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President Roosevelt hopes William Dudley Foulke will take on the editorship at the Philadelphia Ledger, which would benefit “every one who is interested in decency.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-14
President Roosevelt agrees with Horatio C. King’s opinion of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and writes that the editor, St. Clair McKelway, “has carried on a campaign of slander and mendacity,” similar to that done by the New York Times under Charles Ransom Miller’s editorship and Adolph S. Ochs’s ownership.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-07
William Dudley Foulke writes to President Roosevelt to ask for input on an invitation that has been extended to him, to consider the presidency of the Philadelphia Ledger, with editorial direction.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-11
The article strongly criticizes August Belmont’s control of newspapers and the Democratic Party. It particularly blasts Adolph S. Ochs and Charles Ransom Miller of the New York Times, stating that the paper is Belmont’s mouthpiece.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-07
Joseph Bucklin Bishop encloses William Randolph Hearst’s comments about The New York Times and its publisher Adolph Ochs. Grover Cleveland has weakened Alton Parker’s chances of becoming the Democrat’s nominee in the U.S. presidential election. Bishop looks forward to meeting with Roosevelt and plans to bring Nicholas Murray Butler.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-07