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President Roosevelt happily accepts an honorary membership from the President of the Saint Hubert Club of France, Justinien de Clary. He plans to send him a copy of his book Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-09
In a chapter titled “A Most Just and Proper Revolution,” taken from the second volume of his biography of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex, Edmund Morris details the machinations in Washington, D.C. and Panama that resulted in the revolution against Colombian rule on the Isthmus and the establishment of the independent nation of Panama. Morris describes the careful actions and words of administration figures like Roosevelt and Secretary of State John Hay, and he charts the movement of ships of the United States Navy sent in support of the insurrection. Morris adds to his Panama narrative interludes about the November 1903 elections in the United States, Roosevelt’s visit to Sagamore Hill, and his compilation of a reading list.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2001
Joseph R. Ornig chronicles Theodore Roosevelt’s work as a writer of histories, biographies, natural histories, essays, letters, and journalism. Ornig highlights some of these works, such as Roosevelt’s The Naval War of 1812 and The Winning of the West, by describing Roosevelt’s research, his aims, the books’ reception, and the time it took to complete them. Ornig also examines why Roosevelt wrote so much, citing the need to make money, articulating a reform agenda, and organizing his thoughts, and he notes those who acted as mentors to the literary Roosevelt like Henry Cabot Lodge and Owen Wister. Ornig also notes that Roosevelt assumed the role of mentor to many aspiring writers like the poet Edwin Arlington Robinson.
Eleven illustrations accompany the essay, including three of Roosevelt writing and two examples of his hand writing.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2014
Gregory A. Wynn presents an item from his Theodore Roosevelt collection, an obscure pamphlet, Roosevelt: Lover of Books, that was published by the Syracuse, New York, public library in 1920. The pamphlet includes a variety of lists, including books and book introductions written by Roosevelt, and references to famous authors found in Roosevelt’s writings. The pamphlet also includes a section, “T.R.’s note book,” that provides brief reviews of other authors and their work taken from Roosevelt’s books. A text box with the mission statement of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appears in the column.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2014
John A. Gable reviews three of the five books found in the “Book Reviews” section. Gable praises Edward Renehan’s The Lion’s Pride: Theodore Roosevelt and His Family in Peace and War with its emphasis on the fate of the Roosevelt family during World War I, and he summarizes Sherwin Gluck’s study of how Oyster Bay, New York, became home to the summer White House during the Roosevelt administration with offices located above a grocery store. In reviewing Douglas Brinkley’s American Heritage History of the United States, Gable highlights Brinkley’s coverage of Theodore Roosevelt, especially his views on conservation. The section also promotes the publication of a new edition of the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s collection of Roosevelt’s speeches, The Man in the Arena, and a Modern Library version of The Naval War of 1812, both of which feature introductions by Gable.
An advertisement for Blocklyn Books of Oyster Bay, New York, appears on the last page of the section.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1999
David H. Burton examines the life of poet Edward Arlington Robinson and the role played by President Theodore Roosevelt in rescuing him from poverty and obscurity. Burton reveals that it was Roosevelt’s son, Kermit Roosevelt, who introduced the president to Arlington’s poetry, and Burton also describes Roosevelt’s patronage of Robinson, arranging for a civil service job for which he performed no work but which allowed him ample time to write poetry.
A full page portrait of Robinson and the logo of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appear in the essay.
In his review of Daniel Ruddy’s Theodore Roosevelt’s History of the United States, Harry N. Lembeck highlights Roosevelt’s thoughts on several of his presidential predecessors, including Thomas Jefferson, John Tyler, and Grover Cleveland. Lembeck admires Ruddy’s collection of Roosevelt’s writings which serve as a history of the United States from the American Revolution through World War I, and he asserts that Roosevelt was both a good writer and “a serious thinker.” Lembeck points out that Roosevelt’s thoughts on topics from foreign policy to the size of government can be gleaned from his historical writings. The book’s front cover supplements the text.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2010
Theodore Roosevelt discusses his reading habits, and his likes and dislikes among many categories of books and authors. Roosevelt talks about the times of day he reads, his reading while traveling or on hunting trips, and he emphasizes that each individual will have to develop his own taste in books and reading. A photograph of Roosevelt reading in the doorway of a cabin and a text box acknowledging the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership’s support of the Theodore Roosevelt Association supplement the essay.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1916
Advertisement from Stackpole Books for two books by Theodore Roosevelt, Through the Brazilian Wilderness and Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter, and for Joseph R. Ornig’s account of Roosevelt’s expedition on the River of Doubt. The ad features cover illustrations for all three titles and includes brief summaries of each title as well as an order form.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1993-1994
Author Booth Tarkington describes receiving a scolding from President Theodore Roosevelt regarding a book Tarkington had written about politics after having briefly served in the Indiana legislature. Tarkington says that Roosevelt criticized him for presenting such a negative and pessimistic view of politics, and that it would only serve to drive good people away from serving and that it would leave the process to those Roosevelt described as “swine.” Tarkington does not name the book Roosevelt criticized, but from the context it is most likely In the Arena: Stories from Political Life, published in 1905.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1944-1946
This article describes a visit to the White House by a delegation from the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) to present a set of the Memorial Edition of the Works of Theodore Roosevelt to President Jimmy Carter and his wife to be placed in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. The article lists the members of the delegation, provides information about the Roosevelt Room and the donated books, and describes the interaction between Ethel Roosevelt Derby and the Carter family.
A picture of John A. Gable and P. James Roosevelt of the TRA with President Carter opens the article on the front page of the issue.
A listing of the officers of the TRA accompanies the second page of the article.
Six photographs in two pages that show members of the Theodore Roosevelt Association speaking with President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn at the White House. President Carter is in four of the photographs while his wife Rosalynn appears in all six. Two of the pictures show members of the TRA and the Carters looking at the books donated to the White House by the Association.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1977
President Roosevelt sits on top of a Republican elephant lying on a bed of weapons as the president reads “The Winning of the West.” The elephant’s legs and trunk is nailed down. Beside Roosevelt is a large “Constitution of the United States” and on the shelves behind him are sixteen books with “T. R.” on the spine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-21
President Roosevelt speaks into a megaphone pointed down “Pennsylvania Avenue” toward the United States Capitol building as he holds a “presidential campaign” paper. Beside him is a book entitled “Life of Cromwell T. R.” The word “white” is crossed out in “White House” and replaced with “Roosevelt.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-29