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Calvin Hood will be pleased to call on President Roosevelt and is relieved that the government is in the hands of someone the country believes in.
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1901-09-25
Archbishop Ireland congratulates President Roosevelt and the country on his succession to the presidency. He always believed that Roosevelt would be president and encourages Roosevelt to be great.
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1901-09-25
Charles M. Harvey congratulates President Roosevelt on his succession to the presidency and claims to be one of the earliest Roosevelt presidential “boomers.”
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1901-09-26
Uruguay has requested to become an American protectorate in order to guarantee its independence. This is not possible but shows that South American hatred for the United States is overstated. Secretary of State Hay gave Ambassador Choate permission to show the canal treaty draft to Senator Lodge. Hay congratulates President Roosevelt on the high degree of public support he has received.
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1901-09-26
Edward R. Hutchins pledges his friendship to President Roosevelt.
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1901-09-26
Judge Kohlsaat congratulates President Roosevelt on his succession to the presidency.
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1901-09-26
The country is behind President Roosevelt and James Brown Potter expects to see Roosevelt win the next presidential election.
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1901-09-26
James P. Roosevelt is pleased that a Roosevelt family member is president and believes that no other president has ever held such national public confidence. He also believes that President McKinley’s good reputation will be remembered throughout America’s history. J. P. Roosevelt hopes that President Roosevelt will make a trip to the South when he is able.
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1901-09-26
J. Arthur Barratt sends his good wishes for the Roosevelt administration. Barratt is now living in England and finds that British public opinion is favorable towards President Roosevelt.
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1901-09-27
Francis Bowler Keene admires President Roosevelt and has followed his career. The country and Harvard are proud of Roosevelt.
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1901-09-27
Secretary of War Root is suffering from ill health and his doctor has recommended that Root go on a trip. He inquires about the feasibility of such a trip. Root had been concerned that the country would be “hysterical” after the assassination of William McKinley. However, the people have been steady and showed their loyalty and love towards the country and President Roosevelt.
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1901-09-27
Major Beck thanks President Roosevelt for responding to his letters. Americans in the Philippines have confidence in President Roosevelt and his administration. Beck summarizes his recent service in the Philippines.
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1901-09-28
Ambassador Choate pledges to support the Roosevelt administration. Sympathy for Roosevelt and the United States is strong in Great Britain. Roosevelt’s actions since succeeding to the presidency have convinced the British government and people that relations between the United States and Britain will remain stable. During an audience with King Edward VII, the king asked many questions about Roosevelt and showed a familiarity with Roosevelt’s “outer life.” Edward VII requested that Choate send his kindest regards to Roosevelt and requested photographs of Roosevelt and William McKinley.
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1901-09-28
George Hamlin Fitch encloses an article about President Roosevelt that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle. If Jacob A. Riis sees or writes to Roosevelt, Fitch would like him to know that he has the loyal support of California and the West.
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1901-09-28
Representative Sperry understands that President Roosevelt assumed the presidency under difficult circumstances and pledges his loyalty and support.
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1901-09-21
Franklin Bartlett, former congressman from New York, expresses his confidence in President Roosevelt.
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1901-09-22
L. R. Bowditch has been thinking of President Roosevelt during these difficult days and hopes that the country’s confidence in Roosevelt is a comfort.
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1901-09-22
Brander Matthews has confidence in President Roosevelt and the American public will support him.
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1901-09-22
Charles G. Washburn states that William McKinley’s death has “cemented the Union” and is therefore a triumph. Washburn always expected that President Roosevelt would someday be president. He is grateful that a united party and country are behind Roosevelt.
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1901-09-22
Samuel Shaw expresses his sympathy at the death of William McKinley and hopes for the success of the Roosevelt administration. Shaw always wishes to remind President Roosevelt of the affection and support of his old friends. Even though he wanted Roosevelt to serve a second term as governor of New York, he believes Roosevelt was intended for his current position.
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1901-09-23