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Maxwell Nicy Hayson thanks Frank Harper for Harper’s kind letter and replies that he desires Theodore Roosevelt to help him get his book published.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-18
President Roosevelt tells Montgomery Schuyler that his son Montgomery Schuyler Jr. won his promotion on his own merits, just like Ambassador John Wallace Riddle has recently done. Roosevelt notes that they wanted the best men possible serving in Russia. He also notes that Schuyler’s book has not yet arrived, but that he is looking forward to reading it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-22
President Roosevelt tells Arthur Ruhl he is looking forward to reading his book, and enjoyed “The Break in Training” when it was published in Scribner’s. Roosevelt hopes to meet with Ruhl again in the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-22
President Roosevelt tells Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons that he is glad to have the chance to read the famous book, and hopes to have her and her husband Representative Herbert Parsons to dinner soon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-22
President Roosevelt details reasons why he enjoyed Robert Grant’s book The Undercurrent, and feels like the author echoed his own feelings regarding social, industrial, and political matters. Roosevelt notes he enjoys horrifying the excessively wealthy, but agrees with Grant’s notion that it will be difficult getting Federal and State governments to agree on ways to tax such individuals. Roosevelt also invites Grant to dinner and a musical on January 11, 1907.
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1906-12-18
President Roosevelt thanks Representative Scott for the copy of his book and looks forward to reading it.
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1906-12-17
President Roosevelt tells Daniel Carter Beard that he does not consider the book Beard has sent to be too juvenile, and that he is looking forward to reading it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-17
Historian James Ford Rhodes thanks President Roosevelt for his “kind words” and discusses the volume on which he is currently working. Rhodes mentions that when Roosevelt is no longer president, he would like to sit and talk with him about history and literature.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-15
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Ambassador Bryce regarding Roosevelt’s recent article about Dante Alighieri.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-08
Theodore Roosevelt passes on a letter, received by Lyman Abbott, regarding a man needing literature for missionary work. Roosevelt believes Oscar K. Davis can deal with the issue even though Roosevelt is not sure under whose department such a request falls.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-09-03
Theodore Roosevelt sends Robert Bridges a copy of some sagas which he thought were very good.
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1912-05-01
Theodore Roosevelt is delighted with what Ambassador Jusserand said about Shakespeare. He asks if Jusserand saw his editorial in which he quotes Emile Boutrox and sends a copy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-05
Theodore Roosevelt writes that it is pleasant to hear from Frederic Jesup Stimson, and that he enjoyed the book that was given to him. Roosevelt also says that he does not envy Stimson’s current location and is more than happy to be at home.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt looks forward to seeing Paul Underwood Kellogg and asks that he read an article by the Englishman Jacks in the Yale Review, which comments on an article Roosevelt had sent Kellogg. Roosevelt finds Jacks’ article immoral and refers to Kellogg’s mention of the U.S. Constitution binding the states in unity. Roosevelt chastises Kellogg for not recognizing that “two million men” fought for that unity during the Civil War and that the U.S. is committed to going to war to protect that unity.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-05-06
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Cornelia B. P. Alvord for a letter she wrote to him about one of his books.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-12-31
President Roosevelt is extremely pleased by Henry Bryant Bigelow’s skill of writing scientific works. Roosevelt believes that it is better for a book to be worth reading but dull than it is to have a well-written work that is not worth reading. The best case, however, is for a book to both be worth reading and well written. He suggests that Bigelow may be the sort of author to write an important scientific work that is able to be read and understood both by scientists and the general public, and encourages him to not be content with only sending pieces to magazines, but to write a book himself.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-29
President Roosevelt asks George Otto Trevelyan to send the copy of Soapy Sponge as suggested. He also discusses the literary tastes of John F. Stevens, the chief engineer of the Panama Canal. Roosevelt is currently having a “rough-and-tumble time” passing legislation through Congress, and says that being able to read is a great comfort to him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-22
President Roosevelt congratulates Charles Sedgwick Aiken on what he is doing for the memory of Bret Harte.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-23
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt enjoyed Arlo Bates’s recent volume of essays recommended to him by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. He is pleased to say that he is doing just as Bates advises regarding reading material for his children. Roosevelt appreciates Bates’s discussions on various “decadent” authors. However, he always feels like “putting in a plea” for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-09-29
William Alex. Sutherland thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his response regarding a manuscript titled The Daydreams of Asia, Europe, and America, and discusses the challenges of publishing in India. He expresses hope that the book may be of interest to American readers due to its political and cultural insights, particularly on India’s global role, Anglo-American heritage, and future world events.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-07