Lodge, Anna Cabot Mills Davis, 1851-1915

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt thanks Senator Lodge for the letter informing him and his wife about their son, Ted, who does not write home often enough. Roosevelt wrote to Ted an “earnest and truthful” letter about his “folly.” Roosevelt also informs Lodge of the meeting in Cuba between Secretary of War William H. Taft, First Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon, and Cuban President Tomas Estrada Palma. The temporary agreement for a provisional government with military support from the United States will help secure peace while Cuba begins self-government. Roosevelt hopes this will secure Cuba’s liberty, and any future policy will be in the “permanent interests of both Cuba and the United States.” Roosevelt also has acted to “prevent hurt” to the Republican nominees in the upcoming state elections, particularly in New York, and New York City. Wealthy business men, like William Randolph Hearst, and “Bourbon reactionaries” are running for office to gain political power, not for the “have-nots,” but to deflect regulations on their wealth. Roosevelt believes Charles Evans Hughes is the right man to run against Hearst for governor, as he will enact progressive reforms with a fair mind.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt sends Senator Lodge a pair of letters that he thinks Lodge and his wife, Anna Cabot Mills Lodge, may be amused by.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt tells Senator Lodge that he cannot write fifteen thousand words as a preface for the history of New York, or for “any other place under the sun.” Yesterday Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt gave Roosevelt a paragraph which they both thought referred to Lodge’s wife, Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge. Secretary of State Elihu Root also initially thought that it referred to Anna, but later discovered that it referred to the wife of Senator Chester I. Long. Roosevelt asks Lodge to find out whether or not it referred to Anna.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gordon Johnston

Gordon Johnston’s letter was so interesting that after President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt read it they sent it to their friends, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and his wife, who were also very pleased with it. He congratulates Johnston on his accomplishments.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Van Dyke

President Roosevelt has heard that Henry Van Dyke has been invited to speak before the Nursery Association on January 31. If Van Dyke accepts, Roosevelt would like to have lunch with him either that day or the following day.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt comments to Senator Lodge on the election results in various states. He is particularly pleased about the Massachusetts results. He wishes that Ambassador George von Lengerke Meyer had gone back to Saint Petersburg when the trouble started three weeks ago.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt tells Senator Lodge about the travel plans of Secretary of State Elihu Root and Joseph Hodges Choate, who are coming to Sagamore Hill. He wishes that Choate could go to Japan as a minister. Roosevelt is uncomfortable with how well everybody is speaking of him currently, as he knows the other shoe will drop eventually.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt will reach his home at Oyster Bay on August 12, and while he won’t explicitly ask Senator Lodge and Anna Cabot Mills Lodge to visit, he would be glad to see them, and thinks that if Lodge himself can at least come down, “it will be a good thing from several standpoints.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt tells Senator Lodge of his sorrow at the death of John Hay, who, while not flawless as Secretary of State, he greatly respected. He believes Elihu Root will be a good Secretary of State. Roosevelt updates Lodge on the progress of arranging peace talks between the Japanese and Russians, as well as his part serving as an intermediary between France and Germany. Newspapers are speculating that Root agreed to join the cabinet as a step towards the presidency, but Roosevelt feels that Secretary of War William H. Taft may make a better candidate.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Agnes Maxwell Kearny Upshur

President Roosevelt has not heard of the bill Agnes Maxwell Kearny Upshur mentions, but he heartily approves any bill doing justice to the navy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Grant La Farge

President Roosevelt discusses plans for Sagamore Hill’s extension with architect C. Grant La Farge. He is primarily concerned with the cost of wood, wanting the room done as cheaply as possible.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt discusses several matters with Senator Lodge, including his correspondence with Massachusetts Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner, his amazement at carrying Missouri in the presidential election, the Newfoundland reciprocity treaty, and visits with mutual friends. The president hopes to see Lodge and his wife, Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge, soon.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt sends Senator Lodge copies of letters between himself and Augustus Peabody Gardner, and says that while he is willing to have the letter be published, he thinks it should wait until after the election. He is looking forward to being finished with his current political campaign, and remarks on some of the rumors that have been circulating, as well as polling figures for several states. Roosevelt was recently injured while riding his horse, but was able to avoid mention of it in the press.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Cabot Lodge

Theodore Roosevelt mentions an anecdote from Edith Wharton and asks if it is any wonder that England tends to fall back under the stress of modern life.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt notes that there seems to be uneasiness about addressing immigration, and asks Senator Lodge to send him a copy of the platform. Roosevelt also remarks that he misses Lodge and Nannie, and tells him about a letter he got from Edward Brandegee of Utica.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George H. Lyman

President Roosevelt was very pleased with Senator Lodge’s speech.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Due to scheduling conflicts, President Roosevelt will be unable to see Senator Lodge today or Tuesday.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt will be dining with Benjamin Ide Wheeler on Wednesday night and invites the Lodges to join them. If Lodge is free, Roosevelt is interested in dining with him on Thursday and Friday as well.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clara Root

The Roosevelts and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge enjoyed the clipping sent by Clara Root.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Abram Garfield

President Roosevelt thanks James Abram Garfield, a grandson of President Garfield, for the gift and then relates the Roosevelt family’s Christmas activities.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919