Quotations

Creation Date

1896-11-19

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

The trusts – the tariff – the nigger in the woodpile

Woodrow Wilson pulls a leg labeled “The Tariff” that is caught in a woodpile labeled “The Trusts.” The Democratic donkey observes from the far end of the woodpile. Caption: “The tariff is the center of the problem of the Trusts and of the present cost of living.”–Woodrow Wilson.

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Creation Date

1912-08-07

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Lynd, J. Norman, 1878-1943

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bradley T. Johnson

Governor Roosevelt responds to a quotation pertaining to the United States and the Philippines sent to him by General Johnson and elaborates on his feelings and previous statements regarding Democrats, in particular William Jennings Bryan. Roosevelt is particularly critical of Bryan’s position regarding the Philippines and conditions for African Americans in the United States.

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Creation Date

1900-08-18

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Speech Notes by Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt’s speech notes include quotations from political figures, such as Abraham Lincoln.

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Creation Date

1912

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin

President Roosevelt informs writer Edward Sandford Martin he quoted him in his Syracuse speech because he expressed it better than Roosevelt could. A correspondent liked the quote and asked Roosevelt for Martin’s name.

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Creation Date

1903-09-10

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Barbour

Theodore Roosevelt writes Thomas Barbour, the curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, to compliment his article and say he will remember that quotation from the Chilean government. He says it is exasperating to have to answer “a poor creature” like Allen who does not know anything about any subject. Roosevelt may be referring to Barbour’s colleague Glover M. Allen.

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Creation Date

1913-01-15

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Letter from John W. McGrath to the Houghton Mifflin Company

John W. McGrath, secretary to Theodore Roosevelt, tells the publisher that Roosevelt will allow them to quote his letter as requested.

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McGrath, John W. (John William), 1891-1924

Creation Date

1916-04-12

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James 1:22

“But be ye doers of the word, not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”

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Creation Date

1902-08-05

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Unknown

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Theodore Roosevelt

George B. Cortelyou sends an enclosure, calling Theodore Roosevelt’s attention to similarities between two quotations.

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Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Creation Date

1903-12-09

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Theodore Roosevelt quote

Draft of a quote from Theodore Roosevelt that is to be used on a “note page” and sent to Mr. Leupp.

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Creation Date

1903-11

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Letter from Edward Sandford Martin to Theodore Roosevelt

Edward Sandford Martin is writing regarding President Roosevelt’s speech in Syracuse, New York, in which Martin was pleased to be quoted.

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Martin, Edward Sandford, 1856-1939

Creation Date

1903-09-12

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Letter from Miles Menander Dawson to Theodore Roosevelt

Miles Menander Dawson sends a quotation from Jeremiah McLain Rusk, a former Governor of Wisconsin, regarding a labor strike and riot in which Rusk ordered the militia to fire on the rioters.

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Dawson, Miles Menander, 1863-1942

Creation Date

1902-10-01

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Summary of letter from Louis Michel

Louis Michel requests a photograph of President Roosevelt for newspaper publication and further information on two quotations Roosevelt used in a speech.

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Presidential Office Staff

Creation Date

1902-12-19

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Letter from Frederick Funston to Henry Clarke Corbin

A recent press dispatch quotes General Funston as saying that President Roosevelt approved of a speech he made in New York and asked him to give it at the Middlesex Club in Boston. Funston clarifies that while Roosevelt expressed willingness for Funston to accept the invitation to speak in Boston, he never said that Roosevelt approved of his comments made in New York.

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Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917

Creation Date

1902-04-01

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Letter from Murat Halstead to Theodore Roosevelt

Murat Halstead would like to write an article on President Roosevelt’s literary achievements. He has access to Roosevelt’s books and requests permission to use a few quotations from them.

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Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908

Creation Date

1901-10-19

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Letter from William H. Ellis to Theodore Roosevelt

During the last campaign, William H. Ellis used a quote attributed to President Roosevelt during his time in the New York State Assembly, to the effect that a public official who considers his prospects in the next election before casting a vote is “an enemy to his country” and does not deserve the confidence of his constituents. Ellis learned of the quote from Louis Church, who served with Roosevelt in the Assembly and later became governor of Dakota Territory. Ellis asks Roosevelt to confirm whether he made the statement in a speech to the Assembly.

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