A complilation on the life and career of Theodore Roosevelt
A compilation of Senate documents on the life and career of Theodore Roosevelt.
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Creation Date
1958
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Presidents--Biography
Theodore Roosevelt’s contributions to our country
Summary of Theodore Roosevelt’s life and accomplishments that was entered into the Congressional Record by Representative Steven B. Derounian.
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Creation Date
1957-08-30
Theodore Roosevelt: the man
Biographical information on Theodore Roosevelt’s youth and his many non-presidential activities.
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Creation Date
1958
Theodore Roosevelt: the 26th president of the United States
Biographical information on Theodore Roosevelt and his presidency.
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Creation Date
1958-10-20
Arbor and wildlife day
Biography of Theodore Roosevelt highlighting his conservation efforts.
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Creation Date
1958-04-25
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jacob A. Riis
President Roosevelt expresses to Jacob A. Riis a feeling of humility upon reading the biography Riis wrote of him and claims “you have not painted me as I am but as I would like to be.” Roosevelt professes that Riis’s words spur him on, though he thinks that some day, Riis will realize he was mistaken as to Roosevelt’s powers.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-17
Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Charles F. Clarke
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary asks Charles F. Clarke about a biography manuscript that Clarke sent to Roosevelt. The secretary requests that Clarke explain why he sent the manuscript.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-09-05
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles G. Washburn
The William Barnes libel suit was an important victory for Theodore Roosevelt and for “decent government.” Roosevelt has started reading the biography Charles G. Washburn wrote about him and is impressed. He would like to discuss the biography with Washburn and comment on aspects of the biography he liked or might change. Roosevelt states that the story of him boxing while wearing glasses is a myth popularized by Curtis Guild.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-05-29
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert J. Thompson
President Roosevelt writes to tell Robert J. Thompson how pleased he is with Thompson’s book, “A Square Deal for Every Man.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-22
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Bailey Howland
President Roosevelt thanks William Bailey Howland for the copy of Jacob A. Riis’s book. The book portrays Roosevelt as he ought to be and he will try to live up to it.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-17
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jacob A. Riis
President Roosevelt jokes that he should be dead to justify the biography written by Jacob A. Riis. He is pleased with the book.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-09
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Watson Gilder
President Roosevelt is against a sketch of his “younger days” being made because he remembers them as being entirely ordinary. Roosevelt does not believe that he did anything “up to the average” until he was sixteen. Jacob A. Riis is currently preparing a general sketch of Roosevelt’s life.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-08-20
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Marcus Alonzo Hanna
President Roosevelt introduces William Bailey Howland of The Outlook, which will be publishing a life of Roosevelt by Jacob Riis. Roosevelt would like Senator Hanna to discuss a more political preface for the book with Howland.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-08-10
The early life of McKinley
Profile of William McKinley as a child and how his youth shaped his character and outlook.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09
William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt
Brief biographies of William McKinley and President Roosevelt that highlight their military service.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-21
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Garrott Brown
President Roosevelt thanks William Garrott Brown for the biography of Andrew Jackson.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-01-21
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister
President Roosevelt will not provide Owen Wister with information about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt or their children. They make considerable effort to prevent the children from becoming self-conscious about being discussed by the public.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-02
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Curtis Guild
President Roosevelt is happy Curtis Guild will be writing about him for Harvard Graduates’ Magazine. Even after the reactions to his dinner with Booker T. Washington, Roosevelt will not be swayed from his policy of appointing the best candidates for positions in the American South.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-28
President Roosevelt
A school-aged child’s report on President Roosevelt’s inauguration, describing the events of the day, Roosevelt’s biography and character, and service during the Spanish-American War.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-06
Letter from Joseph Greusel to Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph Greusel encloses an article that he believes Theodore Roosevelt will find interesting. It recounts a different way of “winning” the West than Roosevelt outlined in his book The Winning of the West. It discusses Abraham Lincoln’s career as a lawyer.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-15