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Colonel Roosevelt’s copy of the press release containing the text of his speech to the workers at the shipyard in Newburgh, New York, while attending the launch of a new warship. Roosevelt encourages the workers, noting that the work they are doing for the war effort is honorable and patriotic.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-09-03
Press release containing the text of Theodore Roosevelt’s speech to the workers at the shipyard in Newburgh, New York, while attending the launch of a new warship. Mr. Roosevelt encourages the workers, noting that the work they are doing for the war effort is honorable and patriotic.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-09-03
Theodore Roosevelt encourages the people of Baltimore to subscribe to the Fourth Liberty Loan in order to aid the war effort. Roosevelt also advocates for young men to sign up to fight and for everyone to help the war effort in every way they can in order to support American democracy. His speech ends with the idea that universal suffrage can only be justified by universal service.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-09-28
Theodore Roosevelt speaks to the people of Billings, Montana, about denying Germany acceptance into the League of Nations. He believes that Germany’s surrender should be absolute. Roosevelt reads off the complaints of the farmer in Montana. Roosevelt also speaks in opposition to the Non-Partisan League and the Industrial Workers of the World.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-10-05
Theodore Roosevelt addresses the members of the Liederkranz Club in New York about the importance of buying Liberty Bonds and supporting the U.S. in the war against Germany.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-10-15
Theodore Roosevelt speaks about the blunders of the Democratic Party in the war against Germany and how he has aligned himself with a Republican Congress that is pro-war. He also mentions how the Republicans are for peace after victory and unconditional surrender whereas the Democrats are not.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918
A large cut-out of an elephant, labeled “Republican Partisanship,” is propped up by boards labeled “Patronage” and “Party Platform.” A similar cut-out of a donkey, labeled “Democratic Partisanship,” is also propped up by boards labeled “Safe and Sane” and “Party Platform.” Both are also supported by men labeled “Privilege.” Men labeled “Rep Boss” and “Dem Boss” stand next to their respective symbols, pointing to them. Crowds have gathered before each cut-out. In the background is a bright sun labeled “Patriotism” and surrounded with the phrase: “The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-07-06
Newspaper article contrasting the stances of Utah’s senators towards American military policy in the Philippines. Senator Rawlins is portrayed as attacking the United States Army in the Philippines and Senator Kearns is shown to be supportive of the military and Roosevelt administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-12
A large group of men are gathered around a monument to bust Ulysses S. Grant that includes “Grant’s Last Letter.” Some of the men are laying wreaths at the base, labeled “Southern Soldiers, Northern Soldiers, Our Friend, [and] Old Soldiers.” Some of the men are labeled “Capital, Labor, Republican, Democrat, Irish, [and] German.” Standing in the background, separate from the others, are William M. Evarts, Whitelaw Reid, James G. Blaine, John A. Logan, George M. Robeson, and another man. Caption: Another lesson for the “Bloody Shirt” patriots.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-08-05
Draft of an open letter to Judge Olson clarifying Theodore Roosevelt’s views on Americanism and hyphenated Americans. Roosevelt considers Americanism to be a matter of the soul and spirit. He provides many examples of immigrants and children of immigrants that he considers to be pure Americans. Roosevelt does not want an American citizen to act politically as an American with qualifications related to their place of birth or ancestors.
1916-05-25
Draft of a speech with handwritten corrections. Governor Roosevelt rebukes several statements from William Jennings Bryan regarding economic policy, bimetallism, patriotism, and imperialism.
1900-09-06
Draft of a speech with handwritten corrections. Theodore Roosevelt argues for a complete victory over Germany and her allies. Americans must only be fully American. Those who seek to be German and American are traitors. The United States “drifted into war unarmed and helpless” even though all signs indicated that intervention would be necessary. The American military is still not an effective force and all efforts need to be made to speed up the war and introduce a “policy of permanent preparedness.” Roosevelt believes that part of this preparation should be support for small farmers and wage workers.
1918-03-28
The full title includes: “held under the auspices of the National Security League, Washington, D.C., January 26, 1917. Printed letter to S. Stanwood Menken, Esq., Chairman, Committee on Congress of Constructive Patriotism.” The letter commends the work the Congress is doing and discusses Americanism, preparedness, and citizenship.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1917-01-26
Reprint of newspaper editorial exhorting Americans to support their allies in Europe. This version credited to New York Tribune. (Same text appeared in the Kansas City Star, April 20, 1918.)
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1918
Brother Hicks uses Roosevelt’s name “with pure and patriotic intentions.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-04
Senator Hanna transmitted a message to President Roosevelt from the Cleveland and Western Reserve New England Society requesting that Roosevelt issue a proclamation urging the celebration of Independence Day as it was celebrated in the early days of the republic.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-17
The New England Society of Cleveland and the Western Reserve requests a proclamation from President Roosevelt that will “renew the lessons in liberty and patriotism associated with Independence Day.” The society is concerned that there is so little made of Independence day and want to encourage patriotism. They argue that even new citizens of foreign birth are really surprised that so little is made of independence.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-15
Major General Sickles urges United States military veterans to set aside partisan differences to oppose the election of the Democratic Party’s candidate for the 1896 presidential election, William Jennings Bryan. Sickles primarily denounces Bryan on the issue of replacing the gold standard with a looser silver standard, which will, according to Sickles, allow debtors to pay off creditors and government bonds with less valuable currency, defrauding many veterans and army widows of the value of their pensions. Sickles considers this an unconstitutional attack on the public credit, a move towards Populist mob-rule. Sickles also accuses Bryan of encouraging the type of sectionalism that sparked the American Civil War. Although Sickles identifies as a Democrat himself, he denounces the platform and candidate, Bryan, approved at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and voices support for the Republican Candidate, William McKinley.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1896-07