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President Roosevelt asks Minister Hauge to forward the enclosed letter to the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-08
President Roosevelt gives directions for the US Delegation at Christiania to personally thank Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as Bjoernson for their congratulations on his Nobel Prize win.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-10
President Roosevelt tells Ambassador Peirce to secretly accept the offer of the 1906 Peace Prize from Chairman of the Nobel Committee Jørgen Løvland. Roosevelt tells him to convey his extreme gratitude, and that once the prize is publicly announced he will make a proper acknowledgement.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-01
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-03-21
Peirce, Herbert H. D. (Herbert Henry Davis), 1849-1916
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Minister to Norway Peirce seeks help from Andrew Carnegie in advancing Elihu Root’s candidacy for the Nobel Peace Prize. He recently learned that Jørgan Løvland, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, feels Elihu Root’s actions in pursuit of peace were those of a government official. While this might be technically true, Peirce worries that Løvland “does not really grasp the situation.” A letter from President Roosevelt to the Committee might improve Root’s chances. Additionally, Peirce heard that Roosevelt denied Løvland’s request to come speak in Norway next year. As Roosevelt is giving an address in Berlin, and it is typical for Peace Prize recipients to speak in Norway, Peirce worries that this refusal will hurt the chances of another American “in public life” receiving the Prize.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-08
Herbert H. D. Peirce informs President Roosevelt that he has been awarded the Nobel peace prize. Peirce asks that he be delegated to appear as Roosevelt’s representative to receive the diploma, medal, and prize, as the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs has suggested.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-01
An unsigned memorandum notes that President Roosevelt sent a telegram addressed to Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Jørgen Løvland to be forwarded to Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon. Roosevelt then asks Bacon to tell US Minister to Norway Herbert H.D. Peirce “on Monday to appear in person” and read a statement on the President’s behalf. The memorandum notes that the telegram mentioned “is copied in the President’s letter book.” A second page of the memo repeats the same information from the first page.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-07
Ambassador Herbert H. D. Peirce explains to Acting Secretary of State Bacon that when President Roosevelt handed him the papers related to the candidacy of United States Congressman from Missouri Richard Barthold for the Nobel Peace Prize, Roosevelt instructed that, although he wished the Nobel committee to give Barthold due attention, it is important to disclaim for Roosevelt and the U.S. government “the intention of making any recommendation on the subject.” Peirce followed Roosevelt’s instructions when he handed the papers to Jørgen Løvland, chair of the Nobel committee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-07