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President Roosevelt believes Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry’s decision is correct and advises him to ignore everyone except for the Navy Department’s experts regarding the construction of lake boats or Holland-type boats.
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1907-08-14
President Roosevelt sends an editorial for Attorney General Bonaparte to comment on, as well as a rough draft of his speech for the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, which he asks Bonaparte to read and comment upon as soon as possible. Roosevelt discusses the railroad rate case in North Carolina, bemoaning the “yellow press” coverage of the situation. In the matter of the case against Idaho Senator William Edgar Borah, Roosevelt agrees with Bonaparte and the action that must be taken, but feels obligated to meet with Borah’s representatives.
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1907-08-02
President Roosevelt approves of the response sent to the Smart Set magazine in response to a request for his endorsement. He says reports of Ambassador Reid’s “ostentation” and other unflattering news reports about official embassy conduct are harmless; he appreciates all the speeches Reid has made in an effort to unite the “right classes” of Americans and English people. Roosevelt agrees with Reid regarding pursuing arbitration in a treaty dispute with Great Britain over fisheries in Newfoundland. He also comments briefly on the result of the trial of Big Bill Hayward, calling it a “gross miscarriage of justice.” Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt appreciates the silver bowl Elisabeth Mills Reid sent as a gift.
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1907-07-29
President Roosevelt wishes best wishes Senator Beveridge and his bride on their wedding.
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1907-07-26
President Roosevelt thanks Rasmus B. Anderson for his letter. He is pleased with the way Anderson handled the actions of his publishers who opened a personal letter from Roosevelt and made a copy of it.
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1907-01-26
President Roosevelt asks Kermit Roosevelt if William Loeb sent him “the matter” about the Brownsville incident for his debate. Roosevelt then proceeds to tell his son about an amusing interaction with Ellen C. Bonaparte who declared she had been taking people who lead “gray and hundrum lives [sic]” to the White House to bring them pleasure. He trusts Kermit will not tell anyone, and shares another story about the daughter of Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph I. Roosevelt also tells Kermit about Archibald B. Roosevelt’s pet guinea pigs, Mr. and Mrs. Longworth.
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1907-01-19
President Roosevelt shares his upcoming travel plans with his son Theodore Roosevelt. He is glad that Ted will be taking another class after the midyears, but is concerned about a rumor that Ted’s friend Sam Blagden has been drinking and getting into trouble. William Loeb has suggested that Roosevelt inform Ted he has overdrawn his bank account.
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1907-01-19
President Roosevelt was told by “various members of the Kansas delegation” that William Allen White supports Senator Robert M. La Follette in the same way that Roosevelt does: they both appreciate the the anti-trust stances that La Follette takes, but think he can go to extremes sometimes.
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1907-01-05
John C. Richberg tells Theodore Roosevelt that his son Donald R. Richberg has just published a book. He says that Donald R. Richberg wrote an article for a newspaper in Vienna during Roosevelt’s first presidential term in support of him. John C. Richberg hopes Rosoevelt will take a look at his son’s book.
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1911-10-13
Oscar S. Straus would like to meet with Theodore Roosevelt on any day convenient to him to discuss several matters.
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1911-09-21
Jack Crawford has previously sent Theodore Roosevelt poetry but received unfavorable responses from his secretary. He hopes by introducing himself and his credentials that Roosevelt might let him visit his home at Oyster Bay, and the “Broncho Scout” won’t bother Roosevelt after this letter. The reverse side of the letter contains letters from Crawford’s supporters.
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1911-09-21
John S. Nissen introduces himself to Theodore Roosevelt and encloses a selection of employment references. He asks for Roosevelt’s aid in fixing a payment discrepancy.
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1911-09-19
Lawrence F. Abbott thanks President Roosevelt for his letter and offers for himself or his father to speak with Roosevelt about campaign contributions. Abbott believes that recent criticism from the press about this topic is not shared by the public. He returns enclosures sent to him by William Loeb. He thanks Roosevelt for sharing information about a naval expedition and promises to include it in the next edition of The Outlook, as he feels it will be very interesting to their readers.
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1907-09-20
Senator Lodge brings several small matters to President Roosevelt’s attention about Senator William E. Chandler resigning from the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission, interviews that Lodge has had with blenders of whiskey who feel they have been misrepresented by the journalist, Henry Beach Needham, and that Philip Hildreth Reade ought to be promoted to Brigadier General in the United States Army. Lodge also mentions that he gave an off-hand speech encouraging people to support the Republican ticket, but it had been misrepresented in the papers. The senator closes by including a quotation from a man who believed that Roosevelt was a drunkard and addicted to morphine and that his family constantly stays with him to prevent others from discovering his condition.
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1907-09-19
Nicholas Murray Butler informs President Roosevelt that he received William Loeb’s letter regarding scheduling difficulties for the two men to have a “quiet talk.” Butler emphasizes that no one should persuade Roosevelt that there has not been a “very serious contraction in business.” He believes that by January 1 it will have spread across the entire country and worries about going into a presidential election when manufacturing is being curtailed, wages are reduced, and people are losing jobs.
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1907-09-19
Former Ohio Governor Herrick sincerely appreciates the duplicate letter President Roosevelt sent. Herrick says he would have accepted the position offered, but felt obligated to defeat Tom Loftin Johnson then, and feels sure Theodore E. Burton can do the same now. He asks to delay the meeting Roosevelt requested in order to attend the dedication of the McKinley memorial in Canton, Ohio.
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1907-09-17
Stanley Wellington Finch informs Attorney General Bonaparte about Special Agent William E. Johnson’s action regarding liquor traffic in Indian Territory. The Department of the Interior does not want to withdraw Johnson from his current work and would not do so unless requested by President Roosevelt.
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1907-09-13
Maurice Francis Egan sends President Roosevelt a book about the Icelandic-Celtic sagas and informs the president about giving Thomas J. O’Brien’s letter of recall to Danish King Frederick VIII on September 6, 1907. Egan recounts his visit to Frederik VIII and his wife, Queen Louise, mentioning his discussion with Louise about Christian Science and her opinion that Roosevelt was handling race relations and treatment of African Americans in a Christian way. Although Egan feels that Danish is difficult to learn, he believes he is getting along well.
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1907-09-12
Attorney General Bonaparte acknowledges receipt of William Loeb’s letter regarding enforcement of the law regarding alcohol sales in Indian Territory. Bonaparte also lists his thoughts regarding the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company immunity. If the action is deferred until after a decision in the court of appeals, it would cause a delay of many months. Bonaparte informs President Roosevelt that he is willing to read the entire testimony if Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis assembles it. At the end, Bonaparte includes a copy of a telegram he received about another instance of a request for immunity.
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1907-09-09
Attorney General Bonaparte informs President Roosevelt of his meeting with Charles B. Morrison regarding the Standard Oil case. Morrison reported that Standard Oil magnates had met with Frank B. Kellogg and himself confidentially to come up with a settlement that would “preserve them from a criminal prosecution.” Bonaparte told Morrison that the government could not deal more favorably with the Standard Oil Company as compared with the Drug Trust and that the whole matter would have to be presented to President Roosevelt for consideration. Bonaparte also mentions other matters, including correspondence from Governor Charles E. Magoon of Cuba and the present situation in Oklahoma Territory.
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1907-09-08