudy. John B. Goff had a successful trip to Keystone Ranch. Stewart is meeting with Senator Edward Oliver Wolcott and will learn what Mr. Kent has to say.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-05

President Roosevelt suggests going to the country that John B. Goff knows for their upcoming hunting trip. Roosevelt would like to go after a jaguar.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-03

Photograph shows President Roosevelt and hunting guide John Goff standing with horses and dogs.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905-09-12

President Roosevelt asks John Pitcher if it is true that John B. Goff has been taken to a hospital after being mauled by a mountain lion, and to let him know about it. He is interested for Goff’s sake, but he also has a “zoological interest” and wants to know “how the job was done.” Roosevelt would like to see Pitcher in February if possible.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-08

President Roosevelt agrees with Major John Pitcher, Acting Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, that he should not let John B. Goff or anyone else take hunting parties into the park. Roosevelt feels that Goff is a good forest ranger and friend of conservation, but does not want Pitcher to do any special favors because of that. He will back Pitcher up, regardless of his decision.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-18

President Roosevelt has received Alexander Lambert’s letter. He is already committed to Colorado, and says he will write to Lambert further.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-12

President Roosevelt asks Alexander Lambert to inquire about when he could begin hunting bear with Thomas Lyons. The president also wants to know the likelihood of getting a bear and insists he must shoot the first bear. Roosevelt knows the hunt will be in the newspapers, and it needs to be a success for him. In other cases, Roosevelt has no issues with others getting the bulk of the shooting, but the situation is different since he is president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-29

President Roosevelt asks Philip Battell Stewart a number of questions about the proposed hunting trip, including if he can find mountain lions in the bear country mentioned by John B. Goff. Roosevelt also asks Stewart for more information about what is happening in Colorado.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-27

President Roosevelt asks Philip Battell Stewart if he still recommends D. B. Fairley for a consulship and explains he is having a terrible time figuring out how to fill the vacancies. Roosevelt also inquires more about the hunting trip Stewart has suggested and asks Stewart to follow up with John B. Goff about the conditions. Roosevelt believes this could be the last hunt he takes as president, and he wants it to be under “the most favorable circumstances.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-26

President Roosevelt encourages Philip Battell Stewart to keep working in politics in spite of sometimes feeling disheartened. He asks Stewart his opinions about plans for going hunting if there is not an extra session of Congress. The president is thinking of going hunting with John B. Goff first, and then later with Stewart’s men. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-30

President Roosevelt was surprised by the 33,000 majority in Colorado. Roosevelt mentions his wish to go on a bear hunt in the spring, and asks Philip Battell Stewart if John B. Goff is the right man for the job.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-19

President Roosevelt believes that untrained dogs are “worse than worthless” but has decided that bringing in John B. Goff’s dogs would cause too much controversy. Whatever happens, Roosevelt will be pleased to be out in the open at Yellowstone Park.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-26

It appears that President Roosevelt will be able to go on the Yellowstone trip and is concerned about having the proper dogs to hunt mountain lions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-12

Secretary of War Elihu Root has raised concerns over the public reaction towards President Roosevelt hunting a mountain lion within Yellowstone Park, even if such a hunt is within park regulations. Roosevelt asks if the hunt could be performed outside the park.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-18

President Roosevelt would like Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to consult with Major John Pitcher to ensure that the hounds are allowed into Yellowstone Park for the mountain lion hunt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-14

President Roosevelt is not competent to judge the situation in Colorado but does not favor Henry Moore Teller returning as U.S. Senator. Roosevelt sends an enclosure that is to be given to John B. Goff regarding a potential mountain lion hunt in Yellowstone National Park.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-26