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President Roosevelt thanks Witter Bynner for a book of poems, and says he takes particular interest in the work of a Harvard man.
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1907-08-01
President Roosevelt will get a copy of the book by Émile Bourgeois recommended by George Macaulay Trevelyan. Roosevelt also inquires about a poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne quoted in one of Trevelyan’s books.
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1907-07-23
President Roosevelt thanks Fitz Roy Carrington for sending three volumes of poetry. He especially likes Agincourt.
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1907-01-08
President Roosevelt thanks Mary Russell Butler for the poems she sent, especially for “Miss Flora MacFlimsy,” written by her late husband.
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1907-01-03
President Roosevelt thanks Guild A. Copeland for an illuminated poem, and is sure that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will also like it.
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1906-12-24
Leon S. Thompson has read Theodore Roosevelt’s account of his trip to Africa and would like to meet because he and 3 others are planning a similar trip and would appreciate discussing certain points concerning travel.
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1911-10-05
Henry M. Fliedner informs Theodore Roosevelt that he sent Roosevelt a poem by Folly from The Outing Magazine. Fliedner thought Roosevelt would appreciate the poem.
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1911-09-28
Jack Crawford has previously sent Theodore Roosevelt poetry but received unfavorable responses from his secretary. He hopes by introducing himself and his credentials that Roosevelt might let him visit his home at Oyster Bay, and the “Broncho Scout” won’t bother Roosevelt after this letter. The reverse side of the letter contains letters from Crawford’s supporters.
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1911-09-21
Hubert M. Skinner encloses poetry from Professor Torp of Kristiania, Norway and a page from Lincoln-Jefferson University’s September issue of the School Board Journal for Theodore Roosevelt.
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1911-09-19
F. B. Conley lauds Henry David Thoreau’s Autumnal Tints and compares the recent Borroughs publication. He wonders if critics can accurately critique modern work.
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1911-09-16
Michael J. Donnelly encloses self-written poetry for Theodore Roosevelt to consider publishing in The Outlook.
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1911-09-15
Perlie M. Huntley expresses to Frank Harper that they are unsure if Theodore Roosevelt received the poem and asks for a recommendation of a qualified poetry critic in New York City.
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1911-09-13
Author Madison Julius Cawein sends a set of his books, illustrated by Eric Pape, to President Roosevelt. Additionally, he sends a copy of the ode he presented at the commemoration of the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and an extra set of illustrations compliments of Pape.
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1907-08-19
Kermit Roosevelt misses riding with President Roosevelt and has nothing to do. He asks Roosevelt to give him information on the “negro troop question,” likely referring to the events that took place in Brownsville, Texas, as the newspapers are not saying anything about the matter. He mentions a “nasty cartoon” he saw about it in Harper’s Weekly, as well as a poem he had read in Collier’s Weekly about President Roosevelt, which was “very nice.” He also comments on a recent letter he received from a cattle rancher.
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1907-01-13
James Jeffrey Roche shares his views on a range of topics with President Roosevelt, including Roosevelt’s handling of Bellamy Storer’s “indiscretion” in Rome, the public’s response to the Brownsville case, and Roche’s support for Roosevelt’s simplified spelling idea.
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1906-12-28
George Otto Trevelyan writes to President Roosevelt about Panama and the Philippines, drawing parallels with Macaulay’s histories and Ancient Rome. Trevelyan discusses the British diplomatic service and his latest work on the American Revolution. He also describes a recent visit from Charles Francis Adams and his wife, and he muses on what it is like to be old. Trevelyan writes of their shared love of English literature, mentioning Milton, Chaucer, and W. W. Jacobs.
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1906-12-12
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis gave President Roosevelt a copy of “Mereille,” a poem by Frederic Mistral along with a silver medal for Edith Roosevelt which Mistral sent to him.
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1904-12-15
At 9:00 a.m., President Roosevelt signs a paper that reads, “Grafting must be stopped.” At 10:00 a.m., Roosevelt points to a banner that reads, “Why certainly, Wilkes-Barre, anything to oblige.” At noon, Roosevelt holds a picnic basket and a fishing rod as he walks with several children. At 1:00 p.m., Roosevelt talks on the telephone. At 2:00 p.m., Roosevelt hands a “letter to peace conferences” to a messenger. At 4:00 p.m., Roosevelt travels in a submarine and says, “Delighted!” At 8:00 p.m., Roosevelt sits in a rocking chair writing poetry with a book of “poems” beside him. At 10:00 p.m., Roosevelt falls asleep in a tent. The moon says, “Delighted.” A handwritten note is included: Respectfully submitted.
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1905-08-28
Poem titled the “Despot of Guam.”
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1903-02-28
Racist poem likely in response to President Roosevelt hosting Booker T. Washington at the White House. A caption with the article states, “Publications like this show something of what is the matter with Missouri.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902