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President Roosevelt is glad to hear Nicholas Murray Butler’s thoughts on Maurice Francis Egan and David Jayne Hill. Roosevelt would prefer men like them over any other type of American representative.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-01
President Roosevelt sends his thoughts on the character of the American people to Charles Fletcher Lummis. Roosevelt says good Americans are the same wherever they come from, and should not lose the sense of duty to do the right thing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-05
President Roosevelt was pleased by Major Leonard’s letter. Roosevelt praises Leonard as a soldier and citizen, and thinks that he typifies “those qualities which we like to think of as characteristically American.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-10
Whitelaw Reid updates President Roosevelt on diplomatic affairs in London. Reid has spoken with several British authorities regarding Roosevelt’s upcoming African safari. The Japanese Ambassador to Great Britain, Jutarō Komura, met with Reid at a luncheon given for members of the Olympic committee and emphasized that he and the Japanese Emperor recognized the United States as a friend. The Chinese Ambassador held a dinner and expressed friendly regard toward the United States. Reid provides a detailed description of two controversial Olympic races in London: in the 400 meter race, an American was disqualified for breaking the rules, and in the marathon, the Italian winner was disqualified in favor of an American. Reid notes that the American athletes, while somewhat justified in their frustrations, were seen by the British press as ill-mannered. Finally, Reid says he doubts that Roosevelt can make private visits to Paris and London on his way back from Africa without giving offense to government officials who would expect a state visit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-11
Senator Bourne believes that President Roosevelt should run for a third term, and makes several arguments why this should be so. Roosevelt’s influence over the economy, his diplomatic abilities as demonstrated by his brokerage of peace between Russia and Japan, and his general popularity means that he should “sacrifice” himself for the country and obey the will of the people. Bourne argues that a win by Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan would result in years of business stagnation, that Secretary of War William H. Taft is not nearly as attractive to the people as Roosevelt is, that New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes could be a dangerous candidate, and that Selden P. Spencer is best ignored.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-20
Greg Russell argues that Theodore Roosevelt’s promotion of the strenuous life has been too often linked with militarism and conquest, and he believes that Roosevelt applied the concept equally to the domestic and the international sphere. Russell says that Roosevelt believed that everyone should engage in the strenuous life by hard work and exertion. He examines Roosevelt’s views on foreign policy matters such as the status of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines, and he asserts that Roosevelt believed that the moral integrity of individuals, and thus of the nation, mattered in its conduct of foreign policy.
Two photographs and an illustration of both sides of the Theodore Roosevelt Association medallion supplement the text.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1999
Theodore Roosevelt commends Representative Schall for his patriotic speech on the navy and military readiness. Roosevelt has denounced the “agitators of the German-American alliance” but this makes him want to show his faith in the Americans of German descent. He feels that German blood is a strong addition to the United States but only when it “fuses with the other blood strains into the new American type.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-06-19