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President Roosevelt denies that there was any danger in the “crazy man incident.” He encloses a letter from Albert Shaw and asks if Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody and Mr. Leishman should be consulted.
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1903-09-04
President Roosevelt rebukes Richmond Pearson Hobson and Alabama Representative James Thomas Heflin for their comments that amount to inciting assassination of the president. Roosevelt says Hobson and Heflin should realize such language, which is “equivalent to incitement to assassination,” is “deeply discreditable to the man using it.” A handwritten addition says, “File. Do not send.”
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1904-11-12
President McKinley’s wound is serious but he is expected to recover. Vice President Roosevelt is sure McKinley will recover.
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1901-09-07
Vice President Roosevelt regrets that he will miss seeing Jacob A. Riis during the Tuskegee, Alabama, trip. He has been called to Buffalo, New York, because of the attempted assassination of President McKinley, but he believes McKinley will recover. Roosevelt agrees with Riis about does; he will not shoot them and has been surprised at how long a wounded deer can run.
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1901-09-07
Vice President Roosevelt wants to meet the “Spokane brother-in-law” when he arrives. Roosevelt supports the Isthmian Canal and has done so publicly. He had a good time in Vermont with Stewart’s father even though their time was cut short by the attempted assassination of President McKinley. Roosevelt is confident McKinley will recover.
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1901-09-07
Vice President Roosevelt has been called to Buffalo, New York, after the assassination attempt on President McKinley. He believes the president will recover. Roosevelt thanks William Seward Webb for the use of his yacht.
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1901-09-07
Vice President Roosevelt details his feelings about the attempted assassination of President McKinley. He is confident that the President will recover. Alice and Quentin Roosevelt were both recently admitted to the hospital with different illnesses. Roosevelt had an interesting time on trips to the Midwest and Vermont.
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1901-09-09
The assassination attempt against President McKinley is a crime against the nation and free government. All Americans should work to “stamp out the forces which tend to such wrong.”
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1901-09-09
Vice President Roosevelt thanks Captain Cowles for the telegrams. He is thankful that President McKinley will likely survive after an attempted assassination.
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1901-09-09
Vice President Roosevelt thanks Charles William Dabney for the telegram. He is confident that President McKinley will recover from the attempted assassination.
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1901-09-09
Vice President Roosevelt thanks Charles Harcourt and the Grand Army of Colorado and Wyoming for the letter of sympathy. They have every reason to hope that President McKinley will recover from the attempted assassination.
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1901-09-09
Vice President Roosevelt thanks James G. Lowdon for the telegram. He is grateful that President McKinley is recovering; though there is still some danger.
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1901-09-09
Vice President Roosevelt thanks J. R. Dean and R. M. Mothner for their expressions of sympathy. He is confident that President McKinley will recover.
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1901-09-09
Vice President Roosevelt thanks Acting Governor Northcott for the telegram. He hopes that before Northcott receives his reply President McKinley will be out of danger.
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1901-09-09
Vice President Roosevelt does not know anything about Fletcher D. Proctor’s missing coat. Roosevelt feels assured that President McKinley will recover from the assassination attempt. When Proctor is next at Roosevelt’s home they will discuss New York politics.
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1901-09-09
Vice President Roosevelt is staying at the home of Ansley Wilcox and would be pleased to meet C. F. Moberly Bell at that location. Roosevelt believes that President McKinley will recover quickly from the assassination attempt.
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1901-09-09
Vice President Roosevelt thanks Henry H. Smith for the copy of the Review. He expects President McKinley to make a speedy recovery.
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1901-09-09
Vice President Roosevelt remembers James A. Wetherbee well. He believes President McKinley will be out of danger by the time Wetherbee receives the letter.
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1901-09-09
Vice President Roosevelt thanks A. R. Whitney and his wife for the telegram. He believes President McKinley is progressing well and will be out of danger by the time Whitney receives the letter.
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1901-09-09
Everything has been upset by the attempted assassination of President McKinley, but McKinley is now out of danger. Vice President Roosevelt was well received in Vermont and Minnesota. He believes that starting the clubs would be premature but can’t see how to stop them.
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1901-09-10