Johnson, Grove L. (Grove Lawrence), 1841-1926

Theodore Roosevelt was delighted to read his son Ted’s letter describing the political situation in California, and was especially glad that he and his wife Eleanor Butler Roosevelt have not been unduly swayed by “nine-tenths of the social leaders,” who he feels are gradually moving away from what he believes is right.  He wholeheartedly approves of the way that Ted has sought to avoid the spotlight and publicity, and Roosevelt is especially proud of his son and daughter-in-law’s actions in “bearing out [his] preaching by their practice.” Roosevelt inserts, in the private letter to his son, a portion which he says Ted can share with several people in which he comments on how he would like to support Hiram Johnson for governor of California, but explains why this is impossible for him to do directly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-08-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944

Benjamin Ide Wheeler requests a letter of introduction from President Roosevelt before Wheeler “bears the name of Roosevelt” in Berlin, Germany. Wheeler believes that the people sympathize with the position Roosevelt has taken regarding the Japanese. He additionally states that the people of Congress will find that 99.9% of their constituents think that Roosevelt’s answer to the Secret Service business was a blow “to the solar plexus.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-25

Creator(s)

Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927

Puck conducts a group of singers on a stage as they sing “The Star Spangled Banner.” Among the singers are “Palmer, Buckner, Johnson, Levering, Watson, Bryan, Sewall, Mrs. Lease, McKinley, [and] Hobart.” Mary E. Lease is dressed as Columbia holding an American flag. Caption: Puck–Now, then, altogether! – “The Star Spangled Banner, oh long may it wave / O’er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave!”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-11-11

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956

The newspaper article attacks the integrity of Grove L. Johnson, a former Representative from California. Johnson attacked William Randolph Hearst on the floor of Congress in an 1897 speech. The article claims that Johnson is only out of prison for previous crimes because the statute of limitations passed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-09

Creator(s)

Unknown