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President Roosevelt looks forward to receiving The Journal of Latrobe. He liked Seth Low’s article on national control of interstate railways. Roosevelt is glad he does not have to take a stand on fusion, even though Low presents a strong case. However, Roosevelt will inevitably have to look into the matter, a prospect that makes him melancholic.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-15
As a souvenir of their friendship, Seth Low has sent President Roosevelt The Journal of Latrobe. He also sends an edition of The Outlook, containing his article on national control of railroads. Additionally, he sends a copy of his letter to Representative Herbert Parsons that contained a misprint.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-13
The Theodore Roosevelt Association announces that it will hold a cocktail reception in the historic house museum that once belonged to naval commander Stephen Decatur in Washington, D.C. The announcement notes that Theodore Roosevelt criticized Decatur’s actions in his book The Naval War of 1812.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2005
Five book reviews on six different books comprise this edition of the “Book Notes” column. In his review, Richard H. Collins focuses on Kathleen Dalton’s contribution to Robert J. Brugger’s Our Selves/Our Past, Psychological Approaches to American History. Dalton embraces a psychohistory approach to understanding Theodore Roosevelt, emphasizing his commitment to overcoming his childhood asthma and living the strenuous life. Collins argues that this approach is misguided and ignores Roosevelt’s class and his formidable intellect. Patrick C. Gable commends John Morton Blum for his appraisal of Roosevelt in The Progressive Presidents, but he faults him for blaming Roosevelt for the misdeeds and excesses of his Democratic successors.
Peter R. Fischer finds Charles C. Goetsch’s Essays on Simeon E. Baldwin “a worthwhile collection,” but he thinks the confrontation between Roosevelt and Baldwin over a federal labor law may not merit the importance that Goetsch assigns it. Elizabeth E. Roosevelt praises Mary Helen Dohan’s Mr. Roosevelt’s Steamboat for its depictions of life along the Mississippi River and for not overlooking the contributions of Lydia Latrobe Roosevelt to her husband’s success. Dennis Wood reviews Paul Schullery’s The Grand Canyon and Old Yellowstone Days. Theodore Roosevelt has an essay in each of these collections of writings about iconic American landscapes.
A volume summarizing and recording the 1902 restoration and renovation of the White House, including the report by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White summarizing the extent of work that was done, historical notes regarding the White House, and many drawings and photographs of the construction work on the White House and Executive offices.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1903