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James D. Holden asks Theodore Roosevelt to consider sharing a newspaper clipping with the public, believing it contains an important truth about monetary policy. He appeals to Roosevelt’s influence and integrity, hoping he will agree with the article’s conclusions and act on the suggestion.
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1911-09-08
Helen J. Kelsey expresses appreciation for Theodore Roosevelt’s article on arbitration and asks for his advice on publishing her own writing. She shares her pride in her patriotic heritage as a descendant of Nathan Dane and William Kelsey.
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1911-09-08
James E. West would like Theodore Roosevelt to write a few paragraphs about how Boy Scouts can show patriotism and be valuable assets to their communities. He sends Roosevelt a proof edition of the Boy Scout Manual, along with various letters, clippings, and other documents that might help him.
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1911-07-14
Frances May Richardson greatly enjoyed hearing Theodore Roosevelt give a speech recently, and has been incorporating what she heard into her own lectures to students in the Los Angeles area. She has gotten many questions from students asking what the response of Roosevelt’s African porters was when he raised the flag of the Untied States above his camp while on safari, and wonders if he could give an answer. Richardson assures Roosevelt that any such message will help the cause of good citizenship, and comments that she has already been assisted by Admiral George Dewey in her efforts to spread patriotism.
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1911-03
Abbott Handerson Thayer writes to Lyman Abbott about Indiana’s experience during the Civil War, praising the actions of the wartime governor Oliver P. Morton in working to investigate and prevent possible sources of treason during the war. While many people were investigated, no one was found guilty of treasonous behavior.
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1911-03
Henry Hildebrant, writing from Houston, Texas, sends Theodore Roosevelt a letter from a local judge “showing the rebel venom of the representative class of the people of this town.” Having served in the Union Army in the Civil War, Hildebrant says that his “spirit rebels at their traitorous language,” and hopes to be able to return to his home in Ohio soon.
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1911-03-27
Otto Reinhold sends Theodore Roosevelt a picture and a poem that he wrote after watching the Memorial Day celebrations in New Philadelphia, Ohio.
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1911-02
William Ewing asks if Theodore Roosevelt can prepare a one-minute message on “New Patriotism” that can be read in Sunday schools.
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1911-02-11
Architect J. Stewart Barney encloses a letter written to Right Reverend Henry Yates Satterlee. Barney needs information for a lectern he is working on and Rev. Dr. Goodwin suggested that he contact President Roosevelt. He encloses a photograph of the model, apologizes for the quality of the photograph, and explains his design that symbolizes “the union of England and America.”
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1907-05-17
John Campbell Greenway laments that as President Roosevelt prepares to leave the White House, many fair weather friends are discovering shortcomings in his administration. Greenway asserts his continued support for Roosevelt and if he cannot vote for him in the next election, he hopes to vote for William H. Taft.
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1907-05-04
Ambassador Francis reports to President Roosevelt on the state of affairs in Austria and Hungary and the tensions between the Magyars and the German speaking Austrians. In Francis’s assessment, the Hungarians, or Magyars, are “impulsive, always restless and very patriotic” who would seek their independence from Austria immediately if they had enough popular support and sufficient funding.
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1906-11-10
John Leland offers President Roosevelt praise and congratulations following Roosevelt’s re-election win. Leland highlights Roosevelt’s service to the American people and his patriotism while praising the American citizenship for forgetting party ties and voting “as Americans.”
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1906-11-09
Ambassador Meyer is reporting to President Roosevelt the state of affairs in Russia after having found St. Petersburg quiet. Meyer traveled throughout Russia, Poland, and the Ukraine. The letter examines the situations in many different cities and other topics including removing Jews from Russia, revolution and revolutionaries’ tactics, a pheasant shoot, military escorts, history, travel, and Russian construction quality.
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1906-10-28
Charles Evan Hughes outlines his platform for the 1906 New York gubernatorial campaign.
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1906-10-22
The news clipping pokes at Theodore Roosevelt’s “All-American” persona despite being from a long line of New Yorkers.
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1906-10-11
Assistant Secretary of State Adee forwards a telegram from Hungarian statesman Albert Apponyi asking that American representatives be present at the unveiling of a statue of George Washington in Budapest. Since Apponyi does not seem to hold a position in the executive government of Hungary, Adee suggests to William Loeb that a telegram be sent stating that President Roosevelt could not be represented without a formal invitation from the Royal and Imperial Government.
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1906-09-17
Paul Morton saw the Naval Review and congratulates President Roosevelt for having such a fleet. The only reason Morton did not formally pay his respects is because he thought Roosevelt was busy with other people.
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1906-09-05
Micah John Jenkins sends President Roosevelt an article from the Saturday Evening Post by Alfred Henry Lewis, which Jenkins believes is so timely that he does not want Roosevelt to miss it. Like Lewis, Jenkins loves his country as a whole more than any one section of it.
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1906-07-19
Thomas W. Sidwell writes to President Roosevelt, inviting him to come speak to the students at Sidwells’ Friends Select School. They would particularly like him to come in February and speak about George Washington or some other “patriotic subject.” Sidwell praises Roosevelt for encouraging the country to “work a little harder for righteousness.”
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1906-01-26
Extracts from a speech that discuss the qualities and duties of a “real leader,” as well as the accomplishments of President Roosevelt – including his “crusade against uncleanness in business, politics, and life,” the creation of a Department of Commerce and Labor, and his intervention in the Russo-Japanese War.
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1906-04-12