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Charles G. Washburn urges Theodore Roosevelt to write a history of his presidential terms and to publish a first edition soon, with a more complete second one soon to follow.
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1911-02-03
Inspired by Joseph G. Butler’s book, Ernest W. Braun asks Theodore Roosevelt for a signed photograph for his new collection.
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1911-01-14
Joseph G. Butler received Theodore Roosevelt’s letter and hopes he will write again after reading the book, which includes new information on William McKinley. He concedes that readers will criticize his view of the Tilden-Hayes controversy. Brown is most earnest about the chapter “A Day in Washington’s Country” as he hopes to raise funds to purchase the property and have Americans own and care for it.
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1911-01-05
Charles O. Lander is glad to see the statement “Roosevelt is not dead” in the recent issue of The World. He believes the man whom Europe respects and fears is the one who should be president, regardless of party. Lander calls for setting aside party affiliations and voting for the man of experience who can serve the country’s needs. With a crisis at hand, the country needs a strong, experienced leader like Theodore Roosevelt.
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1910-12-07
In a poem, George Sterling imagines Theodore Roosevelt passing over control of the ship of state to William H. Taft.
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1909-03-04
President-Elect Taft writes President Roosevelt about collaborating on an article for Collier’s about their presidential administrations and relationship with one another. Taft does not like what he wrote for article and asks Roosevelt to look it over and provide feedback and additional comments.
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1909-01-24
John Carter Rose was interested in a statement that President Roosevelt said to him recently, that he was “successful in a larger portion of what [he] set out to do than any of [his] predecessors.” Rose considers all the previous presidents, and ultimately draws the comparison down to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Washington, Rose writes, made the nation, Lincoln preserved it, and Roosevelt has caused it to adapt to twentieth century conditions. He praises the various policies that Roosevelt has instituted during his term in office.
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1908-12-14
John Callan O’Laughlin records a conversation he had with Senator Joseph Benson Foraker regarding President Roosevelt and the investigation into the Brownsville affair. Foraker had proposed an amendment establishing a commission to reinstate some of the officers dismissed, but O’Laughlin believes that such an amendment is seen as criticizing Roosevelt, and that he will resist it, even if he would be amenable to the idea otherwise. Foraker gave the impression to O’Laughlin that he is willing to make concessions to come to an agreement quickly.
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1908-12-15
Hayozoun Hohannes Topakyan is expressing a silk rug, which he hopes William Loeb will like. He is seeing what he can do regarding the rug that President Roosevelt admired. Topakyan adds that when he met Roosevelt he forgot to ask him for a signed photograph and asks if Loeb can pass the request along.
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1908-10-12
Ralph W. Tyler submits a matter to William Loeb to judge whether or not it should be brought to President Roosevelt’s attention. Tyler doubts that Roosevelt could do anything in the matter, but is not sure whether he should be notified about it.
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1908-05-06
George Haven Putnam has arranged with William Bayard Hale to republish a series he has done in the New York Times about President Roosevelt’s work. It will be published as a book this time. Hale will make a few additions to the book, which will be submitted to Roosevelt for approval.
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1908-04-25
Albert Shaw reports that Robert Collier is conferring with his father, and they will do all they can to get additional volumes of President Roosevelt’s state papers and addresses published without delay. Collier seemed unsure of copy and editing, and Shaw had believed that the material was already in their hands.
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1908-03-23
American Ambassador to Austria Francis recently dined with Emperor Franz Joseph I, and relates some of the conversation topics to President Roosevelt. The Emperor regrets that Roosevelt will not continue to serve as president and thinks this is a misfortune for the American people. He has heard that Roosevelt is thinking of going on a hunting trip to Africa, and hopes that if Roosevelt’s travels bring him to Europe, he will be able to visit Vienna.
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1908-03-15
John F. Oltrogge and his wife Hannie M. Oltrogge will be in Washington later this week and Hannie would like to meet President Roosevelt. Oltrogge will also bring up the printing of two additional volumes of Roosevelt’s messages and addresses.
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1908-03-16
Ambassador Francis appreciated the friendly letter from President Roosevelt. Francis tells Loeb that, from what he can gather, there has been a substantial effort to influence the tone of his newspaper, The Troy Times, against Roosevelt, but that James H. Potts, who Francis left as editor, has stood firm.
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1908-03-04
James Speyer notes that President Roosevelt’s letter to Nicholas Murray Butler does not refer to the views he had expressed to Roosevelt. Speyer believes that the tone and timing of Roosevelt’s special message to Congress hurts American business interests, and that the attacks create new distrust and slow a return to normal business conditions. Further, he does not agree with Roosevelt’s attacks on judges whose decisions he does not like.
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1908-02-10
Assorted articles discuss President Roosevelt’s message to Congress, Christianity and government, the Roman Catholic church, and religious education.
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1907-12-07
John P. M. Richards thanks Jacob A. Riis for the book. Richards goes on to reflect about President Roosevelt and the rest of the Roosevelt family, from childhood memories of Theodore Roosevelt Sr. visiting his grandfather’s shop to purchase hunting equipment to seeing the president’s recent speech in Spokane, Washington.
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1907-11-27
Max Kullnick sends William Loeb a copy of his book about President Roosevelt. Kullnick thanks Loeb for his kindness, and offers the book as token of his high regard.
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1907-10-23
Consul General Steinhart conveys to Assistant Secretary of State Bacon a request from Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma for American intervention in Cuba. Estrada Palma will resign as soon as American troops have landed in Cuba to protect the country from “complete anarchy.”
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1906-09-13