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Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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Letter from F. G. Sherrill to Joseph C. O’Mahoney

Letter from F. G. Sherrill to Joseph C. O’Mahoney

Reverend Sherrill is pleased that Senator O’Mahoney has accepted the invitation to speak at the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Symposium. The symposium committee is still trying to secure Vice President Nixon as a speaker and would appreciate the Senator’s help in this regard.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

1958-01-29

Letter from Jack R. Smutz to Charles Edward Scott

Letter from Jack R. Smutz to Charles Edward Scott

Jack R. Smutz encloses bulletins from the national Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commission. Since President Eisenhower will be speaking at Theodore Roosevelt Island on the Fourth of July, Smutz believes there is a good chance that Vice President Nixon will agree to speak in Dickinson, North Dakota.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

1958-03-12

Letter from Milton Ruben Young to Theodore C. Kellogg

Letter from Milton Ruben Young to Theodore C. Kellogg

Senator Young would prefer not to contact Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks and suggests that the initial contact with Clare Boothe Luce originate from the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commission. Young has been able to speak with Vice President Richard M. Nixon and was encouraged that Nixon may accept the invitation.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

1958-01-29

The material culture of Theodore Roosevelt (#4): In memory of my darling wife

The material culture of Theodore Roosevelt (#4): In memory of my darling wife

Gregory A. Wynn examines the status of “perhaps the rarest of all presidential publications,” the memorial tribute book for Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt written by Theodore Roosevelt after the women’s deaths in February 1884. Wynn notes the discovery and use of the rare copies of this work by Roosevelt biographers, and he highlights the five known copies by noting who donated or purchased them, and he lists the libraries or private collections where the copies are housed. Four photographs and the logo of the Theodore Roosevelt Association supplement the text.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2011

Forgotten fragments (#3): Sixth cousin twice removed

Forgotten fragments (#3): Sixth cousin twice removed

Tweed Roosevelt describes the results he found when he entered Theodore Roosevelt’s name into a Mormon genealogy website. Roosevelt notes some of the famous people, from actors, to kings, and presidents, that are supposedly distantly related to his great grandfather. Roosevelt speculates on what Theodore Roosevelt might have thought about some of the people on the list, and he notes that the exercise should probably not be taken too seriously. Seven photographs accompany the feature, including one of its author.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2008

A Tribute to Stephen E. Ambrose

A Tribute to Stephen E. Ambrose

Tweed Roosevelt briefly describes the life and career of historian Stephen E. Ambrose who died shortly before he was scheduled to appear at the annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association in October 2002. Roosevelt notes some of the many topics Ambrose studied and wrote about, and he highlights Ambrose’s generosity, especially to the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans which Ambrose founded. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2002-10-19