Tour of the President through the New England states
Itinerary for President Roosevelt’s trip through New England from August 22 to September 3, 1902.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-09-03
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Theodore Roosevelt in Puerto Rico
President Roosevelt stands in the back of a car while visiting Puerto Rico.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1906
Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt in St. Louis
President Theodore Roosevelt and his wife Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt arrive at the St. Louis Exposition in an open carriage. They wear formal attire. Two police officers are among the people gathered to greet the Roosevelts.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1904-11-26
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt updates his son Kermit on the planning for his trip to Africa, though he is not yet sure he can make it. Results from Massachusetts and New York have settled the Republican presidential nomination for Secretary of War Taft, and Governor Hughes’s run is over. Roosevelt says Edith enjoys riding much better since getting a new horse, and Congress is refusing to do what it should.
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Creation Date
1908-04-11
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt plans to take his Africa trip right after his presidency and he wants Kermit to go with him. Roosevelt cautions that Kermit must treat it as a college course and learn all he can. Roosevelt talks about riding and bird watching with Edith and Ted’s balloon ride. He closes by mentioning a three hour gallop with sixteen other people.
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Creation Date
1908-04-23
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit with more plans for their Africa trip. He has had help planning from friends Edward Buxton and Frederick Selous. Roosevelt feels the whole trip will last about eleven months. He closes by saying he is interested in Kermit’s rowing.
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Creation Date
1908-05-01
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit, saying that he and Edith along with John Burroughs just returned from their cottage, Pine Knot. Roosevelt is in busy correspondence over the Africa trip but has no definite plans yet. He closes by saying Congress will end in an ugly fight with him.
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Creation Date
1908-05-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about events he has attended recently. With Congress adjourning in a week, his active work as president will be coming to an end. Roosevelt says that after the nominating convention nobody will pay attention to him anymore. Roosevelt feels bad about Archie losing a race and wants Kermit to get the most out of his one year at Harvard. He says he is pretty sure they will go to Africa but he wants Kermit to buckle down to work after they return.
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Creation Date
1908-05-17
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes to congratulate Kermit Roosevelt on his good marks and share a flattering article about the men in his Cabinet. Roosevelt says he and Kermit will have to read books on Africa to prepare for their trip. Roosevelt has not heard from Archie in a while and Quentin is enamored with baseball. He closes the letter with descriptions of horse riding.
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Creation Date
1908-05-23
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about his last spring at the White House. Roosevelt is concerned about Archie’s performance at Groton School. Roosevelt complains about Senator Robert M. La Follette filibustering, and says that Congress has not given him all the legislation he should have had. He then lists what he has been able to accomplish. Roosevelt closes by saying that he has two good maps of Africa, and he and Kermit can crystallize the plans for their trip when they next meet.
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Creation Date
1908-05-30
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about his thoughts on the upcoming Republican National Convention. He is sure they can get Secretary of War Taft nominated but Roosevelt does worry about a “stampede” for himself. He encloses letters he wrote to be read at the Convention. Roosevelt also writes about spring in Washington, D.C., his thoughts on the guns to take on the African hunting trip, and what to do with Archie’s schooling at Groton.
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Creation Date
1908-06-06
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about the weather in Washington, D.C., and what he and Edith have been doing. Everything seems to be going well at the Republican National Convention and Taft will probably get the nomination. Roosevelt encloses letters that deal with their Africa trip.
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Creation Date
1908-06-13
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to report that Archie is much better after a small operation and will return to school soon. He talks about a snowy walk with Ambassador Jusserand and Beekman Winthrop, and horse back riding with Edith. Roosevelt describes the bear hunt dinner he hosted at the White House and still hopes to get Secretary of War Taft nominated as the Republican presidential candidate.
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Creation Date
1907-12-08
The finest incident of the president’s visit
During President Roosevelt’s visit to Roswell, Georgia, he took time to attend on Catherine Evelyn King Baker at Barrington Hall. The writer praises this act of chivalry toward “a rare fine dame of the old regime in Dixie.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-10-25
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit and describes his trip to Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he gave a speech that he says caused the Stock Market to go down a few points. Roosevelt also attended a banquet with Gloucester fisherman.
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Creation Date
1907-08-21
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to wish him luck on his hunting trip with Marvin Hughitt. He says Ted beat him at tennis before heading off to John Greenway’s in Minnesota to look over the ground. Roosevelt describes Archie’s love of sailing and says he has been working on his speeches for his Mississippi River trip.
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Creation Date
1907-08-31
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to describe his trip down the Mississippi River. He describes the history of the river and stops along the way to make speeches. Roosevelt ends by saying that he is going bear hunting.
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Creation Date
1907-10-01
Scene along the line
A “Delegation of Prominent Citizens,” children, Rough Riders, and others await the arrival of President Roosevelt, along the railroad tracks, during his Western tour. Caption: Waiting for the President.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-04-05
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt is happy to hear that his son Kermit is running and rowing. Roosevelt hopes to finish dictating some speeches so he can take a vacation. He adds that the “labor people” insist on having a row with him, and he wrote a letter to the Charles Moyer-William Haywood Defense Fund. Roosevelt closes by saying how lucky he is to have Secretary of State Elihu Root and Secretary of War William H. Taft, and he believes Taft should be nominated next for president.
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Creation Date
1907-04-23
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt describes to his son Kermit his trip to the Jamestown Exposition. Along with Edith, Ethel, Archie, and Quentin, Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon and his wife Martha and Supreme Court Justice William H. Moody went on the trip.
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Creation Date
1907-04-29