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Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary acknowledges receipt of Robert H. Rogers’s letter and explains that as contributing editor to The Outlook, Roosevelt does not accept articles for publication. They direct Rogers to contact the managing editor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-23
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary acknowledges receipt of Luther Kaltenbach’s letter and explains that as contributing editor to The Outlook, Roosevelt does not accept articles for publication. They direct Kaltenbach to contact the managing editor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-22
Theodore Roosevelt notifies Frederic Harrison that he has taken Harrison’s article to The Outlook, but unfortunately it will not be published. The reasoning being the difficulties in simultaneous publication here and abroad, and due to the nature of the article, as The Outlook is not a literacy magazine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-22
Theodore Roosevelt found the “interview” immensely amusing. He regards Paul V. Collins as the kind of man he would be delighted to talk to about anything and invites him to stop by sometime.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-01
Theodore Roosevelt introduces Minister to China William J. Calhoun to Charles P. Stewart, who is visiting China on behalf of the United Press and the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Stewart wants to meet with Wu Tingfang, the former Chinese Minister. Roosevelt asks Calhoun to help Stewart.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-28
Theodore Roosevelt took Secretary of War Stimson’s letter up with The Outlook and thinks they will write the editorial immediately. He comments on how annoying the press is. They are less concerned with the news than they are with causing a momentary sensation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-24
Theodore Roosevelt asks Edwin T. Earl if he plans to come out East soon, as he has much to talk about with him. Roosevelt thinks of Earl often and enjoys hearing from him. Earl’s success in the newspaper world is a credit to good citizenship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-31
Theodore Roosevelt is happy with Charles Dwight Willard’s previous letter and enclosed newspaper clippings. He discusses the issues of clergymen and ministers championing morality but not embodying it, and the complicity of newspapers and the press. He did not know of actions taken against Otis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-15
Theodore Roosevelt declines to publish a denial in response to a slanderous article mentioned by Hugh T. Halbert. He has not seen the article and feels it is not worth answering repeated attacks, but says he will publish the facts if needed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-08
The secretary of Theodore Roosevelt informs Charles L. Robinson that the former president is unable to read his article, nor is he able to conduct an interview due to his busy schedule.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary returns Helen Norwood Halsey’s articles and explains that she must send them to the managing editor of The Outlook for publication, as Roosevelt is not responsible for publication decisions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary directs David Newton E. Campbell to send his article to the managing editor of The Outlook, since Roosevelt has no authority to make publication decisions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to Alexander W. Swanitz that Roosevelt has no authority to select articles for publication in The Outlook, but he has passed Swanitz’s paper to the managing editor of the magazine for review.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-25
While Theodore Roosevelt feels that the subject that Robert F. Duckworth mentioned is an interesting one, he does not have information that would allow him to write such an article, and furthermore cannot write articles except for The Outlook.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-05
Theodore Roosevelt writes Ambassador Whitelaw Reid how “the average modern journalist . . . takes a view that is literally incomprehensible” in twisting statements made by Reid about Roosevelt into “an attack.” Roosevelt thanks Reid for the “high compliment” and “mighty nice letter.” Roosevelt writes that Rollo and Mrs. Ogden spent a night with the Roosevelts and hopes that the Reids will have the chance to do the same.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-28
Theodore Roosevelt writes Charles Haskins Townsend that he will visit the New York Aquarium the first chance he can. He enjoyed his holiday and the luncheon at the Natural History Museum.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-24
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Louis Starr for sending his article “The Merchant and the Law.” Roosevelt will read the article at once.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-21
Theodore Roosevelt advises Frederick F. Purdy that his “interesting” work cannot be commented on in the magazine, as the magazine receives a “multitude of admirable work.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-21
Theodore Roosevelt declines to discuss “off-hand” interesting points raised by French Ensor Chadwick. Roosevelt will look up Chadwick’s article in The Outlook.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-21
Theodore Roosevelt responds to a telegram from Reverend Francis Bureno which read, “Vehimently protest against interview between you and Guisephe Garibaldi during which it was insinuated Italian Catholic clergy was not sanest and most intelligent part of the church. Have telegraphed also to Garibaldi and Italo American press denouncing such misrepresentation.” Roosevelt has no idea to what Bureno refers and has spoken to General Garibaldi recently, with no such insinuations made. He declares, “Any such assertion would be on its face so absurd that I am wholly at a loss to understand how you can believe it, or why you did not endeavor to find out whether the interview was or was not true before sending me the telegram you did.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-18