Periodicals

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Allen White

President Roosevelt liked William Allen White’s recent article in the Saturday Evening Post because White stated so clearly the “fundamental fact of the election.” Roosevelt hopes he will be able to accomplish what the people wish and has aimed for a “square deal” for all. Although Roosevelt and White have not always agreed, the president thinks they stand for the same thing “down at bottom.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler

President Roosevelt appreciates Nicholas Murray Butler’s willingness to write the unsigned article he mentioned and discusses the problems with the Argonaut article about the tariff revision. According to Roosevelt, there will be damage whether the tariff revision is tried or not, but “less serious damage” if the revision is tried. Roosevelt will not, however, break from the Republican party on the issue.

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1904-12-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott

President Roosevelt writes to Lyman Abbott, editor of The Outlook, to tell him how much he appreciated some commentary on his presidential campaign that had recently been published. The article accurately stated Roosevelt’s views on a number of positions, and described Roosevelt’s motivations better than he could have done himself. If Roosevelt is victorious in the election, he wants Abbott to come spend a night at the White House.

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1904-10-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert J. Collier

President Roosevelt sends Robert J. Collier copies of two letters that he received from the correspondent of the Kansas City Star from Missouri. Roosevelt’s letters to Collier are being used by Samuel Hopkins Adams to try to harm Roosevelt during the final moments of the campaign. Roosevelt states that he is in favor of the Republican ticket in Missouri, as he is in every state, but never made a comparison between the Republican candidate Joseph Wingate Folk and his opponent Cyrus Packard Walbridge. He asks that Collier keep the matter to himself, as someone, whether Adams or someone else, apparently hopes to influence the election in Missouri, as well as the presidential election itself.

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Creation Date

1904-10-29

Letter from William Loeb to The Outlook

William Loeb asks The Outlook to make sure that copies intended for President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt are being delivered to Washington D. C., rather than to Oyster Bay.

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Creation Date

1904-10-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oscar S. Straus

President Roosevelt enjoyed Lebowich’s article, and wishes he had been amongst the Harvard men in Roosevelt’s regiment. Roosevelt agrees with Lebowich that he attempts to treat Jews and Catholics as he does Protestants; Roosevelt believes that in the future there will inevitably be Jewish and Catholic presidents and, thus, hopes that he treats them as he would want to be treated by a Jewish or Catholic president, i.e., “without regards to the several creeds which they profess or the several lands from which their ancestors have sprung.” Roosevelt tries not to be patronizing or condescending, and appreciates that Lebowich noticed that.

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Creation Date

1904-10-15

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Lee Mantle

President Roosevelt informs Lee Mantle that the letter Roosevelt purportedly wrote to Michael Donnelly, a letter published in Miners Magazine, is an “absurd and impudent forgery.” Roosevelt has requested that Donnelly submit the letter, if it even exists, to the district attorney in Chicago so that the forger can be pursued and punished.

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Creation Date

1904-09-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lincoln Steffens

President Roosevelt would like Charles J. Bonaparte to write the article about him.

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Creation Date

1904-08-19

Letter from John Burroughs to Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt is lucky to have identified the Cape May Warbler as John Burroughs has not seen one. Burroughs is glad that Roosevelt enjoyed his Atlantic article and is sending a copy of his article in the Cosmopolitan. Burroughs advocates doing something about the “unfair advantages” that have benefited Standard Oil.

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Creation Date

1906-05-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lincoln Steffens

President Roosevelt is aware of the intrigues surrounding the presidential nomination but he will take care of his own business and abide by the result.

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Creation Date

1904-01-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Harding Davis

President Roosevelt is delighted with the article written by Davis. Senator Proctor has been fighting for Wood and must have been misrepresented.

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1903-11-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bridges

President Roosevelt admires Mr. Ireland’s article on game preservation and asks Robert Bridges to convey his compliments to Ireland.

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1903-08-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. H. Woodard

President Roosevelt thanks J. H. Woodard for the article and has several matters he would like to discuss with him.

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1902-05-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence F. Abbott

President Roosevelt values The Outlook for its fearless and honest criticism and is pleased that Lawrence F. Abbott will be corresponding with William H. Taft. Roosevelt is committed to stopping “needless cruelty or barbarity” in the Philippines.

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1902-04-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alberta G. Burton

President Roosevelt thanks Alberta G. Burton for the Harper’s Weekly article on his father’s death.

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1902-03-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to S. S. McClure

The quotations President Roosevelt wrote for S. S. McClure have appeared in a London Fortnightly Review article. He asks what McClure knows about the situation.

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1901-11-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Hart Merriam

Theodore Roosevelt asks C. Hart Merriam if he has received the skulls, skins, and Roosevelt’s note on them. Roosevelt is eager to send his article on the hunt to Scribner’s.

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1901-05-04

Letter from Wilbur S. Hinman to H. F. Donaldson

Wilbur S. Hinman thanks H. F. Donaldson for his letter and advance copy of Marine Engineering. He will bring it to the attention of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt once he returns.

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1897-10-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis M. Bunce

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt asks Francis M. Bunce if French Ensor Chadwick has talked to him about having the editor of the Engineering News visit with Bunce.

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1897-09-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to French Ensor Chadwick

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt cannot tell French Ensor Chadwick about Spain. While things look “very ominous,” he doubts anything will happen. Roosevelt assures Chadwick that he will do what he can to ensure Chadwick, Willard H. Brownson, and C. H. Davis get ships should war happen. He thinks it a good thing to get the editor of the Engineering News before the board. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-09-17