Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932

Silver cup inscribed to Robert Bacon from members of the Tennis Cabinet

Silver cup dedicated to First Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon inscribed with the signatures of fellow members of the Tennis Cabinet, including President Roosevelt, Assistant United States Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley, Commissioner of Corporations James Rudolph Garfield, French Ambassador J. J. Jusserand, Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer, Lawrence O. Murray, United States Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot, Herbert Knox Smith, and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Beekman Winthrop. In addition to the signatures, the cup is inscribed with the date October 11, 1907.

Comments and Context

While president, Theodore Roosevelt’s unofficial “Tennis Cabinet” comprised an inner circle of unofficial advisors with whom Roosevelt would play tennis and discuss policy matters. Including men both from within and outside Roosevelt’s official administration, the group was influential in helping shape and carry out many of Roosevelt’s policies and reforms.

Collection

America

Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Root forwards to President Roosevelt a copy of a letter he sent to the French Ambassador about the arrest of three French citizens in Puerto Rico.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-27

T. R. in Europe

Manuscript about Theodore Roosevelt’s travels in Europe in 1910, submitted to The Reader’s Digest by his personal secretary, Frank Harper. The article describes how Harper came to work for Theodore Roosevelt, his first meeting with him at Sagamore Hill before his departure on his African safari in 1909, and meeting him again next in Rome a year later. Harper then details the controversy over whether Roosevelt would be able to meet the pope (which meeting Harper describes as being blocked by Cardinal Merry del Val), Roosevelt’s meeting with the King of Italy, his visit to Porto Maurizio to see his wife’s sister Emily Carow, his address at the Sorbonne in Paris (which was translated for him into French by Jules Jusserand), an offer from Count Zeppelin to visit Germany in one of his Zeppelins, the hospitality of the German Kaiser in Berlin, and Roosevelt’s service as the special ambassador representing the United States at the funeral of Edward VII.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

Unknown

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt discusses the current state of the presidential election and predicts that the Republicans will win the electoral college. He notes their prospects in various states, and in particular notes that although they are “horribly handicapped” by the unpopularity of Governor Charles Evans Hughes, he believes they will win in New York. Roosevelt inquires if William Sturgis Bigelow has shown Senator Lodge the new five dollar gold piece, and reports that he plans to address the Sorbonne upon his return from Africa.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Brander Matthews

President Roosevelt invites Brander Matthews and his wife to dinner at the White House on December 5. He thanks Matthews for sending him a magazine.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emily Tyler Carow

President Roosevelt requests his sister-in-law Emily Tyler Carow tell Mr. Bovet that while he sympathizes with the movement to preserve the Alps, as president, he cannot sign a petition that is essentially a request for action by another government. Roosevelt updates Carow on the family’s summer activities in Oyster Bay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Brander Matthews

President Roosevelt tells Brander Matthews that the enclosed letter, regarding his appointment as a Knight of the Legion of Honor, “explains itself.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Peter Townsend Barlow

President Roosevelt has spoken to Ambassador J. J. Jusserand about Brander Matthews receiving the Legion of Honor from the French government, as both Roosevelt and Peter Townsend Barlow desire for him. Jusserand assured Roosevelt that it would be done.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elise Richards Jusserand

President Roosevelt thanks Elise Richards Jusserand and her husband, French Ambassador J. J. Jusserand, for the post cards.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-25

Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Anna Roosevelt Cowles informs President Roosevelt about the different people that will be coming to visit him. Cowles wishes that they could have visited when Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was available.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-19

Letter from Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet Estournelles de Constant to Theodore Roosevelt, with translation

French Senator Estournelles de Constant describes to President Roosevelt the itinerary for his upcoming trip to the United States. He will be delivering a speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Carnegie Institute, and will also be visiting friends in New York, New York, and Washington, D.C., including Nicholas Murray Butler, J. J. Jusserand, Elihu Root, and Joaquim Nabuco. He insists that he also needs to see Roosevelt to discuss the projects he has been building up since their last meeting in 1902, and that his main aim in taking the trip is to visit with Roosevelt. He hopes Roosevelt can grant him a prompt reply so that he can finish planning his trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-09

Letter from Brander Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt

Brander Matthews thanks President Roosevelt for sending him J. J. Jusserand’s note regarding his Legion of Honor award. He tells Roosevelt about a New Years card he saw that involved Roosevelt, John D. Rockefeller, and boxer James J. Jeffries.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-09

Letter from Edmondo Mayor des Planches to William Loeb

Italian ambassador Edmondo Mayor des Planches requests the opportunity to meet with President Roosevelt, to present a set of books to him from Ulysse Chevalier of the Institut de France.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-01

Telegram from William Loeb to Ruldoph Forster

William Loeb wishes the following dispatch from President Roosevelt to be delivered to Ambassador Jusserand: “If a conference is held and any differences of opinion should arise between France and Germany, Germany will be ready to back up the decision that is considered most fair and practical.” The emperor would like to prove that what Roosevelt has done is in the interest of peace.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-30

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Sternburg thanks President Roosevelt for the advice he gave Ambassador J. J. Jusserand and states it “brought on this great result.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit and daughter-in-law Belle to say Archie Roosevelt has returned home. He tells Kermit having to spend three months in school is a small price to pay for being able to join the American army so quickly and tells Belle to take care of herself. Roosevelt says he is still giving speeches about speeding up the war and having a total victory. He has also acted as a guide to some soldiers who visited from Camp Mills.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-09-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to report that Archie is much better after a small operation and will return to school soon. He talks about a snowy walk with Ambassador Jusserand and Beekman Winthrop, and horse back riding with Edith. Roosevelt describes the bear hunt dinner he hosted at the White House and still hopes to get Secretary of War Taft nominated as the Republican presidential candidate.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1907-12-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about playing tennis, horse back riding, and rock climbing.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-01-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about visiting with Ambassador Jusserand and his wife, playing tennis and horseback riding, and trying to get Secretary of War Taft the Republican nomination for president. He closes by saying he did not write to the Rector about Princeton after Kermit decided to go to Harvard.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-01-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to discuss his views on the work of Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray. He also talks about a poem by Philip Roosevelt and a visit from cousin Emlen Roosevelt, Christine, Frank Lowell, and his wife. Roosevelt closes by saying he had dinner with Ambassador Jusserand and Justice Moody.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-02-23