Nicknames

President Roosevelt sits in a chair as three cowboys ride horses behind him, each one carrying a lasso with a different word. The first reads, “we want,” the second reads, “Teddy,” and the third reads, “another term.”

comments and context

Comments and Context

Life Magazine’s cover cartoon by William Henry Walker took its title from the recent best-seller by Jack London — the author’s most popular novel. Not a “nature faking” book as Roosevelt then criticized, it told the plausible story of Buck, a dog in the Yukon.

Theodore Roosevelt and Zélie Colvile discuss their families and the future career moves of their children as well as a theft suffered by Lady Colvile’s son.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-04

Theodore Roosevelt believes William Austin Wadsworth is producing “sound common sense.” Roosevelt believes the only thing they can do is to support Rear Admiral Charles Evan Hughes and wishes Hughes had acted differently the last six months to enable Roosevelt and Wadsworth to campaign for him with more heart.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-06-23

President Roosevelt thanks General Wilson for standing up to the “outrageous impertinence” of the coal operators and their lawyers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-09

Edmund Heller regrets Theodore Roosevelt has not received information about his rhino horns. Taxidermist James L. Clark should have them now. Heller is trying to earn his title of “leisurely Bwana.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-18

Asa S. Fiske sends Theodore Roosevelt a message and hopes it can be published in The Outlook. He shares his desire for peace. Fisk enjoyed Roosevelt’s book on his African safari. He commends Roosevelt’s “grand fight” during New York’s last political campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-12

James Hulme Canfield sends his sincere congratulations to President Roosevelt for “the most active and efficient year which any President has ever spent in Washington.” Canfield jokingly transfers his nickname “Pudding Stick” to Roosevelt, in light of Roosevelt’s “stirring up” the country.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-24

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

The Roosevelt children are in good health and beautiful spirits. Theodore Roosevelt’s mission class went well and the students have christened him “Teacher Four Eyes.” Mr. Rhinelander did not come to dance class, likely deterred by his older age. Roosevelt probably will not travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as he is behind in his studies due to illness.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1876-03-04