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Whitelaw Reid writes Theodore Roosevelt about his impending appointment to the Court of St. James as the U.S. Ambassador. He denies rumors that he will sell the New York Tribune. He discusses the people in consideration to become editor of the newspaper.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-20
Ambassador Reid had received earlier reports of Royal Cortissoz’s health, but Corrinne Roosevelt Robinson’s letter persuaded him to request Cortissoz be discharged from official duties for three months. He appreciates Theodore Roosevelt’s letter. Reid recently used Roosevelt’s Winning of the West in a speech. He hopes Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is recovering.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-03
George G. Hill explains to Roscoe C. E. Brown that President William H. Taft was embarrassed by a recent article from the Associated Press concerning his meeting with Theodore Roosevelt in Baltimore. The article alleged the meeting between Roosevelt and Taft was political in nature while Hill asserts it was not premeditated and not of a political nature.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-07
John Henry Hammond tells William Loeb that he has inquired whether Hart Lyman, Editor-in-Chief of the New York Tribune, will publish a letter written by Hammond answering “the charge which was made against the President.” Hammond notes that enough time has passed that he does not think the Tribune will publish the letter, but they might do so with encouragement from the Republican campaign managers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-15