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President Roosevelt regrets not seeing Archbishop Keane at Dubuque. Roosevelt will look into finding a position for Mr. O’Shaughnessy but there are several previous applicants still waiting for appointments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-08
Ambassador Egan shares with Theodore Roosevelt that Father Daniel E. Hudson, editor of the Ave Maria, is “a most enthusiastic admirer of yours.” He hopes to see Archbishops John J. Keane and John Lancaster Spalding on his upcoming trip. Following this, he wants to meet with Roosevelt and deliver a message from Christian X, Crown Prince of Denmark.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-18
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the invitation but will be unable to make a speech at Dubuque German College. Roosevelt disagrees that the proper American policy towards the war is neutrality. He cannot be neutral towards Belgium and Germany after Belgium has been “dreadfully wronged.” Many aspects of the war are debatable but Roosevelt will not be neutral between right and wrong. He denies supporting any foreign country and is pledged only to the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-05-22
President Roosevelt thanks the veterans of the Grand Army, the National Guard, and the Spanish-American War. He discusses the unity of the American people, brotherhood, quality of life, citizenship, and foreign policy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-02
President Roosevelt briefly speaks at a banquet in Dubuque, Iowa. He discusses his opinions of Iowa’s representatives in Congress, Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, and Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-02
President Roosevelt thanks the National Guard for greeting him at the train station in Dubuque, Iowa.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-02