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Theodore Roosevelt is pleased to hear that the Earl Lecture committee has approved the address that A. Wesley Mell wanted.
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1911-02-07
Theodore Roosevelt is unable to accept Thomas E. Green’s invitation to give a lecture at his church.
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1911-02-06
Theodore Roosevelt wishes he could lecture at Swarthmore College, but he explains to George A. Hoadley that he cannot accept any more engagements.
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1911-01-30
Theodore Roosevelt wishes he could lecture at Swarthmore College, but he explains to Representative Cocks that he cannot accept any more engagements.
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1911-01-30
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary shares Roosevelt’s California itinerary with James A. B. Scherer. If possible, he proposes Roosevelt give the Throop lecture in Pasadena instead of Los Angeles. He suggests Scherer contact Governor Hiram Johnson to make arrangements.
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1911-01-23
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary requests Thomas Colby plan for Roosevelt to lecture at ten o’clock on January 24 in the public school auditorium.
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1911-01-16
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to A. W. Lu that Roosevelt is not accepting engagements and does not plan to lecture on his African trip.
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1911-01-16
Theodore Roosevelt apologizes to President of Minnesota College Nelson that he cannot accept the invitation to lecture.
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1911-01-16
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs James A. B. Scherer that Roosevelt’s lecture is entitled “A Zoological Trip through Africa.”
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1910-12-09
Theodore Roosevelt permits Edmund Heller to lecture but wishes he would be paid for his efforts. He is pleased with Heller’s progress on the African zoological collection.
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1910-11-29
President Roosevelt discusses the various supplies, including food and drink, that he should bring on his safari. He tells Frederick Courteney Selous that he does not want the trip to be too luxurious, and does not want to bring very much alcohol. He also discusses the type of guns he should use and when he intends to leave for Africa. Selous’s friend Charles Sheldon recently visited Roosevelt and told about his hunting experiences in Alaska. Roosevelt has been invited to give the Romanes lecture in Oxford in 1910, and will be going to England after he leaves Africa.
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1908-08-19
President Roosevelt clarifies for Ambassador Reid that on his African safari, he intends only to shoot specimens for the National Museum, with the exception of half a dozen trophies for himself, if he is able to shoot extras under his license. He discusses at length is plans for traveling through Europe following the safari. He accepts that he will have to see various heads of state in the countries he visits, and informs Reid that he will be delivering the Romanes lecture at Oxford. Roosevelt approves of the Japanese plan to postpone their international exposition until 1917 and wants to help them “put a good face” on the situation. He agrees with Reid’s assessment of various incidents at the Olympic games. However, Roosevelt stresses that all public statements about the Olympics should be positive.
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1908-08-20
President Roosevelt asks Edward North Buxton to procure the list of his provisions from Lawn and Alder, and to add whatever Buxton thinks is necessary. He trusts Buxton’s judgment. He also discusses his rifle preferences, but yields to Buxton’s recommendation for what rifle will be best for hunting in Africa. He is pleased that he was asked to deliver the Romanes Lecture at Oxford, which gives him a good excuse to go to England and see old friends there.
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1908-08-31
President Roosevelt approves of the arrangements T. Herbert Warren suggests for the publication of his 1910 Romanes lecture, both in the United States and England. He will write the lecture before he leaves for his African safari, but may make revisions after his trip before he delivers it. Roosevelt is concerned that Warren may be expecting his lecture to be intended for a wider audience, because he is preparing a largely academic talk.
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1908-11-02
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Dr. Henry M. Leipziger, Supervisor of Lectures for the New York City Board of Education, about an upcoming lecture. George Kruck Cherrie, who accompanied Roosevelt through South America and is very knowledgeable about the people, flora, and fauna of South America, will be presenting.
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1915-11-20
Theodore Roosevelt describes Professor Johnson’s talk as “infamous.” Johnson was an economist and prolific author. In October 1915 before the Mills Banking and Tax Committee in New York, Johnson said that overpopulation was to blame for World War I. According to Johnson, marriage or children should not be encouraged. These statements played into Roosevelt’s fears of “race suicide.”
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1915-11-27
Theodore Roosevelt regrets that he cannot provide Morris Llewellyn Cooke with definite information, presumably regarding an academic lecture he delivered at Harvard, but he has the impression that the lecture may have been quoted in the local and collegiate press.
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1915-09-04
Theodore Roosevelt wishes John Lawrence Sullivan success in his lectures on temperance. Roosevelt believes that as an honest fighter he will be a good citizen in endeavors outside the boxing ring as well. Roosevelt also believes that young men will listen to Sullivan more than they would to professional lecturers about the consequences of drinking.
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1915-08-26
Theodore Roosevelt is sorry that Anthony Fiala cannot deliver the lectures on exploration himself and thinks George Kruck Cherrie is the best alternative. Roosevelt knows first hand of Cherrie’s capabilities, as they were together throughout the exploration of what was then the largest unknown river in the world. Roosevelt thinks Cherrie is one of the best explorers and doubts if there is a better man to take Fiala’s place.
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1915-07-08
Theodore Roosevelt writes about his desire to go to San Francisco by way of the Canadian Pacific Railway, but expects he cannot do so without stopping to make speeches all along the way, as he has already received numerous invitations. Roosevelt feels he must not speak in Canada because his critical views on the U.S. position on avoiding World War I would be unfavorable against his home country. He also references the labor union disputes in England.
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1915-04-02