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Theodore Roosevelt returns Edward Sandford Martin’s letter to the club and the letters from his son, George Whitney Martin. He agrees with Martin about the club. George’s letters were touching and reminded Roosevelt of Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt enjoyed lunch and plans to have Martin and Taylor for lunch.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-21
President Roosevelt thanks Edward Sandford Martin for the letter and expresses regrets that Martin and his son George Whitney Martin could not visit this year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-15
President Roosevelt tells Edward Sandford Martin he will “read the book for consolation” if he loses the election, and “for amusement anyhow.” Kermit Roosevelt wrote that Martin’s son George Whitney Martin is “getting along alright,” as the Roosevelts were concerned about him. Roosevelt enjoyed Martin’s “Opportunity” piece in the Metropolitan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-27
Edward Sandford Martin sends President Roosevelt a book of “counseling thoughts for use, if needed, after election,” but notes that he has seen a proof copy of an article predicting that Roosevelt will win with three-quarters of the electoral votes. Joseph Bucklin Bishop recently objected to something that Martin wrote, but Martin believes that Bishop’s “judgement has been affected by his efforts to carry Mississippi for the Republican ticket.” He mentions that Roosevelt’s son, Theodore Roosevelt, may be interested to know that his son, George Whitney Martin, has been at home recovering from having his appendix removed, but that he is nearly well again.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-26
Governor Roosevelt thanks Edward Sandford Martin for the book and the inscription with an extract from Martin’s son’s note about Ted. He tells him what Ted is doing at school and his “second small son’s” names for all his guinea pigs. He asks if Martin wrote the editorial on him in Harper’s Weekly because he thought it very good. Roosevelt says he has had a good time the last two years and does not expect “to go any further in politics.”
1900-11-22
President Roosevelt tells Edward Sandford Martin that he looks forward to reading the poems. He found Ted and Martin’s son working on a history of Rome together.
1902-09-13
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with writer Edward Sandford Martin’s letter and says how much George Martin’s letters touched him and Mrs. Roosevelt. It is the same kind of attitude Kermit Roosevelt had and must make Martin very proud of his son George. Roosevelt enjoyed Martin’s editorial on “the Broker Type.”
1911-11-21