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Endicott Peabody writes to President Roosevelt in regards to Kermit Roosevelt’s performance at Groton School and his preparation for attendance at Harvard College. Peabody notifies Roosevelt that Kermit needs to work harder to ensure he can enter Harvard at the proper age.
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1906-03-08
Endicott Peabody writes to President Roosevelt regarding matters at the Groton School and Peabody’s plans to attend Alice Roosevelt’s upcoming wedding.
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1906-02-05
Endicott Peabody, headmaster of Groton School, writes to President Roosevelt, regarding Kermit and Hall’s absence for Alice Roosevelt’s wedding. It is the school’s policy to not allow students to leave for cousins’ weddings as they are so frequent. However, because Hall was orphaned and very close to the Theodore Roosevelt family, Peabody believes it appropriate. Peabody also discusses cheating allegations of Harvard and Yale football teams.
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1906-01-25
Endicott Peabody believes that the new football rules are reaching the point where Harvard may consider allowing undergraduates to participate in it. He tells President Roosevelt at length about a visit from Roosevelt’s son Ted Roosevelt, during which Ted expressed some concerning ideas and positions regarding morality. Peabody tells Roosevelt so that when he sees his son he can “help him to a more sane point of view,” but asks Roosevelt not to tell Ted that he wrote about him.
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1906-01-30
Endicott Peabody writes to President Roosevelt regarding the enrollment of his son Archie at Groton School.
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1906-01-31
Endicott Peabody is glad to know that President Roosevelt approves of Kermit’s coming forward for confirmation at Groton. Peabody’s son, Malcolm, will be confirmed as well making this year “more personal to me than ever.”
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1905-12-19
Endicott Peabody accepts an invitation from President Roosevelt to lunch at Oyster Bay. Peabody suggests Henry Fairfield Osborn might be the right Princeton man for the job of negotiating football rules. He also discusses Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s upcoming visit to Groton School to visit Kermit Roosevelt.
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1905-09-21
Charles A. Carlisle will visit Groton School in effort to secure a spot for his son Charles A. Carlisle. He requests President Roosevelt’s good words to the school on his behalf and looks forward to their next visit.
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1905-08-10
In the absence of Endicott Peabody, George D. Jefferson replies to a letter of Theodore Roosevelt’s regarding the receipt of two books from Eustace Miles. Jefferson will hold the books until Peabody returns from England.
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1905-07-09
Thomas W. Sidwell updates Theodore Roosevelt on his son Archie’s education. Archie has been making improvements in spelling, penmanship, and arithmetic. Sidwell believes that he will be ready for the Groton entrance exams next year.
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1905-02-09
Endicott Peabody expresses his regret to President Roosevelt that Ted will not be a graduate of Groton and wishes him luck at Harvard. He also wishes the President luck in the upcoming election.
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1904-08-27
Endicott Peabody writes to President Roosevelt about a copy of the Grotonian that was supposed to be sent to President Roosevelt, but has not yet been mailed. Peabody will write to the secretary of the school to have them sent and tells Roosevelt to let him know if he still does not receive it.
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1904-07-04
Endicott Peabody thanks President Roosevelt for his letter and explains the origin of the circular asking for contributions to the Groton School.
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1904-06-20
Kermit Roosevelt writes about enjoying playing defensive end in football, relating play against Summerville High School, and getting into three fights and being disciplined.
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1908
Kermit Roosevelt notes that the Rector at Groton School has asked President Roosevelt to lunch, but asks whether he would not rather dine with Kermit and Endicott Peabody instead? Kermit Roosevelt asks his father not to let anyone know he advised him.
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Reverend Endicott Peabody thanks President Roosevelt for speaking at Prize Day.
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1904-05-26
President Roosevelt points at a sign that reads, “The Strenuous Life: bears I have met, boxing lessons I have taken, what I know about fencing, mountain lions I have devoured, what I know about jiu jitsu, band men from the Bad Lands I have met, powder I have smelt.” Six boys, including one holding “The Strenuous Life,” look at teacher Roosevelt. Caption: President Roosevelt, addressing the Groton Preparatory School: “Now, boys, don’t be molly-coddles.”
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1904-05-28
Sherrard Billings thanks President Roosevelt for the autographed picture. He reports that he has asked Arthur Woods to write to Roosevelt about Roosevelt’s son, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt, playing football. While Ted is stronger than he was last year, “he plays so hard that he needs […] one more year before the first spread.” Billings believes Ted’s physical ability should be closer to his playing ability, but writes that Woods’s letter will explain more.
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1903-10-08
A teacher at Groton School made a humorous remark when a young President Roosevelt could not finish a recitation of the poem Marco Bozzaris, by Fitz-Greene Halleck.
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1907-11-05
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt coordinates travel plans with Theodore Roosevelt for their sons attending school at Groton, Massachusetts.
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1904-04-11