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Frank Harper apologizes that Theodore Roosevelt will be unable to stop in Portsmouth, N.H., to visit the Republican Club of Portsmouth on his way back from Portland, M.E.
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1912-03-25
President Roosevelt is shocked that the sculptor who Dana Estes brought with him to Washington gave an interview to newspapers where he claimed to quote a private conversation between Roosevelt and Estes. Roosevelt thinks that Estes should have the sculptor immediately repudiate what he told the press, and does not think that he should be allowed to have anything to do with the planned Portsmouth statue.
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1908-06-23
President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte that Naval Chaplain Father William Henry Reaney has done good work in Brooklyn, and that he would like him to be kept on there if possible. He asks Bonaparte to find out if Reaney would like to go to Portsmouth or to remain where he is. If Reaney stays in New York for the present, Bonaparte can look into the matter at a later date and make the final decision.
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1906-03-29
President Roosevelt encourages Attorney General Moody to get plenty of rest. If he is able, Roosevelt would encourage him to be personally involved in the beef trust business, but says he can decide whether to take or reject his advice. He is pleased at the outcome of the negotiations at Portsmouth; he has had a great deal of worry about them over the past several months.
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1905-08-31
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt is glad that Secretary of the Navy Long favors the Armor Board going south. He tried to explain the situation to the constituents of certain congressmen and outlines a plan to prevent rumors about the Board discriminating against the South. Roosevelt discusses his decisions regarding the USS Newport. In a postscript, Roosevelt expresses the difficulty between not wanting to bother Long with matters he can attend to while not making it appear that he is arrogating power to decide questions he should not.
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1897-09-18
British Foreign Secretary Grey informs President Roosevelt that Ambassador H. Mortimer Durand will be replaced, and while he understands Roosevelt’s desire to have Arthur Lee in his place, that is politically impossible. Temporarily, Esmé Howard will be sent to Washington as Councillor to the Embassy. Grey appreciated Roosevelt’s explanation of his telegram to German Emperor William after the Portsmouth Peace. Grey explains that his foreign policy is not anti-German, but to be independent he feels it necessary to strengthen the entente with France and come to an agreement with Russia. Grey believes that his generation has had enough of war, and the British people feel a special bond with the United States. Grey hopes the dispute between Canada and the United States over Newfoundland will soon be settled. He also adds that many in Great Britain are upset over reports of slavery and plunder in the Belgian Congo.
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1906-12-04
Charles J. Bonaparte asks President Roosevelt his thoughts on whether Navy Chaplain William Henry Reaney should be assigned to Portsmouth or Brooklyn.
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1906-03-28
Ambassador Reid encloses two resolutions from English organizations congratulating President Roosevelt on his services in regard to the conference of Portsmouth.
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1905-10-10
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis writes to William Loeb to discuss payment for expenses connected with the meeting of the peace conference in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. His understanding was that the Navy would pay for preparations done at the Navy Yard and that other expenses would be divided between New Hampshire and the Department of State.
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1905-09-18
Herbert H. D. Peirce informs William Loeb that Japan and Russia will likely sign the peace treaty the following day. Peirce asks if he should report to President Roosevelt in person.
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1905-09-04
Benjamin Ide Wheeler congratulates President Roosevelt on the peace between Japan and Russia. Wheeler also discusses a speech he presented to the Educational Congress at the Portland Exposition as well as the public opinion of Francis J. Heney in Portland, Oregon.
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1905-09-01
Herbert H. D. Peirce writes to William Loeb to discuss the press presence at the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth.
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1905-09-01
Edmund Noble reports to Herbert H. D. Peirce regarding the accommodations afforded by the Hotel Wentworth and how they were perceived by the representatives from Japan and Russia.
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1905-08-31
Assistant Secretary of State Peirce reports that Baron Jutaro Komura has sent a letter for President Roosevelt. Peirce also congratulates Roosevelt on his efforts for “humanity and the world’s welfare.”
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1905-08-29
Assistant Secretary of State Peirce asks whether President Roosevelt will telegraph him that day. If so, he will keep the telegraph line open.
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1905-08-28
Assistant Secretary of State Peirce reports that peace talks have been delayed one day while Baron Kogoro Takahira awaits instructions from Japan.
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1905-08-28
James Stillman compliments President Roosevelt on his good reputation in Europe and commends Roosevelt’s success in encouraging the peace talks resolving the Russo-Japanese War.
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1905-08-26
Herbert H. D. Peirce did not release information to the press and has been excessively reticent since the leak.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-23
Herbert H. D. Peirce is not responsible for the information leak from the Portsmouth peace talks.
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1905-08-22
Baron Kaneko has been notified that peace talks have adjourned for the day.
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1905-08-22