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Partridge, Bernard, 1861-1945

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

The political cartoon Ambassador Reid sent greatly amuses President Roosevelt. He inquires if he can obtain the original, in addition to other Punch cartoons, including one depicting him and Emperor William II, which was banned in Berlin. Unsurprisingly, people have responded negatively to the financial crisis. Roosevelt remembers a similar reaction during the Spanish-American War. He has a better understanding of what Abraham Lincoln faced and what future presidents will experience in the case of a great national crisis.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-14

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid had previously gifted President Roosevelt the originals of two Punch cartoons that he had enjoyed, but was still working on obtaining two others. He was subsequently contacted by Edward Tennyson Reed, the artist of the second pair, who was not able to get the originals to give to Roosevelt, but instead offered to redraw the cartoons. One of these Reid sent with his wife, Elisabeth Mills Reid, but mistakenly thought he had sent the other as well. He just discovered the second of the pair, and now sends it to Roosevelt in the diplomatic pouch.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-16