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President Roosevelt thanks Upton S. Jefferys, editor of the Camden Post-Telegram, how much he enjoyed the editorial describing his wife and family at his recent inauguration.
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1905-03-13
President Roosevelt is sorry not to have seen Joseph Bucklin Bishop’s son, Farnham, at the inaugural parade. Unfortunately, Roosevelt will not be able to meet Bishop in New York.
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1905-03-08
President Roosevelt expresses his shock and sympathy to Governor Herrick over the fatal train accident that killed members of the Ohio National Guard Battalion of Engineers.
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1905-03-08
President Roosevelt extends his thanks through Governor Higgins to the New York State National Guard for their attendance at his recent inauguration.
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1905-03-08
President Roosevelt sends his sister, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, photographs taken by Leonard Wood. He was pleased to see her and her family at his recent inauguration.
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1905-03-08
In a typed copy of the handwritten original, President Roosevelt thanks King Edward VII for the letter and miniature of John Hamden, and sends a copy of his book, The Winning of the West, in return. Roosevelt agrees about the importance of the special relationship between the United States and Great Britain, noting that the external interests of the two are in alignment. Roosevelt believes Russia should make peace with Japan.
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1905-03-09
On the occasion of his recent inauguration, President Roosevelt sends his reflections on the accomplishments of his first term in office and the challenges of his second term, along with a description of the inauguration itself. Secretary of State John Hay gave Roosevelt a ring with a lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair in it, which he wore while taking the oath of office, sharing his thoughts about Lincoln and how he tries to live up to Lincoln’s example. Roosevelt describes the various groups of people who participated in the inaugural parade, including cowboys, Indians, veterans of several wars, civic organizations, coal miners, farmers, and more. Roosevelt describes current domestic and international challenges. In the English-speaking countries, Roosevelt finds the divisions between rural and city dwellers to be of concern, as well as the dwindling birth rate.
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1905-03-09
President Roosevelt shares his thoughts about his recent inauguration and the work he hopes to do in his second term with Major General Wood. In particular, Roosevelt is proud of his work building up the United States’s battleship fleet. Roosevelt mentions that Secretary of War William H. Taft will travel to the Philippines the upcoming summer.
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1905-03-09
President Roosevelt wishes he could have seen John Laughlin at his recent inauguration.
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1905-03-10
President Roosevelt thanks Edward Y. Griggs for the lines he wrote in honor of Roosevelt’s inauguration.
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1905-03-13
Isabella Hagner James, White House social secretary, informs David Robinson that while Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt appreciates his gesture, she feels the gifts he has sent are too valuable to keep, and so is returning them.
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1905-03-13
President Roosevelt sends his greetings to Mildred McLean Hazen Dewey and her husband, Admiral George Dewey, and will be thinking of them during his inauguration tomorrow.
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1905-03-03
President Roosevelt thanks Harry H. Treadwell and the other members of his former gubernatorial staff for the resolution and wishes they could attend his inauguration tomorrow.
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1905-03-03
President Roosevelt thanks Joseph Bucklin Bishop for the telegram, and says he made no attempt to bring any of his close friends to the inauguration because he would not have seen any of them in person.
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1905-03-06
President Roosevelt thanks Frederick C. Ohm, of the United States Geological Survey, for the inaugural gift.
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1905-03-06
President Roosevelt regrets that Mary Lomey Roosevelt and her husband, Frederick, could not attend the inauguration. Roosevelt has instructed the State Department to send a letter of introduction for Mary and Frederick to the diplomatic and consular representatives abroad.
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1905-03-06
President Roosevelt enjoyed having his uncle, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, at his inauguration, and wishes that his father could have lived to have seen it as well.
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1905-03-06
President Roosevelt appreciates Elihu Root’s support “from the bottom of my heart.” In a postscript, Roosevelt describes a ring given to him by Secretary of State John Hay, containing a lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair.
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1905-03-06
President Roosevelt sends his personal thanks to Martha Macomb Flandrau Selmes, wishing she could have attended his inauguration.
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1905-03-06
President Roosevelt thanks John M. Wilson, chairman of the inaugural committee, for all his work, and extends his appreciation to the entire committee.
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1905-03-06