Listening to President Roosevelt at the state fair, Bangor, Maine
Large crowd listening to a speech.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1902-11-13
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Maine--Bangor
Address of President Roosevelt at Bangor, Maine
President Roosevelt addresses the farmers of Bangor, Maine, and declares that in the midst of urbanization and industrialization, the countryside is the surest place to find “the old American spirit.” Roosevelt praises farm life and says it allows for a stronger sense of brotherhood and community. He discusses the importance of how to be properly charitable and to not place too much importance on material prosperity.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-08-27
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. Marion Simpson
President Roosevelt congratulates F. Marion Simpson on his recent appointment as Chairman of the Republican State Committee of Maine.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-13
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Letter from Frank P. Sargent to Theodore Roosevelt
Commissioner General of Immigration Sargent informs William Loeb that he found a lot of support for Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon and President Roosevelt among the union members with whom he spoke. Sargent also tells Loeb that while eating lunch with a few Democratic friends, they expressed the hope that President Roosevelt would be elected for a third term and that if the “Republicans have not the courage to nominate him, the Democrats will.” He thanks Loeb for sending the confidential letter and lets him know he is “in harmony” with the views of the writer.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-19
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Prosperity!
The Philadelphia Evening Item reports on the good economic conditions in various industries, companies, and places in the United States and its trading partners, which it says “give[s] the lie to the calamity howlers.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-22
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Speech to the farmers of Maine
President Roosevelt addresses the farmers of Maine, praising their “self-help” American spirit and forecasting changes in the agricultural sector of the U.S. going into the 20th century. Roosevelt specifically mentions the obligations of all citizens to help their fellow Americans.
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Creation Date
1902-08-26
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Letter from Fannie Hardy Eckstorm to Charles H. Ames
Fannie Hardy Eckstorm praises President Roosevelt’s speech in Bangor, Maine. She was especially impressed when Roosevelt called out to the crowd for his friend William Wingate Sewall who promptly came forward and ate lunch with Roosevelt and the local dignitaries.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-08-30