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President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte he is not satisfied with martial arts training being removed from the physical regimen at the Naval Academy, as these arts have benefits beyond physical exercise. He urges that they be maintained in the coming year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-17
This cartoon illustrates President Roosevelt’s routine of wrestling with a Japanese instructor through a variety of vignettes. A man is told to return to meet with Roosevelt and waits for “one hour of refreshments” as Roosevelt wrestles. In the last vignette, Roosevelt wrestles the man. Caption: “He will now be able to wrestle with the questions of the day more effectively.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-26
John O’Brien would like to know if President Roosevelt would like to continue the jiu-jitsu lessons.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-02