Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Bessie O’Byrne
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks Bessie O’Byrne for sending the poems.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-13
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Poetry
Letter from Richard L. Johnson to Theodore Roosevelt
Richard L. Johnson sends Theodore Roosevelt his poem Behold the Man, which he wrote in response to the questions newspapers asked while Roosevelt was in Africa: where is the man? Johnson also sends his interpretation of the Lincoln Statue Roosevelt dedicated.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-04
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Poem “Good morning, Mr. President”
Archie and Nick Roosevelt wrote this poem for President Roosevelt after he advised them to explore the White House at night.
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Creation Date
1903-11-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979; Roosevelt, Nicholas, 1893-1982
Poem “Good morning, Mr. President”
Archie and Nicholas Roosevelt wrote this poem for President Roosevelt after he advised them to explore the White House at night.
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Creation Date
1903-11-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979; Roosevelt, Nicholas, 1893-1982
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Augustine F. Fitzgerald
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Augustine F. Fitzgerald for his letter and informs him that he enjoyed his poem.
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Creation Date
1915-10-16
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan
President Roosevelt praises a sonnet sent by Maurice Francis Egan and writes that he will enclose it in a letter to former Secretary of State John Hay’s widow. Roosevelt also informs Egan that he has promised Richard Watson Gilder that he will write an article on Celtic literature for The Century Magazine.
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Creation Date
1905-07-11
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sister Mary Blanche
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Sister Blanche for sending him her volume of poetry.
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Creation Date
1916-06-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sister Mary Blanche
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Sister Blanche for sending him her poetry.
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Creation Date
1913-10-03
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson
Theodore Roosevelt encloses a letter for his sister and writes that its recipient was pleased with her most recent poem. Roosevelt mentions that everyone he talks to about Douglas Robinson speaks about him with the highest regard. He writes that he is looking forward to a visit from Helen Roosevelt Robinson and her children and is concerned about the health of Anna Roosevelt Cowles. Roosevelt also mentions that Archibald Roosevelt and his wife, along with aviator Douglas Campbell, are coming to visit and reminisce about Quentin Roosevelt.
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Creation Date
1918-10-13
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson
Theodore Roosevelt thanks his sister for her letter and enclosures and praises her most recent poem. He asks her to send the enclosed materials to her sons Theodore and Monroe and mentions how difficult it is for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to receive letters from Quentin Roosevelt. Roosevelt also mentions seeing Corinne Robinson Alsop and Joseph W. Alsop.
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Creation Date
1918-08-18
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson
Theodore Roosevelt shares his thoughts on his sister’s poetry and inquires about dining plans during his upcoming visit.
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Creation Date
1917-12-04
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An open letter from Bliss Carman
This pages come from a book of poetry entitled An Open Letter from Bliss Carman. There is a handwritten dedication on the cover from Bliss Carman to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. A sticker on another page reads “Eleanor Butler Roosevelt,” and another page features a poem featuring “T. R. our hero.”
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1920
Creator(s)
Poems
Three pages from Poems by Winthrop Mackworth Praed. An inscription in the book reads, “This book was with him during the invasion of Normandy, 1944.” (“Him” refers to Theodore Roosevelt Jr.)
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1909
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Theodore Roosevelt Poem
A poem by William Watson about Theodore Roosevelt.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1901-1919
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt
In this anonymous, undated poem, the author praises Theodore Roosevelt: “he would lift the burden of the weak.” The poem is written on stationery from the “Hotel Woodward, New York.”
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1901-1919
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Favorite poems of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt
Article asserts that President Roosevelt keeps a manuscript copy of John J. Ingalls’s poem, “Opportunity,” in his White House office. The poem is included in the article. Abraham Lincoln memorized his favorite poem, “Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud?” by William Knox.
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Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1901-1908
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan
President Roosevelt is interested in what Maurice Francis Egan, minister to Denmark, says about the socialists and British diplomat Rennell Rodd. He has requested the British Embassy notify him when Rodd arrives so they can dine at the White House.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-07
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Trotwood Moore
President Roosevelt thanks John Trotwood Moore for the poem, and congratulates Moore for teaching patriotism as he does.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-07
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Amory Gardner
President Roosevelt thanks William Amory Gardner for the copy of his book In Greece with the Classics, and says that he enjoyed reading the poems included in a couple of the chapters.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-24
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Macaulay Trevelyan
President Roosevelt thanks George Macaulay Trevelyan for the copy of Songs before Sunrise. Currently, he is reading Guglielmo Ferrero’s The Greatness and Decline of Rome and notes that there are similarities with the conditions he describes and those of “our modern industrial civilization.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-23