Political participation

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lewis R. Graham

Theodore Roosevelt replies to Lewis R. Graham and declines his request because “any letter I write in reference to any kind of political conquest is always certain to cause misunderstanding, this being due to the fact that I cannot know the local conditions which vary completely from place to place.” He also is unable to assist Graham in locating the speeches in which he spoke of “independence in voting and political life in general.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles W. Fairbanks

President Roosevelt is pleased Vice President Fairbanks liked his letter to Representative James E. Watson and hopes Fairbanks will continue in politics as he is needed. He and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt send regards to Cornelia Cole Fairbanks.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John H. Parker

Theodore Roosevelt would like to review Major Parker’s plan before it is published in order to avoid unnecessary conflict with President Wilson’s administration.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-12-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John H. Parker

Theodore Roosevelt would like to see Major Parker’s article published, but does not want Parker to put himself in danger of a court-martial. Roosevelt finds the order to prevent the United States Army and United States Navy from speaking to the public inappropriate.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-12-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hunter Sedgwick

Theodore Roosevelt will review John Hunter Sedgwick’s statement about the Polyglot Boarding House. Roosevelt is frustrated that so many educated Americans have been behind President Woodrow Wilson rather than standing for what is best for the country.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-11-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bronson Reynolds

Theodore Roosevelt writes to James Bronson Reynolds about the Perkins matter, referring to Charles A. Perkins, who ran for New York County District Attorney that year. If Roosevelt were living in the city he would have Reynolds be the “keeper of my conscience in relation to the district attorneyship,” although Roosevelt does not want to be involved in local politics this year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-10-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Halbert Paine Gardner

Theodore Roosevelt, unfortunately, cannot give any more information to the men in Maine because he does not know, nor does he suspect the Progressive National Committee knows, what the strategy is for the 1916 election. Roosevelt would need to consider whether or not to join the Republican Party again on a state-by-state basis. As of right now he would not rejoin in New York, but would rejoin in Pennsylvania to support specific candidates.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-07-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Harry S. Armstrong

Theodore Roosevelt wishes Harry S. Armstrong good luck with his efforts to bring American and immigrant settlers into southwestern Louisiana to take up farming. Roosevelt notes that he has traveled to the region and was impressed with the rich soil, good climate, and friendly people. He believes that this area of the south provides a good example of freedom of political belief. In his discussion he mentions “Free Traders” and “Protectionists.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William E. Heal

Theodore Roosevelt thanks William E. Heal for his letter and explains he was compelled to speak out as an American citizen.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson

Theodore Roosevelt is struggling to get the United States involved in World War I. He praises the Australian Governor-General Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson on the progress occurring in Australia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister

President Roosevelt is pleased that Owen Wister will be able to visit in April or May. Wister used some expressions in his last letter that Roosevelt liked and hopes to use in future essays on undesirable citizens.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John C. Anderson

President Roosevelt writes that Judge Anderson is a judge after his own heart. The regulation of corporate abuses, like the ones Anderson speaks of, must come from the Federal Government. The two obstacles are the desire to maintain inadequate regulation and the well-meaning people who foolishly focus on radical action in some states rather than practical action that can be effective nationally.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Parsons

President Roosevelt commends Representative Parsons for nominating Charles Evans Hughes and for “the many great services you have rendered to the cause of decent politics.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cecil Andrew Lyon

President Roosevelt is friends with Brown and will see if he can promote him to brigadier general as Cecil Andrew Lyon suggests. He will follow up with various issues and congratulates Lyon for his work in Texas politics.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. B. Keeler

President Roosevelt thanks W. B. Keeler, editor of the Carthage Tribune (Carthage, New York, newspaper in print from 1887 to 1922), for his letter. Roosevelt vows to govern himself in such a manner so that Keeler nor any other good citizen should regret supporting him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Gurney Cannon

President Roosevelt responds to Joseph Gurney Cannon advising him to contact Raymond Patterson for a personal interview concerning the “heavenly twins” (Charles Samuel Deneen and Richard Yates), and the political struggles that are happening within the Illinois Republican party.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clarence H. Mackay

President Roosevelt is pleased that Clarence H. Mackay will be serving on the advisory committee of the Republican county committee.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Edwin C. Eckel to Gifford Pinchot

Edwin C. Eckel would like to help the progressive cause. He offers his geological expertise to counteract accusations from Augustus Owsley Stanley regarding the ore monopoly of Tennessee Coal and Iron.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-23

Creator(s)

Eckel, Edwin C. (Edwin Clarence), 1875-1941

A School of Citizenship

A Chicago Tribune editorial expresses the opinion that average men should be more excited by and engaged in politics in order to strengthen modern democratic society, emphasizing the importance of community town hall gatherings.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-15

Creator(s)

Chicago Tribune

Letter from Simeon Gilbert to Theodore Roosevelt

Simeon Gilbert sends Theodore Roosevelt a letter recalling their recent chance meeting, and reflecting on Roosevelt’s connection with his brother, John I. Gilbert, who admired and worked with Roosevelt in the New York Legislature. He is glad Roosevelt is continuing in “that long drawn, that almost epic, strife, for political honor and honesty.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-23

Creator(s)

Gilbert, Simeon, 1834-1917