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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Theodore Roosevelt is concerned about the arbitration treaty. He views it either as a lie, because the American people will not allow it to be observed, or as a path to “national impotence and degradation.” Roosevelt is concerned about the potential arbitration of some issues if requested by foreign powers, such as unlimited Japanese immigration or Germany’s right to purchase the Danish West Indies. He does not believe that Senator Lodge should support the treaty without several revisions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Daniel T. Callahan

Theodore Roosevelt refuses to write a letter concerning a bill. Instead, he suggests that Daniel T. Callahan’s friend send Roosevelt a quote from his Autobiography about boxing, asking whether he still holds to “the doctrine there preached.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert J. Beveridge

President Roosevelt has spoken about the bill in its present form with Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill and believes that Senator Anselm Joseph McLaurin’s amendment is wrong. He urges Senator Beveridge not to vote down the bill simply because it does not go far enough, and points out that having an imperfect bill passed is better than not having any bill at all.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Kent

Responding to a letter from Edward Kent about the territories of New Mexico and Arizona being admitted to statehood separately, President Roosevelt says he does not want to bring the matter to to Congress until there is a change in temperament there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William D. Murphy to Theodore Roosevelt

William D. Murphy moves to congratulate Theodore Roosevelt as the Supreme Court continues to endorse many of his policies; including the dissolution of illegal organizations, the differentiation between “the good and the bad corporations,” and the decision to leave room for interpretation in constitutional law.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-20

Creator(s)

Murphy, William D. (William Dennistoun), 1859-1935

Letter from James A. Tawney to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Tawney apologizes for the delay in response to President Roosevelt’s letter. Tawney states there should be no issues with approving the sundry civil appropriation bill nor its allotment of funds for Roosevelt’s traveling expenses and the rehabilitation of the lower floors of the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-15

Creator(s)

Tawney, James A. (James Albertus), 1855-1919

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge is much more confident now, after their discussions with Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon, that the bills in question will pass. It took some negotiating, but they were able to secure a promise to bring the bill to a vote without making too many modifications. President Roosevelt is to say nothing of this until the next session.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-03

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924