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President Roosevelt is happy to help Japanese official Kunimichi Kitagaki’s son, Asahi Kitagaki, and invites him to call on him in Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-13
President Roosevelt and his wife Edith were very pleased by Japanese official Kunimichi Kitagaki’s letter. They were “genuinely fond” of his son Asahi Kitagaki, and it was a pleasure to have him at the White House.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-10
President Roosevelt thanks Baron Kunimichi Kitagaki for the New Year’s letter. He had Kitagaki’s son to dinner a few weeks ago.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-02
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte if it is in his power to allow Asahi Kitagaki to stay at the United States Naval Academy. Roosevelt wants a full report on his power in the situation so he can act quickly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-05
President Roosevelt sends William Sturgis Bigelow a copy of a letter Asahi Kitagaki wrote to Archibald B. Roosevelt, which he thinks Bigelow will enjoy, “as it shows so nice a trait in the Japanese character.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-14
Kunimichi Kitagaki sends President Roosevelt well wishes for the New Year. Kitagaki thanks Roosevelt for the interest he took in his son, Asahi Kitagaki, during his stay in the United States. Asahi is now returning to Japan by way of Europe. Appended to the letter is a handwritten message in Japanese.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-01