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William Sturgis Bigelow heard from Arthur Dehon Hill that Theodore Roosevelt is stopping by on Friday and offers to have dinner early.
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1912-04-23
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Robert Hamilton to acknowledge the work he has done. Arthur Dehon Hill told Roosevelt about Hamilton in Boston.
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1912-08-20
Theodore Roosevelt responds to James P. Magenis’s letter. Roosevelt appreciates learning of Timothy Daniel Sullivan’s well-being and assumes that Magenis is currently working with Matthew Hale and Arthur Dehon Hill. Roosevelt contends that his ideas about Progressive political action in Massachusetts, specifically who Massachusetts should appoint as Governor, are merely suggestions.
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1912-07-25
Theodore Roosevelt suggests Matthew Hale see him on November 21 and tells him to bring Arthur Dehon Hill along.
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1911-11-10
Theodore Roosevelt advises Gardiner Howland Shaw regarding his future plans, as he will graduate from Harvard in just a few months. (Shaw’s father, Henry Russell Shaw, was a Harvard classmate of Roosevelt’s, and died in 1904.) Roosevelt advises against studying law for a year if Shaw does not intend to be a lawyer. He recommends that Shaw meet with Arthur Dehon Hill, who was district attorney in Boston. If Shaw is ultimately interested in politics, Roosevelt suggests an apprenticeship at a newspaper. Shaw should not look for a diplomatic position until he acquires some experience in local politics.
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1915-01-27
Theodore Roosevelt is happy to have breakfast with Progressives. He lists off individuals William Sturgis Bigelow should consult with for invitations.
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1912-12-04
Theodore Roosevelt informs Matthew Hale to bring that information to Arthur Dehon Hill and to talk to him about it. Roosevelt never “received such advice or treatment.”
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1912-11-22
President Roosevelt does not believe it would be wise for him to discuss immigration in the letter he is writing for James E. Watson, as the purpose of the letter is to influence votes rather than influence Congress. Roosevelt has discussed the tariff issue with several congressmen, and while he wants to work with the people responsible for the House campaign, he disagrees with the use of the phrase ‘stand pat.’
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1906-08-15
Matthew Hale agrees to Theodore Roosevelt’s suggested date. He, Raymond Hansen Oveson, and Earnest E. Smith will meet Roosevelt at the appointed time.
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1911-11-13
Senator Lodge encloses a speech from United States District Attorney Asa P. French, given in New York during the gubernatorial campaign. French’s is one of many strong Republican speeches made this campaign. The nominations and appointments have shaken up Roosevelt allies as well.
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1906-10-27
Henry Cabot Lodge has enclosed a letter from Arthur Dehon Hill, son of President Roosevelt’s former Harvard professor Adams Sherman Hill, expressing his thoughts on the war not as “purely history” but as if “actual experience.” Hill’s views are a contrast to Owen Wister’s comments about those born after the war. Lodge would like Hill’s letter back as it is his only copy.
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1906-08-14
Henry Cabot Lodge is sorry that President Roosevelt does not agree with him about immigration but believes Roosevelt is likely right on the matter. Lodge has read Roosevelt’s letter to Nelson Appleton Miles and shares his views on the matter. Lodge has looked over the papers of the “Agricultural Implement people” and comments on lumber, cattle, manufacturing, and tariffs in the industry. Lodge has enclosed a letter regarding a civil service matter that he thinks should be looked into. Lodge praises Robert Bacon.
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1906-08-18
In his review of Geoffrey Cowan’s Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary, James M. Strock highlights Cowan’s treatment of Theodore Roosevelt’s relationship with African-Americans, especially during his 1912 Progressive party campaign, and he takes issue with Cowan’s interpretation of Roosevelt’s anti-trust record. Strock also believes that Cowan places too much stock in contemporary sources, and he believes that Cowan does not see Roosevelt, or other political leaders, in a heroic light. Strock provides a brief overview of Roosevelt’s campaign and notes the consequences for himself and the Republican party.
Two photographs and the front cover of Let the People Rule accompany the review.