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S. S. McClure tells President Roosevelt that if he has committed to going on an African trip and has not yet arranged for the publication of articles he writes there, McClure would be interested in negotiating with Roosevelt to publish them in McClure’s Magazine. He asks Roosevelt to respond to his New York office.
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1908-06-09
Richard Watson Gilder of The Century Magazine reminds President Roosevelt of his promise to write his reminiscences for the magazine when he is out of the White House and suggests other items he could write for them.
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1908-05-02
Richard Watson Gilder of Century is pleased with what President Roosevelt said about his memoirs, and hopes that he will start writing them after he finishes his articles on big game. He also suggests Roosevelt making a “survey of the globe” and writing for Century. Gilder informs Roosevelt that Robert Underwood Johnson will be attending the conference on conservation on behalf of the magazine.
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1908-05-07
Per their conversation, Edward E. Higgins sends President Roosevelt a detailed schedule of the votes by states that were made by Life subscribers.
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1908-04-28
John St. Loe Strachey, editor of The Spectator, asks President Roosevelt if he can dedicate an upcoming pamphlet to Roosevelt, a collection of letters printed in The Spectator on the dangers of socialism. By dedicating the pamphlet to Roosevelt, Strachey hopes to show people that enemies of socialism are not de facto in favor of unrestrained capitalism, as Roosevelt occupies a position between both extremes. Strachey thanks Roosevelt for a message Roosevelt sent through Arthur Hamilton Lee, and says that A. Maurice Low is a disgrace to journalism. He plans to send Roosevelt a paper that will be read at the Pan-Anglican Church Congress on the Ethics of Journalism.
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1908-03-04
As a souvenir of their friendship, Seth Low has sent President Roosevelt The Journal of Latrobe. He also sends an edition of The Outlook, containing his article on national control of railroads. Additionally, he sends a copy of his letter to Representative Herbert Parsons that contained a misprint.
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1907-11-13
Hervie A. Dobson appreciates President Roosevelt’s magazine article “Small Neighbors,” especially the parts about chipmunks and passenger pigeons. Dobson relates some personal stories about chipmunks and passenger pigeons, and is glad that passenger pigeons have not gone extinct.
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1907-10-30
Ernest Harold Baynes, on behalf of the American Bison Society, asks President Roosevelt to write a small statement on wildlife conservation. The Society will be featured in an upcoming issue of Country Life in America, and Baynes thinks Roosevelt’s words would have a big impact on their efforts. Baynes also writes to say that the the Society is doing well, and is considering several sites for the establishment of bison herds.
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1907-10-22
William Patten of Collier’s has begun the process of compositing President Roosevelt’s speeches and asks William Loeb if he could arrange for them to have copies of Roosevelt’s most recent ones.
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1907-10-04
Jacob A. Riis sends President Roosevelt an article from the Outlook, noting that the “proposition” it describes will soon be brought to the government.
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1907-07-28
William A. Halsey sends The Outlook money to obtain a sample so that he can follow news of President Roosevelt.
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1907-07
Ambassador Reid will forward a bound set of The Smart Set magazine to William Loeb to give to President Roosevelt.
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1907-07-18
Ambassador Reid sends President Roosevelt a copy of a letter he sent to the publishers of The Smart Set magazine in acknowledgement of a bound set they sent the president. Reid thinks the set was sent in order to get an endorsement from the president, and he sent a cool response to discourage any such outcome.
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1907-07-18
Edward B. Clark writes to President Roosevelt, refuting the claim in the editorial in The Washington Herald that he sold his interview to the highest bidder. He instead that simply submitted it to one publication – Everybody’s Magazine.
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1907-07-05
John Burroughs has finished an article about President Roosevelt as a “nature lover and Observer.” He will send the article for Roosevelt’s suggestions or omissions. Burroughs appreciates the invitation to visit Pine Knot next spring.
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1907-06-25
In a recent interview with Everybody’s Magazine, President Roosevelt stated that William J. Long’s account of a wolf hunt was inaccurate. Long has included an affidavit from an eyewitness to the contrary, and hopes that “as a gentleman you will retract your accusation.” He plans to have an open letter on the matter printed in “every important newspaper in this country” the following day.
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1907-05-29
Assistant editor to The Century Magazine Clarence Clough Buel encloses proofs for Theodore Roosevelt’s article “The Ancient Irish Sagas” and asks that he give it the “final touches.”
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1906-10-18
Herbert Parsons, president of New York County’s Republican Committee tells President Theodore Roosevelt of a letter by Frank Cobb of The World. Parsons feels, though, that the words of California’s labor men will be even more effective than the words of Republicans like George A. Knight.
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1906-10-16
R. D. Townsend writes on behalf of Lyman Abbott, returning a letter from Yamei Kin and an article to William Loeb. The Outlook will mention both items, but will not mention the President’s name or the fact of his correspondence. The Outlook will send a specially marked copy containing the mention.
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1906-09-10
Secretary of War Taft has received President Roosevelt’s letter and agrees with Roosevelt’s thoughts about who to appoint to fill the circuit judgeship. Taft sends a copy of a speech to Roosevelt for suggestions and makes some remarks about its contents. He also notifies Roosevelt about a “sinister article on the Philippines” that has been published in Collier’s Weekly. Taft also encloses a letter on Panama he had received for Roosevelt to read.
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1906-08-28