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Theodore Roosevelt wanted to know that Thomas Edison stood behind what Roosevelt said. The information Raymond Robins gave Roosevelt was not in his Kansas City speech, but it was in an article Roosevelt wrote later.
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1916-06-03
Theodore Roosevelt does not expect to make a speaking trip this spring. He will only make one speech in Kansas City on Decoration Day.
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1916-05-04
Theodore Roosevelt thought William Allen White’s last letter was interesting, and he expressed sympathy for the “funny old rasor-back” White wrote about. At least he has sincerity, Roosevelt says, unlike President Wilson. Roosevelt proposes making a speech on preparedness in Kansas City on Decoration Day.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-04-15
President Roosevelt thanks the crowd for the gift he has received and the luncheon. He also discusses how “the west” is defined.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-01
President Roosevelt addresses the citizens of Kansas City, thanking them for their greeting. He discusses his command during the Spanish-American war and compares it to the Civil War. Roosevelt discusses the lessons learned from soldiers on character, brotherhood, and citizenship. He also discusses current problems facing the country after industrial development, including labor relations, class relations, and law.
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1903-05-01
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the review and criticism. He hopes that Frances Theodora Parsons will like his Kansas City speech.
1916-05-30
Theodore Roosevelt met with E. Mont Reily because he had William Rockhill Nelson’s letter. The Kansas City Post has been unfriendly towards Roosevelt but Nelson’s Kansas City Star has been supportive. Roosevelt invites William Loeb to spend the night on Tuesday.
1910-08-05
W. G. Langworthy Taylor hopes that President Roosevelt can attend a luncheon at the University Club in Kansas City, Missouri.
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1902-09-13
The Roosevelt Club’s candidate for mayor of Kansas City has been nominated over the opposition of Richard C. Kerens’s friends. E. Mont Reily sees this as an endorsement for President Roosevelt’s recent appointments in the Kansas City area.
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1902-02-28
John J. Green, an original member of the Roosevelt Club, has been nominated for mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. E. Mont Reily sees this as an endorsement for President Roosevelt’s recent appointments in the Kansas City area.
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1902-02-27
E. Mont Reily, president of the Roosevelt Club of Kansas City, thanks President Roosevelt for the recent appointments in the Kansas City, Missouri, area and requests a recent picture of the President.
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1902-01-24
E. Mont Reily has organized about twenty additional Roosevelt clubs and will only endorse members who will “keep the good work going.” He approves the appointment of his friend, George W. Burroughs, as postmaster at Fort Worth, Texas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-18
E. Mont Reily recommends several appointments for Kansas City, Missouri, and the western district of Missouri.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-08
President Roosevelt was elected an honorary member of the Missouri Republican Club of Kansas City, Missouri.
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1901-10
As per the previous request of President Roosevelt, Representative Frank B. Klepper investigated the Roosevelt Club of Kansas City, Missouri. Due to William McKinley’s assassination, he has decided not to send the report as it seems improper at the present time. Roosevelt has Klepper’s support and the support of Missouri.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-17