Photograph of Herbert Hoover autographed to James Andrew Drain
Sepia tone photograph of Herbert Hoover sent to James Andrew Drain.
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Creation Date
Unknown
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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Butchery and sale of big game in Northern Alaska
A statement authored by William T. Hornaday criticizes the Sulzer bill which would allow for the sale of moose, caribou, and white mountain sheep meat in Northern Alaska. Hornaday reports that he and several prominent game conservation associations were shocked to discover that the legal sale of big game in Alaska had been occurring for some time.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1918-03-04
Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Simon Barrett helped pass the amendment in the Senate, but could not get it passed in the House. Barrett thinks the amendment could have passed in the House if he had more notice. Barrett and Gifford Pinchot will travel through the south and urge farmers to grow more food. Pinchot has applied with Herbert Hoover for a position on the Food Committee.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1917-04-30
Former Pres. Herbert Hoover, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, and New Jersey Gov. Harold G. Hoffman at Republican Party dinner in NY City
Herbert Hoover, Ted Roosevelt, and Harold Hoffman speak on stage in formalwear at a Republican Party dinner in New York City.
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Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1935-02-12
Faithfully yours
William N. Tilchin challenges the assertions of political scientist Justin S. Vaughn made on the editorial page of the New York Times regarding the best and worst former United States presidents. Tilchin contends that Herbert Hoover and Jimmy Carter do not meet the standard of the best category while Theodore Roosevelt does not belong in the worst category. Tilchin criticizes the field of political science for its lack of historical knowledge, and he chastises the New York Times for publishing a poor piece of scholarship.
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Forgotten fragments (#18): Robert Barnwell Roosevelt’s illegitimate progeny and the extraordinary Massie affair
Tweed Roosevelt recounts a murder trial that centered on the granddaughter of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, the uncle of Theodore Roosevelt known as RBR. Roosevelt examines the secret, scandalous life of RBR, who fathered three illegitimate children, and he shows how one of these children, Granville Fortescue, carried on the scandalous life of his father. Fortescue’s daughter, Thalia Massie, would inherit the dissolute traits of her family and would be at the center of high profile rape and murder cases in Hawaii. Roosevelt describes the racial atmosphere of 1930s Hawaii, and he chronicles the two trials, the participation of famed lawyer Clarence Darrow, and the political maneuvering resulting from the verdicts.
The feature is populated with seven photographs, a political cartoon, an illustration, and an arrest document.
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A Roosevelt in Malacanang: Governor-General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
James Biedzynski describes Governor General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.’s tenure in the Philippines in the years 1932-1933. Biedzynski notes the difficulties posed by the onset of the Depression, and he highlights the effects of independence legislation that would unfasten the islands from American rule, most notably the loss of free trade with the United States. Biedzynski quotes at length from a letter Roosevelt wrote to Manuel Luis Quezon telling the Philippine president that the United States would not guarantee the islands’ independence.
A photograph of Roosevelt appears in the article along with one of Roosevelt with his wife and children.
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An American Original: Theodore Roosevelt, Junior
Charles W. Snyder examines the life of Theodore Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt’s oldest son, who struggled to emerge from the long shadow cast by his famous father. Snyder provides a comprehensive biography of the younger Roosevelt, looking at his service in both world wars, his stints as Governor General of Puerto Rico and the Philippines, and his career in politics. Snyder also looks at the breach that developed between the Oyster Bay and Hyde Park, New York, branches of the Roosevelt family, and he examines Roosevelt’s opposition to the New Deal and his support of isolationism in the 1930s.
Ten photographs of Roosevelt appear in the article: three of these show Roosevelt with members of his family and six of them are from his service during World War II; a photograph of his home, Old Orchard, also illustrates the article. A text box with a listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association is found on the second page of the article.
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1932 Political Conventions
Newsreel footage of both 1932 Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention. Herbert Hoover is seen being nominated for president. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt speaks to the crowds from the podium. At the Democratic Convention, delegates march with banners supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932-06-01
Candidates Key Up The Public For Big Election Campaign
A compilation of newsreel clips regarding the 1932 U.S. presidential election. President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover receive Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt at a White House garden party, where a crowd is gathered. Herbert Hoover is seen speaking on a radio program. Governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt sits and speaks with Speaker of the House John Nance Garner.
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Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932-08-01
Hoover puts fate in hands of nation
At a campaign event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt introduces President Herbert Hoover, who then addresses the crowd.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932-10-31
Gifford Pinchot and his place in the American conservation movement
Stephen R. Fox explores the divide in the American conservation movement between camps headed by followers of John Muir and those of Gifford Pinchot. He talks about the popularity of each and of the scholarship that has been produced about each of them. Fox argues that Pinchot “is best understood not as a conservationist but as a politician,” and he examines Pinchot’s autobiography in some detail to support this assertion. Fox argues that Pinchot had presidential aspirations and that he demonstrated little interest in practical forestry matters in his later years, but he also contends that Pinchot remains an important figure in the history of the American conservation movement.
A photograph of Roosevelt and Pinchot appears in the article as does a listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association. A notice that this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal is dedicated to Jessica Kraft appears on the last page of the article.
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Frederick Morgan Davenport
John Robert Greene tells the story of Frederick Morgan Davenport of New York state, whose political affiliations would move from the Republican party to the Progressive party, back to the Republicans, and would end with him as a supporter of the New Deal working for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. Greene covers Davenport’s early career as a minister and teacher with an interest in the history of American revivals. He details his entry into New York politics and discusses his interest in adoption of the direct primary which led him to seek the support of Theodore Roosevelt. Greene examines the warfare in the Republican party between 1912 and 1916, and he notes Davenport’s work for Syracuse University in the 1920s. Davenport’s support of President Herbert Hoover and his work on behalf of tariff reform are covered as is Davenport’s gradual embrace of the New Deal while heading two agencies dealing with government personnel matters. Greene notes that Davenport was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal in 1951.
Two of Davenport’s campaign posters, a photograph of the 1912 Progressive Party convention in Chicago, and a political cartoon from the 1912 campaign illustrate the article.
The Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal awarded by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). The article highlights twenty-one of the winners, lists the thirteen different fields of endeavor for which individuals are honored, and details the design of the medal by James Earle Fraser. It also discusses the various venues at which the Medal has been awarded. An illustration of both sides of the medal accompanies the article.
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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1985
Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and the uneven course of American foreign policy in the first half of the twentieth century
William N. Tilchin examines the foreign policy views of President Theodore Roosevelt and President Harry S. Truman. Tilchin provides an overview of the major crises and decisions faced by both presidents, and he also looks at the administrations between Roosevelt and Truman and how each president approached the practice of diplomacy. Tilchin notes the importance of four Secretaries of State: John Hay and Elihu Root under Roosevelt and George C. Marshall and Dean Acheson under Truman, and he outlines their core beliefs and how they influenced each president. Tilchin concludes by comparing aspects of Roosevelt’s and Truman’s foreign policies and by asserting that each understood the primacy of power in international affairs.
A photograph of Roosevelt on horseback, without an accompanying caption, supplements the text. A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with the members of its executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees is found on page two of the essay.
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John M. Parker’s confrontation with Woodrow Wilson
Gary M. Lavergne provides an introduction to a document written by John Millicent Parker of Louisiana who lobbied President Woodrow Wilson to allow General Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt to form a division for service in World War I. Lavergne edited Parker’s recollection and John A. Gable provides an introduction to the article. Parker discusses his relationships with Wilson and Roosevelt and details his May 1917 White House meeting with Wilson. Parker notes the points he raised with Wilson arguing for a command for both Wood and Roosevelt, and he also details Wilson’s rebuttal and his refusal to allow the formation of a division by the two most famous veterans of the Spanish-American War.
A photograph of Parker and Roosevelt onboard a boat in 1915 accompanies the article.
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The Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal
John A. Gable provides a brief history of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal awarded by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). Gable highlights twenty-one of the winners, lists the thirteen different fields of endeavor for which individuals are honored, and details the design of the medal by James Earle Fraser. Gable also discusses the various venues at which the Medal has been awarded.
A photograph of TRA President William Davison Johnston presenting the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to Captain Edward L. Beach is found on the second page of the article.
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Herbert Hoover holds “open house”
President Herbert Hoover holds an “open house” event at the White House on New Year’s Day. A crowded line of people slowly moves toward the White House. Secretary of State Henry Stimson, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, are all captured individually on camera.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1931-01-01
The Theodore Roosevelt Association
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that chronicles the TRA’s work to preserve historic sites associated with Theodore Roosevelt and its work in collecting documents, providing natural history research grants, and publishing books and a journal on Roosevelt.
A photograph of Theodore Roosevelt seated at a desk accompanies the article.
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The disposition of the Nobel Peace Prize fund
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Congressman Gallivan in which Roosevelt enumerates the various individuals and causes to which he has directed his Nobel Peace Prize money. Roosevelt lists the charity or work, the individual whom he wishes to see distribute the funds, and the amount of the award.
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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1918-08-22