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I suppose if I vote for Roosevelt I can stick around on my job

I suppose if I vote for Roosevelt I can stick around on my job

Postcard featuring the statement, “I Suppose if I Vote for Roosevelt I Can Stick Around on My Job”. The word Roosevelt is in a large red and green pennant flag on the left side of the postcard and a cartoon drawing of a police officer is on the right. On the reverse is a handwritten note to Henry Losier that states “Solid ‘Bull Moose’ Here. Get Busy Henry!”.

Comments and Context

The postcard was most likely produced in 1912 during the presidential campaign in which Theodore Roosevelt would run as a member of the Progressive Party, also known as the Bull Moose Party. Roosevelt would lose the election to Woodrow Wilson.

Collection

America

Draft of 1912 Republican Convention speech

Draft of 1912 Republican Convention speech

Draft of a speech prepared by Theodore Roosevelt to deliver before the 1912 Republican Convention in Chicago, Illinois. He believes the nominating votes have been fixed in President Taft’s favor and refuses to accept any nomination from the convention. Roosevelt announces he will run on a progressive platform.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank A. Johnson

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank A. Johnson

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Frank A. Johnson regarding campaign strategy for the 1912 Presidential Election. Roosevelt advocates integrating the Republican Party into the progressive movement where possible, but notes that in New York, it must be a third party campaign.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-07-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin A. Van Valkenburg

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin A. Van Valkenburg

A copy of a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin A. Van Valkenburg, the editor of the Philadelphia North American. Roosevelt thanks Van Valkenburg for the hint as to a proper view of the Democratic Party. He says he agrees all tariff abuses should be cut out, but feels it would damage the country to adopt the theory of free trade.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-01-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Sumner Bird

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Sumner Bird

Theodore Roosevelt acknowledges the sacrifices Charles Sumner Bird has made and writes that he is sorry Bird will not run for office.  Roosevelt writes that he himself will not be a candidate in the next election because he is “out of kilter with the trend of American thought.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-07-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Sumner Bird

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Sumner Bird

Theodore Roosevelt writes about the Progressive movement and the choices he made regarding the direction and future of the movement. He also discusses his disagreements with those who wish to take the Progressive movement in a different direction. Roosevelt mentions the libel suit brought by William Barnes.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1914-07-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Allison

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Allison

Theodore Roosevelt tells Chancellor Allison that he will require more time to think over the Chancellor’s request. Roosevelt is hesitant to intervene in the matter, as he would then have to intervene in many other cases. Roosevelt also expresses his happiness that Allison will represent Tennessee in the Senate.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-11-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Belle Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Belle Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Belle Roosevelt, but is unsure where she and Kermit Roosevelt are due to the war. Roosevelt sends the letter in care of the Ambassador to Brazil, hoping it reaches Belle. Roosevelt writes about what he and Edith Roosevelt have been doing of late, along with updates about the other Roosevelt children.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1914-11-07

TR at Fargo, N.D., during Progressive campaign, 1912 [1]

TR at Fargo, N.D., during Progressive campaign, 1912 [1]

As part of a western campaign tour, Theodore Roosevelt speaks to crowds and firms up Progressive Party structure in the area of Fargo, North Dakota, September 6, 1912. Several views from varying distances of Roosevelt greeting and speaking to crowds from rear of train; addressing large crowd from a decorated platform, apparently in a stadium; speaking from rear of train to Native American men, women, and children assembled on open plains; several long shots of crowds; medium-close silhouette of Roosevelt and three men conversing, one of whom appears to be George Emlen Roosevelt, his cousin and campaign secretary in the 1912 election.

Collection

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound

Creation Date

1912

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles G. Washburn

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles G. Washburn

Theodore Roosevelt writes to former Representative Charles Washburn to list his reasons for considering running for president again. He lists the concerns of social justice on one hand, but expresses unease of the LaFollettes. He believes President William Howard Taft only represented the monied interests.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-11-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to discuss the presidential campaign and his hopes that the Progressive party will have another candidate ready in four years. He also mentions how much he likes Kermit’s letters and talks of the work Kermit is doing in Brazil.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-11-01