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Theodore Roosevelt asks if Governor Johnson is willing to second his nomination at the Republican National Convention.
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1912-05-23
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks L. Ward Bannister for his letter. He suggests Bannister obtain material regarding Roosevelt’s proposition to review judicial decisions in the United States by contacting Dean William Draper Lewis of the University of Pennsylvania and William L. Ransom.
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1912-07-22
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary writes to Oscar S. Straus about future visitors and the presidential campaign.
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1912-07-06
In answer to Edward Schuler’s question, Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary writes that Roosevelt’s presidential nomination will be seconded by Dean William Draper Lewis of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Richard Pearson of Richmond, California; and Governor Hiram Johnson of California.
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1912-06-12
Theodore Roosevelt requests Governor Johnson to second him for the nomination. William Ambrose Prendergast will propose Roosevelt and if they can have another second then William Draper Lewis, Dean of the University of Pennsylvania, will support Roosevelt.
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1912-05-24
Theodore Roosevelt asks if Governor Johnson is willing to second his nomination at the Republican National Convention.
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1912-05-23
Theodore Roosevelt wants to oppose Senator Root’s election as temporary chairman of the Republican National Convention and suggests that they support Governor Hadley as chairman. William Ambrose Pendergrast will nominate Roosevelt for president and Governor Johnson will second. Roosevelt would also like to be seconded by William Draper Lewis and a businessman or lawyer from the Midwest.
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1912-05-23
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary requests that Oscar K. Davis send pamphlets to Judge Lindsey in Denver, Colorado, containing Roosevelt’s Columbus speech on judicial recall. Roosevelt believes they would be useful in Lindsey’s campaign.
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1912-04-30
Theodore Roosevelt believes the Anti-Trust Law must be kept but is useless by itself. He asks Frank B. Kellogg to read his Carnegie Hall speech on the question of the review of judicial decisions, especially his quote from William Draper Lewis, Dean of the University of Pennsylvania.
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1912-03-25
Theodore Roosevelt was pleased to see George W. Alger at Carnegie Hall and to hear that Alger does not believe his proposition to be “really revolutionary.” Roosevelt asks Alger to speak with William Draper Lewis about the proposition’s practicality.
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1912-03-26
Theodore Roosevelt relitigates the circumstances surrounding the language and inclusion of the trust plank in the Progressive Party platform. Roosevelt states that he is planning to propose Francis J. Heney as Meyer Lissner’s proxy on the executive committee of the Progressive Party and expresses frustration about the tension between the moderate and radical wings of the party leading to dysfunction.
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1912-12-13
Theodore Roosevelt writes Amos Pinchot to discuss his continued support for George W. Perkins to remain a figure in the Progressive Party and warns against rooting out moderates from the party for the sake of maintaining the purity of ideals. Roosevelt also pushes back against the idea that breaking down trusts would improve the cost of living, and lays out what happened regarding the trust plank of the Progressive Party’s 1912 platform.
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1912-12-05
Theodore Roosevelt asks Milton Dwight Purdy to look at the enclosed document, and states if Purdy approves it, Roosevelt will add Purdy’s name to a list to send to William Draper Lewis.
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1912-11
Theodore Roosevelt sends Judge Albert Dexter Nortoni a rough draft. He asks Nortoni if Dean William Draper Lewis could consult with him.
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1912-11-20
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased to receive the information about the Wisconsin voting results that Henry F. Cochems sent. Roosevelt then explains that he believes it was a mistake a paragraph was taken out of the plank dealing with the trust question. He condemns the Milwaukee Free Press as an “utterly unscrupulous and mendacious opponent” and attempting to cause mischief in the Progressive Party. He informs Cochems that they need to be careful regarding fighting in the Progressive Party, especially about George W. Perkins. He encloses a marked copy of his about Woodrow Wilson.
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1912-11-19
Gifford Pinchot requests that Theodore Roosevelt adhere to the travel schedule that he has signed and reminds him that Pinchot has never asked anything personal of Roosevelt in the past.
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1914-10-17
Gifford Pinchot notifies Theodore Roosevelt that the speaking schedule cannot be changed. To reduce it, Pinchot says, would give a “most unfortunate impression” and cause “real harm.” However, Roosevelt only needs to speak two or three times a day on the trip; Pinchot and William Draper Lewis can cover the smaller stops as Roosevelt chooses.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-10-17
Joe F. Decker provides a comprehensive bibliography of the various accounts of Theodore Roosevelt’s attempt to form a volunteer division during World War I. Decker begins with Roosevelt’s own first account in 1917 and concludes with John Milton Cooper’s version in The Warrior and the Priest of 1983. Decker examines books, book chapters, and articles on the subject, and finds that the story still has not been “dealt with satisfactorily.” Decker points out the biases and the shortcomings of some of the authors, and notes that many of the accounts strongly favor either Roosevelt or his antagonist President Woodrow Wilson.
A full page-photograph of Roosevelt and General Leonard Wood accompanies the article. A photograph of Harrison Engle and Sidney D. Kirkpatrick who directed documentary films on Roosevelt is featured, along with three photographs of Roosevelt from newsreel footage used in the film The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt.
A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association as well as the members of its executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees is on page two of the article.
A booklet published by the Progressive National Committee. The publication lists the names of people in the Progressive Party’s administration and outlines the party’s ideals and goals. The Table of Contents is as follows: Organization of the National Service; Division of Administration – Organization of State Services, Office Organization; Department Work – Social and Industrial Justice, Conservation, Popular Government, Cost of Living and Corporation Control; Bureau of Education; Bureau of Legislative Reference.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-03-31
Theodore Roosevelt asks George W. Perkins to inform William Draper Lewis and Herbert Knox Smith that he will “crib shamelessly” from Smith’s memorandum for the closing part of his Kansas City speech. For the next three weeks William Loeb is going at things exclusively from the Republican side because he thinks Roosevelt and Perkins cannot.
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1916-05-13