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Theodore Roosevelt will take the matter up at once with Republican Party Chairman Will H. Hays. George W. Perkins was out at Sagamore Hill to take the same position.
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1918-09-06
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1918-01-30
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
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1918-01-29
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased that Gifford Pinchot is working on the material related to the progress of conservation. Roosevelt invites Pinchot to Sagamore Hill when he is ready to put the finishing touches on it.
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1913-03-20
At the request of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary invites Walter E. Weyl to lunch at Sagamore Hill.
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1912-11-12
Theodore Roosevelt has received John Callan O’Laughlin’s telegram and would like O’Laughlin to dine and spend the night at Sagamore Hill on Saturday.
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1912-11-08
Theodore Roosevelt confirms with Leigh S. J. Hunt plans for Kermit Roosevelt to work for Hunt’s South American railroading venture. Roosevelt asks Hunt if a month is enough time for Hunt to arrange Kermit’s employment with either Farquhar or Egan and if Roosevelt should write them himself. Roosevelt expresses delight over the Hunt family’s recent visit to Sagamore Hill.
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1912-06-11
Theodore Roosevelt would like to see Abbott Handerson Thayer’s experiments while in New York City during the first week of December. However, he wishes Thayer would view his experiments from the practical standpoint that depending on the weather to prove them is contrary to what animals do. Additionally, animal coloration and concealment theories cannot go against established behavior patterns. Roosevelt elaborates on these and other points in his pamphlet. Thayer is welcome to visit Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. Record contains two copies of the letter, the final one and the original with edits.
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1911-11-24
Theodore Roosevelt proposes options for Robert P. Perkins to visit Sagamore Hill.
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1911-11-27
Theodore Roosevelt recounts for John Woodbury what he has done since ending his presidential administration, including his African safari, European tour, and tenure as the Associate Editor of The Outlook. He is happy and enjoyed the last year.
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1911-11-22
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Frederic R. Coudert that Roosevelt looks forward to seeing him and Alexis Carrel at Sagamore Hill on Sunday afternoon. It is unclear which version of the letter was sent.
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1911-11-24
Theodore Roosevelt informs Albert Bushnell Hart that he cannot attend the Buffalo meeting but will be at the Council dinner. He is pleased that Hart can visit Sagamore Hill and suggests January 2 is better than December 24 as the Roosevelt children will be at home with their friends.
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1911-11-24
Theodore Roosevelt wants to discuss the political situation with Lucius Littauer, either alone or with Ward.
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1911-11-17
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the book and Albert Henry George Grey’s inscription in it. He is happy to entertain Grey and his daughter if they return to North America. Roosevelt wishes for a full evening’s conversation with Grey, Edward Grey, and George Otto Trevelyan.
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1911-11-10
Theodore Roosevelt plans multiple dinner appointments with James Ford Rhodes. He invites Rhodes to Sagamore Hill to show him some things connected to Emperor of Germany William II.
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1911-11-04
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Walter Franklin and his fellow freemasons for thinking of him. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is slowly getting better. As she recovers, Roosevelt asks the “Brethren” to pick an afternoon to come to Sagamore Hill and see certain trophies.
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1911-10-09
Theodore Roosevelt thinks that William Kent is too harsh in his words regarding William H. Taft, although he is disappointed in Taft himself. He wants Kent and Elizabeth Thacher Kent to visit Oystery Bay in November.
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1911-09-19
The secretary of Theodore Roosevelt informs Alice Hall Walter that Roosevelt is too busy and cannot spare the time to give her information about the birds of Sagamore Hill. The secretary then redirects Walter to The Outlook, where Roosevelt previously published an article on English Song Birds.
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1911-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt has not heard from Frederick Courteney Selous for some time and wants to hear how his safari in the Lado Enclave went. He hopes Selous killed a giraffe as he is curious about what species is in the area and that he solved the questions of Mrs. Grey’s waterbuck. Roosevelt encourages Selous to write a book on his experiences and praises his previous works, especially as other hunter-naturalists’ books are “utterly dry.” He sends a copy of his pamphlet on protective coloration in animals and his follow-up article. Kermit Roosevelt misses Africa and is currently hunting in Mexico, with a trip to New Brunswick planned for September. Roosevelt wants Selous and his wife, Marie Catherine Gladys Selous, to visit him at Sagamore Hill.
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1911-08-15
Theodore Roosevelt asks the Social Register Association to send the summer issue of the magazine to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill.
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1911-08-07