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Round celluloid pin with sepia tone portraits of President McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt in the middle of a dinner pail with the slogan “A Full Dinner Bucket Sound Money-Good Markets.” On the handle is printed “Prosperity” and a mug on top of the pail has the slogan “Employment for Labor.” Entire design is set on a dark brown background.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1900
Small round celluloid perfume holder with cork top and black and white portraits of President McKinley and Governor Roosevelt set on a cream colored background.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1900
Round celluloid pendant with oval black and white portraits of President McKinley and Governor Roosevelt on a red, white, and blue American shield against a gold background. On the reverse side is an American flag on a white background. Pendant is rimmed in brass with a brass hanger.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1900
Round celluloid campaign pin with black and white portrait of Theodore Roosevelt and a playing card motif. Four playing cards and a fifth card with Roosevelt’s likeness are being held by a left hand. Prosperity, protection, expansion, and sound money are written on the cards. The edge of the pin has the slogan “Stand Pat!”
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1900
Sheet music for the song “Teddy You’re A Bear.” Four pages of sheet music with red, white, and blue design on the cover with photograph of Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1916
Round celluloid button with black and white portrait of Theodore Roosevelt on a light cream background. Outside edge is gold with a decorative design and an American flag stretched behind the photograph. Attached to the button at the top is a red ribbon.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1898
1904 presidential campaign poster featuring photographs of President Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1904
Newspaper article reviewing the speech William Jennings Bryan delivered at Madison Square Garden. The article is accompanied with two collages of photographs showing Governor Roosevelt and Bryan on campaign.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1900
Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, standing at the back of a train in Attica, New York, during his gubernatorial campaign.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1898-10-25
Round celluloid campaign pin with black and white portraits of President McKinley and Governor Roosevelt. Portraits are on a gold background with a red, white, and blue ribbon at the top of the picture.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1900
Senator Hiram Johnson sits on a stump in his undershirt and pants, peering into a cracked mirror as he paints his face. A knife labeled “1912” is strapped to his side and a tomahawk labeled “1916” lies at his feet. His feathered war bonnet hangs on a stand behind him.
After the death of Theodore Roosevelt in 1919, the Republican Party experienced a spirited scramble to inherit his mantle and produce the 1920 presidential candidate that Roosevelt widely was presumed to be. Senator Hiram Johnson of California was Roosevelt’s running mate in the 1912 Bull Moose campaign. He was not to be the 1920 candidate, but as Senator was prominent in national affairs for nearly two more decades. Rollin Kirby of the New York World was the first (and ultimately three-time) recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Political Cartooning.
New York Gubernatorial candidate Charles S. Whitman, a crusading District Attorney, commands a ship labeled “New York State G.O.P.,” which is flying a banner decorated with an elephant. The ship is headed for a mine painted with the face of Theodore Roosevelt. A fish with a question mark above it appears to be trying to get away from Roosevelt.
In the 1914 midterm elections, Theodore Roosevelt was still the leader of the Progressive party, and campaigned for Bull Moose candidates (relatively few, nationally, in 1914, two years after the third party’s presidential defeat), and therefore against Whitman. The reformer Whitman won the governorship in 1914 and 1916 before losing in 1918 to Alfred Emanuel Smith.
President Roosevelt is pictured standing atop “Sagamore Hill,” trying to take flight on his “Big Stick.” He sports two large wings marked, “Down with Peace,” and “Hurrah for War.” Above his head is a cloud labeled with the year, “1916.”
Cartoonist John Scott Clubb and other Democratic cartoonists were wary of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential ambitions in 1916. Roosevelt was widely criticized for his “Preparedness” advocacy, and thus depicted as a war-monger. Woodrow Wilson, the incumbent, based his own campaign on the slogan “He Kept Us Out of War.”
Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt, with others, standing on the back of a railroad car, speaking to the crowd.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911
Theodore Roosevelt is working hard on his acceptance speech. Roosevelt believes that the Democrats are not to be trusted if the Party is at odds with its own presidential candidate, Alton B. Parker, on the currency question. Roosevelt criticizes Parker for having been in favor of the free silver program and switching to an endorsement of the gold standard when public opinion made it advantageous to do so. Roosevelt wishes that Elihu Root would run for office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-14
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Henry Cabot Lodge about his concerns regarding the butchers’ strike and the Colorado matter. Roosevelt acknowledges that Alton Parker made a skillful political maneuver by coming out in favor of the gold standard during the last moments of the Democratic Convention, and Roosevelt reviews his political strategy for the rest of the campaign.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-14
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Jacob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell University, for his feedback on Roosevelt’s letter of acceptance. Roosevelt will not defend himself against charges of being a bully, because he believes these are “preposterous accusations.” Roosevelt agrees that the Monroe Doctrine “should not be pushed to such an extreme as to warrant our interference with the affairs of other nations.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-25
President Roosevelt asks Chairman Cortelyou to speak with William J. Youngs and Assemblyman William W. Cocks.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-19
President Roosevelt was pleased with Senator Hale’s letter and they should be satisfied with the Maine results. Despite the factional debate over the governorship, President Roosevelt believes they will carry New York state.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-19
President Roosevelt is ready to make a counter-attack against the Democratic Party. Roosevelt is especially frustrated by Alton B. Parker’s plea about the common law being sufficient. According to Roosevelt, Parker will not use the federal powers of the U.S. to take a firm stand against the trusts. Roosevelt suggests to George B. Cortelyou that they should have people at party headquarters who can “receive all people and talk to them pleasantly.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-01