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This book chronicles the relationship between John Goodall and Theodore Roosevelt. Goodall met Roosevelt in 1884 at the local Stock Men’s Association meeting. Later, Roosevelt worked for Goodall as a cowhand. When Roosevelt was president, he offered Goodall a position as Livestock Superintendent of Indian Agencies at Large.
1931
The letter writer provides Albert T. Volwiler with the names of individuals who have connections to the Medora, North Dakota, area.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1918-03-04
President Roosevelt asks Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp to speak with him if there is going to be a vacancy in the Indian Agency at Fort Bertholdt. Roosevelt thinks that John W. Goodall, who he once worked with on the ranch, would be a good agent.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-02
J. C. Fisher welcomes Theodore Roosevelt to Spokane, Washington. He expresses loyalty and admiration on behalf of himself and the “Bad Land boys.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-07
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
“Teddy” Crombie identifies himself as the boy “who rode a little way” with Theodore Roosevelt when he visited Billings, Montana. Crombie wishes that he could have talked with Roosevelt about his travels in Africa. Some of the men on the train also inquired how many towns Crombie has “shot up.” Crombie has not shot any towns up, but he did kill a deer last Sunday. Crombie used to live in Dickinson, North Dakota, and knows many of Roosevelt’s friends, including John Winfield Goodall.
1912-10-13