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On behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, George B. Cortelyou acknowledges receipt of Mrs. P. D. Adkins’s recent letter. Roosevelt has made it a rule to not involve herself in government affairs, and therefore cannot meet Adkins’s wishes.
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1901-10-05
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit that John Hay is ill and Frank Travers has died. He also mentions going to New York to give away Eleanor Roosevelt in marriage. He has been riding a lot with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and has been playing tennis with Matt and Ted. The birds have returned and Archie and Quentin played with friends.
1905-03-20
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt sits at a desk in the White House
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1903-03-02
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt sits at a desk in the White House
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1903-03-02
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt sits writing at a desk in the White House
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1903-03-02
George B. Cortelyou expresses that President Roosevelt would be pleased to receive Count A. Quadt on Thursday morning, February 19. Mrs. Roosevelt is out of town but upon her return, Cortelyou will communicate when she can receive Count and Countess Quadt.
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1903-02-17
President Roosevelt has glanced over the article on Mrs. Roosevelt and will not suggest a change. Roosevelt believes that Jacob A. Riis is the only man who could write such an article.
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1902-05-13
William Loeb informs Ellen Scoggin that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt does not take part in government affairs. He suggests that Scoggin communicate with either her Representative or Senator.
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1908-11-30
President Roosevelt asks if it is possible to give Frances Folsom Cleveland, the widow of former President Grover Cleveland, a pension. James A. Garfield and William McKinley both served in the army but their widows received a pension based more on their service as president. Roosevelt would like a similar arrangement for Cleveland.
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1908-11-04
President Roosevelt thanks William Wingate Sewall for the letter, and is looking forward to visiting him in Maine sometime. Roosevelt hopes that his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, will be better soon once the strain of being in the presidency has passed. Roosevelt says that personally, he has greatly enjoyed his time as president, and if he had listened only to his own wishes, he would be delighted to stay president. Because Roosevelt gave his word, however, he believes he must keep it. He also mentions that while he believes in a strong presidency, he also believes it is not good for one person to hold the office for too long.
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1908-06-26
William Loeb tells Edith Lamb that while First Lady Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt appreciates the compliment Lamb paid her through her suggestion, she cannot give her opinion “regarding the merits of any literary or musical composition brought to her notice” because of the volume of such requests.
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1906-04-30
William Loeb writes on behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to apologize to Cora F. Cook for being unable to comply with her request. Roosevelt receives many such requests, and so to attempt to answer all of them would be impossible. Loeb mentions, however, that her inability to respond more favorably does not mean that she does not sympathize with the causes of many of the people who write.
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1906-04-23
Because Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt cannot take part in government affairs, William Loeb suggests that Mary Elizabeth Avery MacCracken write on the matter she mentioned to Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson.
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1906-03-30
President Roosevelt would like Arthur von Briesen to frankly tell him if he truly believes that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s presence at the opera would truly benefit the Legal Aid Society, as her duties keep her quite busy and she should not make the trip unless it would be beneficial to their cause.
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1905-11-27
William Loeb informs Chrissie Hendrickson that it is not possible for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to use her name as director or patroness of any organization.
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1905-10-11
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
William Loeb informs Devillah Gray that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is unable to help with Gray’s request due to the great number of requests she receives similar to Gray’s. Loeb returns Gray’s certificate.
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1905-02-08
William Loeb informs Mary Ellen McMahon McCool that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt cannot take part in government affairs. Therefore, the matter McCool mentioned in her letter will be brought to the attention of Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton.
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1904-11-09
William Loeb informs Minnie H. Hinman that, as Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt cannot take any part in Government affairs, her letter has been referred to Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith.
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1902-01-03
On behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, George B. Cortelyou acknowledges receipt of Talitha M. Hanna’s letter, and explains that as Roosevelt does not concern herself with government affairs, she cannot fulfill Hanna’s wishes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-26