Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about plans to see Kermit, his thoughts on the books of Charles Lever, and exercise.
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1907-02-20
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Lever, Charles, 1806-1872
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt informs his son Kermit Roosevelt of his recent request to Endicott Peabody, Rector of Groton School, for a meeting between the young Roosevelt and school master William Amory Gardner. Roosevelt corrects his son’s perception that he is not a fan of Charles Lever’s novels, and that he quite enjoys them. Roosevelt also shows interest in Kermit’s sporting activities, stating that being good at one sport doesn’t mean you will naturally excel at others.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1907-02-20
Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt updates President Roosevelt on what he has been reading, stating that Abraham Lincoln by John Torrey Morse is both “uninterestingly written” and “prejudiced against Lincoln.” Therefore, he plans to read the novel The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer by Charles James Lever, a writer whose work he remembers his father not liking very much. Kermit also discusses his exercise regimen, which has included snowshoeing when the weather permitted as well as running when it has not.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1906-02-17