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Augustus C. Lamp asks Vice President Roosevelt for a photograph and autograph. He discusses Roosevelt’s recent visit to Cleveland, Ohio.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-03-25
In a letter to Governor General Taft, President Roosevelt expresses his admiration for certain members of the Senate with whom he has been able to work to pass legislation through Congress, but he also makes clear his frustration with others, including those from his home state of New York. Roosevelt concedes that the administration failed to pass tariff relief for the Philippines, and he hopes that Taft will take up the post of Secretary of War when Elihu Root leaves the position.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1903-03-19
William J. Vanden Heuvel looks at the connections between Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, especially their shared commitment to American engagement with the world and promoting conservation. Vanden Heuvel highlights Theodore Roosevelt’s winning the Nobel Peace Prize and his support for an inheritance tax, and he notes that both Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to regulate corporations and the wealthy for the benefit of the working class. Two photographs and a drawing of Sagamore Hill supplement the address.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2003-10-24
Serge Ricard studies the attitude of the United States government to arbitration and disarmament proposals put forward by the First and Second Hague Peace Conferences of 1899 and 1907. Ricard notes that the United States approved of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, but he stresses that the nation, especially under the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, did not pursue disarmament proposals. Ricard asserts that Roosevelt always favored preparedness over disarmament as the best means to avoid war, and he notes that the United States’ traditional policies of isolationism and non-interference in European affairs made it unlikely the country would embrace international bodies. Ricard notes that Secretary of State Elihu Root managed America’s participation in the Second Hague Peace Conference of 1907.
Six photographs and one illustration accompany the text.
Nick Salvatore examines the growth of the corporation in the decades after the Civil War, and he also notes the many political movements and parties that emerged during Theodore Roosevelt’s political life to manage these combinations. Salvatore details Roosevelt’s response to industrial concentrations, including the reforms enacted during his second term in office like the Hepburn and Pure Food and Drug Acts. Salvatore asserts that Roosevelt wanted to enact reforms and oversee corporations to forestall revolution, hoping to prevent the rise of Socialism. He concludes his essay with a look at the campaign of 1912, highlighting the policy positions of Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Eugene V. Debs.
In addition to a photograph of Salvatore, the essay features two photographs of Roosevelt in dynamic speaking poses, as well as a photograph of Debs. A text box at the end of the article contains the vision statement of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.
John M. Thompson examines the domestic political dimensions of the United States’ efforts to secure a canal zone in Central America. Thompson identifies those who favored canal routes in Nicaragua or Panama, and he looks closely at the Congressional reaction to the revolt in Panama and the United States’ quick recognition of the new nation. Thompson lays out the opposition to the subsequent canal treaty from Democrats and anti-imperialists, and he details the publicity campaign waged by President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration to justify its course of action and win Senate approval of the treaty. Thompson highlights the role of Southern Democrats who supported the treaty because they saw the canal as aiding their region’s economy and because Democrats did not want to be seen as opposing a popular policy of constructing a canal. Thompson concludes his article by examining the various aspects of domestic politics that Roosevelt had to consider when making foreign policy decisions.
Ten photographs and five political cartoons populate the article.
Michael Kent Winder explores the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons. Winder focuses on the controversy that arose after the election of Reed Smoot to the United States Senate. Winder writes that Roosevelt decided to support Smoot after receiving assurances that Smoot did not practice polygamy, and he notes that Roosevelt expected Smoot to deliver Utah for him in the 1904 election. Winder highlights Roosevelt’s 1903 visit to Salt Lake City, Utah, where Roosevelt became the first president to speak from the pulpit of the Mormon Tabernacle. Winder traces Roosevelt’s relationship with the Mormons after he left the presidency, noting Roosevelt’s support of Mormons in the face of bigotry and Smoot’s presence at Roosevelt’s funeral.
Five photographs, two illustrations from newspapers, and a political cartoon supplement the article.
President Roosevelt informs his oldest son Theodore Roosevelt that he thinks the Panama Canal treaty will be approved, and he reflects on the upcoming 1904 presidential election. Roosevelt believes that Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna will try and take the Republican nomination away from him, but Roosevelt believes that he will not succeed. Roosevelt thinks that he will be opposed in the general election by elements of labor unions and the very wealthy.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1904-01-29
Serge Ricard argues that Theodore Roosevelt was very well prepared by temperament and experience to be a masterful diplomat as president. Ricard does not dwell on Roosevelt’s actions as president, but instead examines the ideas and beliefs that informed his approach to foreign policy, highlighting his insistence on peacetime preparation for war. Ricard dwells on Roosevelt’s fears about Japanese and German threats to American security, and he also discusses Roosevelt’s thoughts on Russia, Great Britain, and France.
Photographs of Ricard, Roosevelt, and Roosevelt’s son Archibald B. Roosevelt supplement the text.
Leslie H. Southwick provides a comprehensive history of the 1904 presidential election, surveying the Republican and Democratic candidates as well as those of the Socialist, Populist, and Prohibition parties. Southwick describes Theodore Roosevelt’s path to securing his election, touching on his service as Vice President, his political battles with Senator Marcus Hanna, and his selection of George B. Cortelyou as his campaign manager. Southwick also covers Alton B. Parker’s path to the Democratic nomination, highlighting the roles played by former nominees William Jennings Bryan and Grover Cleveland. Southwick describes the dull fall campaign, enlivened by the musings of Finley Peter Dunne’s fictional barkeeper, Mr. Dooley, which Southwick quotes frequently in the course of the article.
Photographs of the four candidates for president and vice president of the Republican and Democratic parties appear in the article, along with an electoral map of the election, and Homer Davenport’s famous cartoon endorsing Roosevelt.
William J. Vanden Heuvel looks at the connections between Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, especially their shared commitment to American engagement with the world and promoting conservation. Vanden Heuvel highlights Theodore Roosevelt’s winning the Nobel Peace Prize and his support for an inheritance tax, and he notes that both Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to regulate corporations and the wealthy for the benefit of the working class. Five photographs of Vanden Heuvel accompany the text of his address.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2003-10-24
Edmund Morris examines President Theodore Roosevelt’s relationship with the press and argues that Roosevelt expertly controlled which reporters would have access to the president and what stories would make it to print. He says that Roosevelt had a “Newspaper Cabinet” of friendly reporters and that Roosevelt’s mastery of the press was matched only by that of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1980
Barbara W. Tuchman examines Theodore Roosevelt’s thoughts on, and conduct of, foreign policy during the Spanish-American War and during his presidency. She shows both the belligerent and diplomatic sides of his nature by looking at his handling of the Perdicaris-Raisuli affair in 1904 and his relationship with Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Tuchman also compares Roosevelt’s views with those of the long-time president of Harvard, Charles W. Eliot.
The invitation to the symposium at Harvard featuring Tuchman is reproduced on the second page of her article.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Following the illness and death of Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna, Henry F. Bowers warns Postmaster General Henry C. Payne to leave Washington, D.C., for his home in Wisconsin “at once” if he gets sick. Bowers says that Payne is now the only barrier stopping the Jesuits from taking control of the Republican party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-17
Fragment of an article opining that Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna should extend his overseas vacation for the good of both his health and the health of the Republican party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-02
Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and Marcus Alonzo Hanna disagree on whether or not the upcoming Republican State Convention in Ohio should endorse President Roosevelt’s renomination for the presidency. Foraker supports making such a resolution, while Hanna does not. Hanna claims he simply believes that this should be done in the 1904 convention. Foraker believes that as the party has no other candidate it wishes to nominate, it will do no harm to endorse Roosevelt a year early.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-24
“Chairman of the Rep. National Committee” Marcus Alonzo Hanna collects for the “Republican Campaign Fund for Teddy” as he walks down “Wall Street” past the “Cotton Trust,” “Meat Trust,” “Sugar Trust,” “Copper Trust,” “Oil Trust—Rockefeller,” and “Steel Trust—J. P. Morgan.” Hanna wears a sign that reads, “Please Help Roosevelt—The Trusts.” Various men say, “I would not give him a soup bone,” “Millions for Hanna but none for Teddy,” and “Speak for yourself Mark!” Below, a diminutive William Rainey Harper, says, “Teddy ought to get me to do his collecting. I’m the champion.” Caption: Tom Platt’s advice to Presidential candidates: If you have no friends in Wall Street you might as well throw up the sponge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08
President Roosevelt skates arm-in-arm with “Miss G.O.P.” as Ohio Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna skates in the shape of “1904.” Caption: Roosevelt: “I wish he’d get off the ice.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-31
An “Uncle Hanna” cat plays with a “presidential nomination” mouse. The sentence—”I will (not) be a candidate”—is on the cat’s leg. President Roosevelt peeks in.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01
“Hanna boom” releases several papers: “rumor,” “gossip,” “talk,” “rumors,” “he will!” “he won’t,” and “he will.” “War scare” releases several other papers: “war,” “peace,” “war,” “peace,” “they will fight,” “there will be peace,” and “war!” Caption: The war scare [and] the Hanna boom: Say, are you just foolin’, or do you mean business?
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01