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Sterling E. Edmunds sends copies of the editorials he wrote for the St. Louis Chronicle. Edmunds’s opinion of President Roosevelt changed from a negative one to a positive one over the course of the election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-28
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to say he has a letter of James Monroe that he is keeping for Kermit. Edith has taken Ethel and Archie away for a few days, and Roosevelt relates a story about Archie’s football team and the dogs. Roosevelt adds that he is horribly bothered by California’s approach to immigration rules regarding the Japanese and is worried it may lead to war with Japan. He closes by saying he is taking Quentin to hear a sermon by the former Rough Rider chaplain. Kermit has taken notes on the back of the envelope.
1906-10-27
Theodore Roosevelt has not received copies of Frederick Scott Oliver’s book yet, but he believes he will be in agreement with it. He bemoans the inaction of President Woodrow Wilson in response to Germany’s invasion of Belgium. He comments on the movement for universal disarmament and a League of Peace, which he believes wrong-headed and ineffective.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-06-29
Theodore Roosevelt has received Thomas Nelson Page’s letter about raising a Thomas Jefferson Memorial Fund as an endowment for the University of Virginia. Roosevelt believes fundraising efforts should reach people all across the country who care about higher education. Roosevelt believes the American people can carry out Jefferson’s work in the most gratifying way.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-05
President Roosevelt informs his son Ted that he recently went on a ride with his mother, Edith Roosevelt, beyond Sligo Creek where they enjoyed the beautiful scenery. On Saturday, the Roosevelts attended the wedding of Theodore Douglas Robinson and Helen Rebecca Roosevelt. On the following day, they visited Attorney General Knox at Valley Forge where the President gave an impromptu speech in support of efforts to build a memorial to George Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-21
Samuel V. Leech believes Theodore Roosevelt’s previous statements about the Monroe Doctrine are correct, and that President William H. Taft’s inclination towards international arbitration would be taken advantage of by European powers. Leech especially feels that international arbitration would upset American citizens if it allowed more Japanese and Chinese immigrants to settle on the Pacific coast, where he lives now. He recommends Roosevelt have a copy of The Encyclopedic Dictionary of American History, as it provides a good summary of the Monroe Doctrine, among other topics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-05
John Carter Rose was interested in a statement that President Roosevelt said to him recently, that he was “successful in a larger portion of what [he] set out to do than any of [his] predecessors.” Rose considers all the previous presidents, and ultimately draws the comparison down to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Washington, Rose writes, made the nation, Lincoln preserved it, and Roosevelt has caused it to adapt to twentieth century conditions. He praises the various policies that Roosevelt has instituted during his term in office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-14
John Allison regrets that President Roosevelt was unable to stay for a public dinner during his recent visit to Nashville. Allison also sends clippings from two newspapers covering Roosevelt’s speech. Allison notes on the clippings that one of the papers is owned by a railroad and the other is not.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-24
Nelson P. Webster forwards a telegram from Edward Charles O’Brien, American Minister to Uruguay, reporting that Secretary of State Elihu Root’s declarations before the Rio de Janeiro congress have been enthusiastically applauded by the newspapers. The newspaper reports say Root’s declarations “obliterate” false impressions and prejudices about the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-03
Serge Ricard traces the presence of Theodore Roosevelt in France by surveying the works of French authors and historians and finds that Roosevelt has struggled to gain a large following in France when compared to other American presidents. Ricard lists some of the translations of Roosevelt’s writings, notes the rise of interest in Roosevelt during his presidency, and discusses the long gaps in Roosevelt scholarship produced in France. Ricard also lists six articles he has written about Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1984
The editorial writer notes that while the Advertiser is not like other Southern papers which often praise President Roosevelt, he approves of what was both said and not said in his recent message to Congress, as well as in his recent speeches in New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-15
John Julias Dargan, who supported William Jennings Bryan in the election that just finished, calls for all Americans to elect President Roosevelt to two more terms starting in 1912. He draws parallels between Roosevelt’s popularity and James Monroe’s nearly-unanimous electoral college victory. He calls for Roosevelt to make Bryan a member of his cabinet when he is re-elected.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-04
In a statement protesting President Roosevelt’s message to the senate and the protocol between the United States and Santo Domingo (now the Dominican Republic) signed on February 7, 1905, the history and application of the Monroe Doctrine is examined in detail, and arguments are made against Roosevelt’s protocol based on that understanding.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-17
This newspaper article includes a section from a letter written by President Roosevelt to Thomas Nelson Page in which the president endorses a memorial endowment for Thomas Jefferson at the University of Virginia. Given Roosevelt’s previous negative remarks about Jefferson, the article states the president has broadened his mind since then. According to the article, “The letter can be viewed in no other light than as an endeavor to atone for the past and it should be accepted as such.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-21
Brazilian President Pena offers a toast to Rear Admiral Charles Mitchell Thomas and proclaims Brazil’s sympathy and friendship with the United States. Pena praises the trip of the Navy fleet and the leadership of President Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-16
Advertisement with description for Williamsburg The Old Colonial Capital by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, President of William and Mary College.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-15
The Lexington Leader prints Secretary of War William H. Taft’s speech at the Lexington, Kentucky auditorium in its entirety. He discusses at length the question of race and its relation to political participation. Taft details the differences between President Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan and appeals to Kentuckian Democrats to evaluate their party alliance.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-22
Souvenir postcard from the 1907 Jamestown Exposition with the phrase “Our Presidents” featuring images of the first twenty-five presidents.
1907
Sheet music for “Presidents on Parade,” a patriotic song with lyrics that mention all presidents from George Washington to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1933
Hand-held fan with printed music for the presidential campaign of 1908. The front of the fan illustrates all presidents from George Washington through Theodore Roosevelt. Oval photographs at top feature William H. Taft and William Jennings Bryan under the caption “Who’s Next.” The reverse side features a short notation of “The Star Spangled Banner,” arranged by George Braveson, with four verses. The lyrics for the rest of the verses are printed below the notation. The bottom of the fan has two advertisements. The first is an advertisement for Hill & Goodrich, “dealers in Fresh and Salt Meats of every kind.” The second is for “Fish and Oysters in Season. Cash paid for Hides and Skins, Portland St., Morrisville, VT.”
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1908