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On the occasion of his inauguration, the New York Times re-examines President Roosevelt’s record of the past three years, and asks, can the nation expect an even bolder Roosevelt in the years to come? Roosevelt’s policies and actions of the past three years are subjected to a critical analysis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-04
President Roosevelt writes to Kermit Roosevelt to say that he spoke to the Rector and it is all set for Kermit to come for the inauguration. Ted broke his nose again and the doctor said he cannot box anymore. Roosevelt is having a horrible time with the Senate about his arbitration treaty and has been making too many speeches. Roosevelt will take a hunting trip in April or May.
1905-02-11
President Roosevelt has arranged for Kermit to come to the March 4 inauguration. Roosevelt has been playing tennis, riding, and scrambling with Ted, Matt and Granville Fortescue, then reading to Archie and Quentin in the evenings. Senator Lodge is staying at the White House now, and Corinne and Douglas Robinson will come down for Thanksgiving.
1904-11-22
President Roosevelt sends his sister photographs that were given to him by Colonel Wood. He writes that he enjoyed having her, Douglas Robinson, and their children at his inauguration.
1905-03-08
A formal invitation sent to Quentin Roosevelt inviting him to attend the Inaugural Ball on March 4, 1905. Envelope included.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1905-03-04
President William McKinley and Columbia, arm-in-arm, head for the inaugural ball.
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Before the date of a president’s new term was changed to January 20, in 1934, by Constitutional amendment, Inauguration Day was March 4.
Photograph of the Inauguration parade, focusing on the marching naval cadets as they pass the United States Treasury Building.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-04
President Roosevelt delivers his inaugural speech in front of large crowds at the United States Capitol building.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-22
Part of “Theodore Roosevelt: His Life Reviewed in Pictures.” Caption on verso summarizes how Roosevelt became president and lists some of his accomplishments.
1905-03-04
View of the United States Capitol during President Roosevelt’s 1905 inauguration. Roosevelt can be seen standing and tipping his hat to the crowd from the central carriage.
1905-03-04
President Roosevelt taking the oath of office from Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller at the 1905 presidential inauguration.
1905-03-04
Brochure from the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York. Roosevelt took the oath of office in the house of Ansley Wilcox after the assassination of President McKinley.
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President Roosevelt tells Starr M. Wetmore no former Rough Riders should come to the inauguration unless they are financially able to do so. He also tells Wetmore he does not know about the business of selling books.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-10
President Roosevelt is glad Jacob A. Riis is resting and tells him not to begin lecturing too soon. Although Roosevelt believes he has done the “southern brother” some good, Roosevelt does not think he will be kindly regarded until he is dead. The president hopes to see Riis and his wife, Elisabeth D. Riis, at his inauguration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-29
President Roosevelt is determined to shoot a white rhinoceros on his African safari, and would like Ambassador Reid to speak with Lord Crewe about his obtaining permission to hunt in the same places in Uganda as Winston Churchill did. He would like Reid to inquire if the British Museum would like a white rhinoceros specimen if he is lucky enough to shoot three; the first two are promised to the Smithsonian Institution. He discusses a number of international events including the situation in India, and the ongoing controversy between the United States and England that arose during the summer Olympics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-27
President Roosevelt thanks President-Elect Taft for his warm letter, and effuses praise of Taft’s inauguration speech. Roosevelt suggests appointing William Loeb during the Senate recess to prevent Representative Charles N. Fowler of New Jersey from exercising power before he leaves office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-26
President Roosevelt does not believe that there is any vacant judgeship in Arizona he will fill before leaving office. He informs Rachel Sherman Thorndike that, contrary to her suggestion, he feels it is inappropriate for the ex-president to do anything but travel directly from the inauguration ceremony to the train station as a private citizen.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-02
President Roosevelt thanks his cousin, William Emlen Roosevelt, for the kind offer. However, it will probably be best for him and his wife, Edith, to take the 10:00 p.m. train after the inauguration. Roosevelt wants it to be clear that they are “not doing anything unusual or in a swell way.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-04
President Roosevelt sends Secretary of War Taft a letter from Martha Macomb Flandrau Selmes, the widow of Tilden Russell Selmes, whom Roosevelt says Taft knew well. Roosevelt hopes that the Manila Constabulary Band can play at Taft’s inauguration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-30
President Roosevelt privately tells Admiral Chadwick that he believes that the newly-elected president and Congress should enter office on the first day of the new year, less than two months after being elected.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-30