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Governor Wood thanks John Campbell Greenway for the copy of The Bisbee Daily Review. He sends his congratulations on the fine reception the people of Arizona gave to Greenway on Greenway Day.
1925-07-18
Kermit Roosevelt is concerned about John Wallace Riddle’s pneumonia and hopes he is feeling better. Kermit and President Roosevelt are busy making plans for their African safari. He describes their planned itinerary. Kermit has been able to see Isabella and Robert Harry Munro Ferguson many times this summer. He will be joining Ferguson for a September hunting trip in Wyoming.
1908-1909
Kermit Roosevelt describes a recent dinner at the Porcellian Club. Theodore and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt are having a difficult time regarding the presidential campaign. Edith and Ethel Roosevelt have left for Panama.
1912-02-26
Kermit Roosevelt is on his travels with Theodore Roosevelt across the Mediterranean and Middle East. They have been busy reading, visiting ruins, and taking photographs.
1909-04-09
Kermit Roosevelt was sorry to hear of Martha Ferguson’s recent illness and Isabella Ferguson’s anxiety. Roosevelt visited Archibald B. Roosevelt at Groton School and they had a good time even though Archibald has been having dental issues. Roosevelt is still playing football and training for the two mile race.
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John Campbell Greenway outlines a potential itinerary for Theodore Roosevelt’s trip to Arizona. There was a recent battle over Naco, Sonora, Mexico, with the town and federal troops falling to General Obregon. Sonora is generally against the Huerta government but the rumor that the populace wants to join the United States is erroneous. Robert Harry Munro Ferguson is on the “highroad to recovery” but Isabella Ferguson is suffering from overwork.
1913-04-15
John Campbell Greenway feels that he has not seen Theodore Roosevelt in a long time and is determined to meet the next time he is on the East Coast. He visited Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson recently. Ferguson seemed in general good health but he is not interested in seeing many people. Greenway expects the Democrats to win the next election and then Roosevelt to lead the progressive Republicans to victory in four years.
1911-10-11
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial inscription contest has not been settled and will be decided by the president’s committee. The contest is primarily for publicity and it is unlikely that the appropriate inscription will be found through the contest.
1935-03-13
Gutzon Borglum reviews the historic items to be inscribed on the west wall of Mount Rushmore. He describes the Mount Rushmore National Committee and its composition. Borglum argues that at least three women should be on the committee.
1934-03-15
Superintendent Taylor reviews the rules, judging, and awards for the Mount Rushmore inscription contest.
1934-03-22
John Campbell Greenway has been elected as a regular member of the Boone and Crockett Club. Kermit Roosevelt will be sending, under separate cover, the club yearbook, and asks for Greenway’s preferred permanent address. In a postscript, Roosevelt asks what the chances are of Greenway being at the December dinner and notes his sister’s “competition.”
1924-11-28
Minutes of a meeting of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission including telegrams from members who could not attend. Representative Greenway was nominated to take a vacancy on the commission. Additional matters covered include the specific duties and powers of the commission, Gutzon Borglum’s contract, publicity for the memorial, the Pageant of the Americas, and the financial condition of the commission.
1934-05-03
Quentin Roosevelt thanks Robert Harry Munro Ferguson for the book. He has failed to write to Isabella Ferguson with his impressions of the West but he would like to return next year. Roosevelt might work for John Greenway next summer and has plans for another trip to the Southwest.
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The Roosevelt children love Sagamore Hill and President Roosevelt doubts they could be driven away with a club.
1902-06-10
John Campbell Greenway sends information regarding the Mexican situation as requested by Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. Greenway will be in New York City for a few weeks and hopes to see Roosevelt.
1924-06-10
P. G. Spilsbury, president of the Arizona Industrial Congress, has invited Assistant Secretary Roosevelt to the Congress’s annual convention. The purpose of the convention is to discuss and inspect the Roosevelt Dam. John Campbell Greenway urges Roosevelt to attend.
1923-12-03
President Roosevelt enjoys Charley’s writing and is sure he will like “Viva Mexico.” Roosevelt expresses his delight in being able to see Isabella and Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. He hopes Martha Ferguson is now better.
1908-10-13
President Roosevelt was pleased to send something to John and knows he will do well. Nothing about Patty Selmes or Isabella Ferguson escapes Roosevelt’s attention.
1906-12-12
Roosevelt and his sons Archie and Quentin will be visiting the Southwest and should be able to see Robert Harry Munro Ferguson around July 11. Roosevelt was pleased to hear that Isabella Ferguson and the children are in Santa Barbara, California. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is abroad with Richard and Ethel Roosevelt Derby.
1913-06-16
President Roosevelt is concerned about Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s hospitalization. He advises Ferguson to take a holiday for his health. Roosevelt recently appointed Laurence Grahame as Secretary of the Interior of Puerto Rico. Grahame is a Canadian of Scotch parentage and is an “awfully good fellow.”
1906-12-01