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President Roosevelt informs Frederick William MacMonnies he would love for MacMonnies to make a little statue of Roosevelt. The president suggests depicting himself in khaki, but not jumping a fence, as the horses with which he jumps have short tails while the horses he “rode in the war had long tails.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-19
President Roosevelt invites William Dudley Foulke and Mary T. R. Foulke to lunch when they visit Washington, D.C. The president agrees with Foulke’s opinions about the New York Times and the New York Post and their treatment of Roosevelt. The president wants to be able to consult with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt about the proposed statue and will send the khaki if she approves.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-17
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt regrets having to instruct Robert Harry Munro Ferguson to obtain an “ordinary soldier’s uniform” instead of khaki, but the khaki uniforms cannot be obtained in time and Roosevelt believes that it is better if the “gentlemen rankers” be dressed the same as the other troopers. Ferguson should stay in touch with Mr. Taylor and may need to travel ahead of Roosevelt.
1898-05-01