Political clubs

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Taft that Representative Nicholas Longworth will contact him regarding the attitude of the Roosevelt Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, which appears to have assumed “an utterly preposterous position.” In a postscript, Roosevelt mentions appointments in Panama. Additionally, Roosevelt comments on Taft speaking in one of the Rocky Mountain States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles W. Fairbanks

President Roosevelt urges Vice President Fairbanks to accept the requests of the Hamilton Club and the Cook County Court House for the benefit of the Republican Party. Roosevelt believes that a prominent leader of the Republican Party should make a speech to win support in Illinois and the surrounding area. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-04

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edward Graham

President Roosevelt calls George Edward Graham’s attention to several previous letters that Graham wrote saying that he would take care of matters for the Roosevelt Home Club, ‘in conformity with my expressed with, viz., that unless the object could be attained without any adverse criticism, I would repudiate it.’ While Roosevelt has never been in favor of the club’s purpose to purchase the house where he was born, he promised to not interfere. Recent events, however, have convinced Roosevelt that the club has opened itself up to criticism, and asks that the club now disband or change its name to remove any connection with Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas H. Keenan

President Roosevelt cheerfully gives Thomas H. Keenan his permission for the Roosevelt Club of Massachusetts to use his name, and endorses their purpose of building up the Republican party in that state. He is proud to have his name associated with such a club.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oscar W. Ehrhorn

President Roosevelt gladly allows Oscar W. Ehrhorn to name the newly-formed Republican Club of the Seventh Assembly District after him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Laurance Irving Neale

President Roosevelt thanks Laurance Irving Neale for the letter. He enjoyed having Neale and the Harvard Political Club visit the White House.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Samuel H. Andrews

President Roosevelt regrets that he will not be able to accept Samuel H. Andrew’s invitation to the Roslyn Republican Club for March 15.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Frèmont Old Guard

President Roosevelt thanks the officers and members of the Frèmont Old Guard for their greeting.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Christian N. Bovee

President Roosevelt wishes he could attend the West Side Republican Club’s banquet, especially as he has pleasant memories of visiting with Christian N. Bovee.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Haven Putnam

President Roosevelt thanks George Haven Putnam for his letter, but wants to correct him on one point. Roosevelt explains he has dealt with senators like Matthew Stanley Quay not because they made him president but because he wanted to succeed in his policies by working with prominent men in the Republican Party. The president says that the results of the presidential election will not make any real change in his attitude toward them. Roosevelt also explains confidentially he is trying to do all he can regarding the tariff revision and reciprocity.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George J. Smith

President Roosevelt thanks Representative Smith for his congratulations and the work of his Republican association.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-10

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to George S. Weedon

President Roosevelt thanks George S. Weedon and the entire Windsor Roosevelt & Fairbanks Campaign Club, and wishes them a successful gathering.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-05

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert B. Howe

President Roosevelt greets and congratulates Herbert B. Howe and the Williams College Republican Club. Roosevelt believes that the election “is more than a party contest. It is a contest for decency and efficiency in the public service.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles F. Bostwick

President Roosevelt congratulates and thanks Charles F. Bostwick and the members of the West Side Republican Club for all they have done.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles W. Myers

President Theodore Roosevelt accepts an honorary membership in the East End Plumed Knight Republican Club in York, PA, with pleasure.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. Hampton Moore

President Roosevelt sends his greetings to the Republican National League convention and thanks its members for their support.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry W. Taft

President Roosevelt tells Henry W. Taft that he is sorry Taft would not accept the nomination for Governor of New York. Roosevelt thanks Taft for standing up for Roosevelt’s interpretation of the Constitution. Roosevelt believes that if someone wants to bring up his actions towards the Constitution, they should also talk about the South wanting to nullify the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Constitutional Amendments as that is the true violation. He accepts his failure if someone wants to blame him for not protecting those amendments. Roosevelt asks Taft to come to lunch.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Addington

President Roosevelt thanks the Unconditional Republican Club of Albany, New York, for their congratulatory telegram.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter J. Ballard

President Roosevelt sends greetings and cordial wishes to the Schenectady County Republican Club.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-24

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Garrett D. Kinney

President Roosevelt wishes the members of the Kickapoo Club and their guests a pleasant evening.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-11