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Theodore Roosevelt calls James L. Davenport a “perfect trump” for his handling of a case with the Bureau of Pensions. Roosevelt praises Davenport’s work and says it makes him “proud as an American.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-21
Canada’s new premier, Robert L. Borden, visited New York City for the first time since the election. He denounced the rumor of Canadian hostility towards the United States and emphasized that recent events will not interfere with the current cordial relations between the two countries. Borden was the guest of honor at a luncheon with members of the Anglo-American Peace Centennial Committee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-29
Fred L. Eaton advises Senator Elihu Root how to handle William R. Lorimer’s election to the Senate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-05
Excerpts from Lieutenant Governor Albert Joseph Wallace’s inaugural address of his remarks to the state legislators and their duty to the public.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-20
President Roosevelt praises Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield and Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot, both for what they have accomplished during his time as president and for the character they have exhibited while in office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909
Postmaster General Cortelyou has received Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw’s communication regarding the investigation by the New York Collector’s office regarding Edward S. Fowler. Cortelyou writes refutes the criticisms contained in the investigation to President Roosevelt, citing his long personal knowledge of Fowler and Fowler’s efficiency in office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-28
Senator Lodge informs President Roosevelt that Robert Wilson Patterson, editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribune, is in town and would appreciate being able to see Roosevelt, although he does not want to intrude on Roosevelt’s schedule. Patterson reports that “all factions & sides” in Illinois were for Roosevelt, and commented further on other Illinois political contests.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-1902
Representative Parsons informs President Roosevelt that Senator Thomas Collier Platt intends to resign after the election, complicating succession matters. Parsons discusses his three candidates, Timothy L. Woodruff, Frank Swett Black, and Representative J. Sloat Fassett, to fill the vacancy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-22
John Callan O’Laughlin sees no improvement in the Republican political situation and shares his thoughts on various issues with Theodore Roosevelt. He discusses the insurgents’ relationship with President William H. Taft and his recent appointments to the Supreme Court and other administrative agencies. Taft swung around to the tariff commission plan, recognizing it as an important issue for the upcoming campaign. O’Laughlin does not think the ship subsidy bill will pass, although there is an appropriation for constructing fortifications for the Panama Canal. The national committee will not meet next month. The administration knows Taft’s renomination depends upon Roosevelt’s approval or his refusal to be nominated. The Japan question is “muddled,” and there are various “pin pricks which cannot but be harmful” to the countries’ relationship. O’Laughlin disagrees with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge about Senator William Lorimer’s case and asks Roosevelt for a statement on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-12-31
The list provides the names and party affiliations of all the provincial governors in the Philippines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-07
Photograph shows President Roosevelt in a group portrait with governors, members of the Inland Waterways Commission, his cabinet, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1908
Father’s Day cartoon shows President Franklin D. Roosevelt dreaming that he has received his dearest wishes. Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone, holding a sheaf of Supreme Court decisions, says, “Won’t he be tickled to death with these?” Rival labor leaders William Green and Philip Murray embrace. Federal Petroleum Coordinator Harold L. Ickes holds a sign reading, “Chief, we’ve got oil and gas to burn!” Office of Production Management Chief William S. Knudsen holds an armful of planes, saying, “Oh, boy! Is Adolf anxious.” Senate Majority Leader Alben William Barkley and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn hold “Votes to Do What We Please.” Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson holds a sack labeled “Greatest Army Ever Assembled,” while Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox holds ships labeled “The Navy Theodore Roosevelt Dreamed About.” As the threat of war in Europe loomed, Roosevelt struggled to mount a massive national defense production effort despite adverse court decisions, labor unrest, an unruly Congress, and failure to reach production targets.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1941-06-15
Uncle Sam reclines in a chair with his feet resting on a foot stool. On a table next to him are medications labeled “Tariff Reform Tonic” and “Repeal of Sherman Silver Law Elixir.” Benjamin Harrison stands at center holding a large “Certificate of Death – Died of Democratic Rule.” He is attended by several men with their mourning hats, including Thomas Collier Platt, Charles A. Boutelle, Whitelaw Reid, George F. Hoar, and Thomas B. Reed. They have come to pay their last respects.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1893-09-06
Senator David B. Hill, on his knees, begs Richard Croker, the “Boss of New York,” and Hugh McLaughlin, the “Boss of Brooklyn,” to use their influence to “Please nominate my friend Maynard for Judge of the Court of Appeals.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1893-08-30
On the left, a “New York Police” officer accepts money from a woman’s hand extending from a window labeled “N.Y. Den.” At right, a man labeled “U.S. Senate” accepts “Stock” from a hand extending from a window labeled “Trusts.” Both men are leaning on a solid pedestal labeled with a large “$” and the word “Protection.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1894-08-01
President Roosevelt speaks to the citizens of Denison, Iowa, about the recent natural disasters in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Georgia. He also discusses the need for integrity in the administration of the law and in public officials.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-02
David B. Hill holds a large brush and George H. Sterling holds a bucket of paste, as bill stickers post a notice that states “Notice. We Hereby Boycott Cleveland, the Civil Service Humbug!! David B. Hill Governor – George H. Sterling would-be Weigher would-be Port-Warden” on a wall labeled “White House Grounds.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-12-02
Whitelaw Reid, John Sherman, George F. Hoar, and John Logan lift Uncle Sam above a swamp filled with several faces of corruption labeled “Blainism, Robesonism, Mahone Repudiation, Land Grab, Whiskey Ring, Rotten Ships, Pension Swindle, Fraud 1876, Star Routers, Salary Grab, Army Ring, [and] Sectional Issue.” Reid gestures toward a statue in the upper left that shows General Robert E. Lee surrendering to General Ulysses S. Grant and Admiral David G. Farragut at the base of a statue showing Abraham Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and a slave freed from bondage. Caption: Uncle Sam – “It’s no use lifting me up to look at your monumental record, gentlemen; what can you give me to stand on now!”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-10-28
In this vignette cartoon, William Dorsheimer is seated at center in the “Office of the U.S. District Attorney and Editorial Rooms of the New York Star” where he receives a letter from “Daniel Manning Sec’y Treas.,” asking him “to stop the acceptance of bribes by the employees of the Custom House, without delay.” The surrounding cartoons all show instances of customs officials being offered bribes by travelers returning from abroad, including a “sketch by our special artist,” i.e., Puck, showing a customs official headed home, laden with merchandise in the form of bribes.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-10-14
Civilian Conservation Corps education adviser Bert Flora and company lieutenant Leroy Everett stand near the North Unit officers’ quarters at the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1936-1937