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President Roosevelt sends Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot a copy of correspondence he had with reporter Norman Hapgood. In the letters, Roosevelt challenges Hapgood over claims that Roosevelt had not told the truth about the William D’Alton Mann prosecution.
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1906-09-03
Gifford Pinchot is “keenly dissatisfied” with Theodore Roosevelt’s response, feeling that Roosevelt ignored his actual proposal and attacked a suggestion that Pinchot never made. Despite his “clearly stated and reasonable objections” to George Walbridge Perkins’ influence, Pinchot does not propose ruling Perkins or anyone out of the Progressive Party. However, for the good of the party and the country as a whole, Pinchot sees nothing to be gained by continuing the conversation.
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1913-01-01
Gifford Pinchot expounds upon the reasoning behind his desire to have George W. Perkins remain in the Progressive Party but not serve as the spokesman and head of the party organization. Perkins’s business interests prevent him from being trusted by many progressives and the general public. Pinchot believes that Perkins is sincere, but Perkins serving in a leadership position is a burden on the party’s reputation.
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1912-12-17
Gifford Pinchot encloses two pages of a proposed platform that Amos Pinchot has been working on. He is leaving for Chicago this afternoon to attend the Republican National Convention and believes that situation is going well for progressives.
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1912-06-08
Gifford Pinchot’s brother, Amos Pinchot, has the book referred to in Frank Harper’s letter of December 23.
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1912-01-07
Felix H. Levy sends Theodore Roosevelt various telegrams associated with the dissolution of the Tobacco Trust. He invited Hugh Campbell to attend the meeting with Roosevelt. Levy believes that the Circuit Court’s decision will allow the Tobacco Trust to “go unwhipped of justice” and feels it is the duty of every citizen interested in the country’s welfare to stand against “this wicked monopoly.”
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1911-11-09
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1911-11-06
Levy, Felix H. (Felix Holt), 1869-
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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If Gifford Pinchot cannot get the names engraved, he will send the bronze lion to Theodore Roosevelt. Though Roosevelt has doubts, Pinchot remains confident in the strength of progressive feeling in the nation but agrees that the Republican Party may be beaten in the New York state elections. Regardless of the outcome, Pinchot feels that Roosevelt can afford to be beaten on progressive issues but “cannot afford not to make the fight.”
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1910-08-18
Gifford Pinchot and Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett wonder whether the death of King Edward VII will make it feasible for Theodore Roosevelt to visit Ireland. Amos Pinchot has written that the controversy surrounding Secretary Richard Achilles Ballinger is looking favorable for them and that Gifford Pinchot should not return yet. Pinchot hopes to have the conservation meeting in either Kansas City or St. Louis, Missouri and urges Roosevelt to make his first speech there.
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1910-05-09
Gifford B. Pinchot, Gifford Pinchot’s son and only child, challenges assertions made by Stephen R. Fox in an article, “Gifford Pinchot and His Place in the American Conservation Movement,” that appeared in the Summer, 1987 issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Gifford B. Pinchot argues that Fox’s claims that Gifford Pinchot had no original ideas and that his works were written by others does not withstand scrutiny. Gifford B. Pinchot cites his father’s invention of fishing gear and says that he had a secretary and research assistant, but that he did his own writing. Fox responds by writing that Gifford Pinchot did not produce his own writing when he was working as the nation’s chief forester, and he quotes the historian Samuel P. Hays who says that Pinchot did a lot of damage to the conservation movement.
Three photographs of Gifford Pinchot fly fishing illustrate the exchange of letters.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1988
This brief biography of Gifford Pinchot recounts his accomplishments as first Chief of the United States Forest Service, as well as later in life. Pinchot participated heavily in Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Party, and was later elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 1922 and 1930 as a Republican. Pinchot helped found many associations focused on forestry and conservation, and was additionally a founder of the Roosevelt Memorial Association.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1987
This edition of the “Book Reviews” section examines four works. “How Does TR Rate?” focuses on the poll numbers assigned to Theodore Roosevelt in The Rating Game in American Politics and finds that Roosevelt places in the great or near great categories. The review gives an overview of the essays in the collection, and highlights those on Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. William Davison Johnston reviews Edward L. Beach’s The United States Navy: 200 Years and notes that it is not a narrative history, and he stresses that it was awarded the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize for 1987.
In “The Independent Progressives,” John A. Gable reviews Eugene M. Tobin’s Organize or Perish: America’s Independent Progressives, 1913-1933 which studies former members of the Bull Moose Party like Amos Pinchot and George L. Record. Gable notes that these figures operated outside of elected offices and built organizations, but that they lacked the strength and numbers to build a political party. Gable notes how Tobin’s work adds to our understanding of the larger Progressive era. The section concludes with a notice that the Naval War College has published a comprehensive bibliography of the writings of Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan.
A photograph of Johnston and Beach shaking hands at a Theodore Roosevelt Association event in October 1983 appears in the section.
William Davison Johnston, President of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), opens this lengthy and crowded edition of the “News and Notes” section by praising the documentary “The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt,” noting the opening of the Roosevelt Study Center in the Netherlands, and discussing the role of the TRA in the commissioning of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. The section covers the conferring of two awards sponsored by the TRA: the TRA Police Award and the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize. Officer Vivian F. Picciarelli won the Police Award for 1986 and was the first woman to do so while Ronald H. Spector won the Naval History Prize for his book Eagle Against the Sun. “News and Notes” also discusses the work of historians Edmund Morris and Joe F. Decker on Theodore Roosevelt’s political language, and it notes the recent publications of TRA Executive Director John A. Gable on Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, and Amos Pinchot.
“News and Notes” also covers the death of David Russell Roosevelt, a great grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, the reprinting of Sagamore Hill: An Historical Guide by the TRA, efforts to mark the spot of Roosevelt’s famous bear hunt of 1902 in Mississippi, and the various student contests and awards for high school students sponsored by the TRA. The section also examines the donation of letters to Harvard University by Joanna Sturm, Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s granddaughter. Letters to and from Theodore Roosevelt with Alice Hathaway Lee, his first wife, and Longworth, his daughter, make up most of the donation. An exhibit at Harvard and an article, both based on the correspondence, are also covered. The section closes with a report on three benefits, two balls and a reception, held in July and August 1986, to benefit the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The historic locations for the events, the involvement of the Roosevelt family, and the officers of the ship who attended are all discussed.
A photograph of Harrison Engle and Sidney D. Kirkpatrick working on the documentary “The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt,” an illustration of both sides of the TRA medallion, an illustration of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, and the Roosevelt family coat of arms appear in “News and Notes.”
Joe F. Decker studies Theodore Roosevelt’s use of language and focuses on some of his most colorful expressions and opinions, which was most often found in his correspondence. Decker says that Roosevelt tended to be more cautious with his language when speaking in public. He dwells on the object of much of Roosevelt’s invective, President Woodrow Wilson, but he cites numerous letters to various figures such as Amos Pinchot and Henry Cabot Lodge to give examples of Roosevelt’s use of language. Decker notes that Roosevelt was also willing to use animated language to poke fun at himself.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1986
The “News and Notes” section returns after a hiatus in the prior two issues. The section opens with a listing of the deaths of seven people in 1985 who had some connection to Theodore Roosevelt or the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), and this issue is dedicated to them. The deaths of Peter R. Fisher and John E. Roosevelt are discussed at length in the issue while the life of Harold R. Kraft is examined in this section. The section also covers the visit of a delegation from the Netherlands to Oyster Bay, New York, in connection with the establishment of the Roosevelt Study Center in Middelburg, Province of Zeeland, in the Netherlands. The purpose of the Center, some of its leadership, and the role of the TRA in its founding are examined.
A brief on the “Theodore” exhibit at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and a notice about a lecture given by John A. Gable at Grey Towers, Gifford Pinchot’s home, complete the section. Two photographs of members of the Dutch delegation in Oyster Bay, New York, are found in the section.
Theodore Roosevelt has tried to convince the American people to do their duty regarding the war. However, they have been misled by many politicians and pacifists. Roosevelt suggests that Mrs. Antonio De Viti de Marco and her friends write to Jane Addams and other America pacifists to convince them that their demand for peace and ignorance of “hideous wrongdoing” is the “gravest crime against righteousness.”
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1915-06-01
George Bird Grinnell writes that Theodore Roosevelt should laugh at the absurd news published about him. A. G. Wallihan will not be publishing his book of photographs with the Boone and Crockett Club at this time. A New York publisher will distribute it on a subscription basis. If they fail to get enough subscriptions to justify publishing it, then Wallihan will come back to the Boone and Crockett Club. Grinnell also asks for Roosevelt’s opinion on the idea that wild animals are dangerous if people live or pass through their areas.
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1901-03-01