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President Roosevelt would like to help a “nice young Harvard Republican” and asks Secretary of the Navy Moody, along with James Rudolph Garfield and Gifford Pinchot, to speak at Harvard.
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1903-07-11
President Roosevelt’s goal with the irrigation policy is to benefit the “small home-maker.” He understands the nature of gossip on the frontier but will not ignore any accusations of fraud. Roosevelt requests that Ray Stannard Baker meet with Gifford Pinchot and then himself to review the matter.
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1903-07-04
President Roosevelt would like the forest reserves to be extended to include California forests in the Mount Shasta region. Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock should consult with Gifford Pinchot on the matter.
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1903-05-19
President Roosevelt describes a “scramble” with Archie Roosevelt and story time with Quentin Roosevelt.
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1903-03-01
President Roosevelt would like to meet with Frederick Weyerhaeuser, a “practical lumberman,” and Gifford Pinchot to discuss forestry matters.
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1903-03-05
President Roosevelt lists the people he consulted regarding the irrigation legislation.
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1902-08-01
President Roosevelt would like Tams Bixby to discuss the creation of a forest reserve in Indian Territory with Gifford Pinchot.
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1902-06-21
President Roosevelt thanks N. J. Elwes for the clipping and his comments on America’s forestry work. Roosevelt will share it with Gifford Pinchot who deserves the praise for this work.
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1902-06-14
President Roosevelt writes regarding a letter from Catherine Winthrop Sargent on protecting game in Wyoming. After consulting Gifford Pinchot, Roosevelt believes that the matter should be turned over to the Boone and Crockett Club.
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1902-05-20
President Roosevelt sends Congressman Hepburn a memorandum from Gifford Pinchot regarding potential alterations to a bill.
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1902-01-20
Theodore Roosevelt tells C. Hart Merriam to have Tarleton Hoffman Bean communicate with him. Roosevelt is also glad to help Charles W. Dabney, but is not sure if he knows a regent on the California coast. In a handwritten postscript, Roosevelt asks whether “roosevelti” is merely a synonym for “occidentalis,” meaning his namesake Roosevelt elk is the same as the Olympic Wapiti.
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1899-02-22
William Allen White requests Theodore Roosevelt’s help in securing Oscar S. Straus, Governor Robert P. Bass, or Gifford Pinchot.
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1912-12-27
Dr. Edelman cautions Senator Bristow against pressing for the patronage resolution as he believes that it would be damaging in the South. He requests that Bristow consult with Lynn Haines and is willing to meet with Bristow afterwards.
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1912-03-08
Dr. Louis Edelman tells Theodore Roosevelt his opinion of the Republican Presidential candidates and where they stand with the American people based on his travels through many states, including his home state of Alabama. Edelman tells Roosevelt he is the only possible candidate who can win the South and that he has a duty to the Republican party and the American people to run for president. If Roosevelt will run, Edelman will not give up the fight for delegates in Alabama, but he asks Roosevelt to let him know so he might come to New York to meet in person.
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1911-12-16
Matthew Hale asks Theodore Roosevelt to telegraph Governor Robert P. Bass, requesting him to speak at the public meeting of the progressive republicans of Massachusetts. Bass’s support is essential for the meeting’s success. Gifford Pinchot and Samuel McChord Crothers are also speaking at the meeting. Hale assures Roosevelt the movement is not tied to a particular candidate, especially not Senator Robert M. La Follette.
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1911-12-10
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1911-12-06
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Henry Wallace sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his speech on the Rural Church and a book he wrote twelve years ago about trusts. He enjoyed Roosevelt’s recent article in the Outlook, especially because he was preparing to give a lecture about King Solomon. After a lecture series in February or March, he will visit their mutual friends and plans to see Roosevelt.
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1911-12-04
Gerard Carl Henderson asks Theodore Roosevelt if he can lecture students on the Progressive Movement during his visit to Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the Harvard Board of Overseers meeting.
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1911-12-02
William Davenport Hulbert received Theodore Roosevelt’s notes. He feels his first article does not have “enough snap and bang.” His second article deals with the Alaska Syndicate, and he thinks it would be more effective than the first. Hulbert encloses a letter from Fisher concerning the situation in Seattle, Washington, and his thoughts on James Rudolph Garfield and Gifford Pinchot. He comments on government ownership of Alaskan railroads.
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1911-11-13
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1911-11-01
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