Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

G. Wallace Chessman looks at the evolving historiography of the study of Theodore Roosevelt and places his own work on Roosevelt’s time as Governor of New York within that framework. He asserts that Roosevelt’s reputation suffered in the 1930s with the publication of Henry Pringle’s biography (Theodore Roosevelt: A Biography), but the work of historians such as George Mowry and John Blum served as a correction to Pringle’s work. Chessman argues that the 1930s, with its isolationism in foreign affairs and its hostility to big business, further undermined Roosevelt’s standing.

Chessman argues that as Governor of New York, Roosevelt mostly took stands that should be viewed as “progressive,” and that he successfully navigated a course between obedience to the New York political machine led by Thomas Platt and his own reform agenda. He says that Roosevelt’s time as governor prepared him for the presidency, and he concludes his essay by contending that Roosevelt, however much he loved the American West, should primarily be seen as a man of New York City: “T.R. was surely an urban man.”

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

A brief history of the Twilight Club and a list of some individuals who have addressed it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-19

Souvenir copy of the Harvard House Gazette, detailing the festivities surrounding the grand opening of the Harvard House in Stratford-Upon-Avon. The Harvard House originally belonged to the parents of John Harvard, the founder of Harvard University. The effort to purchase it for the university and restore it was led by Marie Corelli and funded by Edward Morris. A number of dignitaries and academics spoke at the ceremonies.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-10

This cartoon includes depictions of a number of guests at the twentieth anniversary celebration of the Gridiron Club.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-09

Public sentiment is growing fed up with “promiscuous attacks of sensational writers on men of eminence.” The editor of a well-known paper recently accused President Roosevelt of lying to newspapers, and attacked a number of well-respected publications. The author of this article is of the opinion that “the President’s little sermon on ‘The Man with the Muck-rake’ cannot be preached too widely, or be printed too often.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-21

In this fragment of a letter, Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt about the selection of a man for Secretary of State. He considers Elihu Root and William H. Taft the best candidates, though he does not believe Taft can be spared from his service to Panama and the Philippines.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07

German Emperor William II has accepted David Jayne Hill, President Roosevelt’s nominee for the American Embassy in Berlin, thereby ending a recent embarrassing incident involving the posting. Part of the Emperor’s reservation in accepting Hill’s posting in Berlin was due to Hill being less wealthy than Charlemagne Tower, the outgoing American ambassador. The author of the article praises Hill’s qualifications, and agrees with Roosevelt’s insistence “that merit must go before millions,” but notes that in practice this can sometimes result in uncomfortable positions and suggests that states provide their ambassadors with ample means if they are not already independently wealthy in order that they are able to present themselves with the appropriate dignity and gravitas.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-01

An article in the London Times reports on the response from various British newspapers to allegations made by Secretary of War William H. Taft that the press was responsible for fomenting hostility between the United States and Japan. Several newspapers instead place the blame on the movement of the Great White Fleet through the Pacific Ocean, described as a “rash naval adventure,” which could be interpreted as a sign of aggression. The clipping had been sent to President Roosevelt specifically so he could read how the Times reported on American and Japanese relations, but the page also includes a report on Secretary of State Elihu Root’s visit to Mexico, Canadian wheat yields, a rise in anti-Asian sentiment within the United States, and a reprint of a speech given by Roosevelt on improving water transportation along the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10

Acting Secretary of State Adee sends William Loeb a communication from Ambassador to Great Britain Whitelaw Reid about changes in the fisheries modus vivendi.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-28

Acting Secretary of State Adee gives President Roosevelt a suggested reply to Ambassador to Great Britain Whitelaw Reid’s message about the fisheries modus.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-28

Acting Secretary of State Adee asks William Loeb to tell President Roosevelt that he sent the agreed message identically to the Central American presidents. He hopes to receive Roosevelt’s direction on replying to Ambassador to Great Britain Whitelaw Reid’s communication on fisheries.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-28

Assistant Secretary of State Bacon tells William Loeb that he read the attached letter from Ambassador Whitelaw Reid with interest and is returning it with thanks.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-01

Edward North Buxton informs President Roosevelt that the elephant rifle is ready, and that he hopes to send it to Roosevelt for any adjustments. Buxton has spoken with Ambassador Whitelaw Reid, who believes he will be able to send the gun as a foreign office parcel. He sends Roosevelt a list of the people who donated to have the gun made for Roosevelt, and says that they all wish Roosevelt a good time on safari in British East Africa.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-20

Theodore Roosevelt wants the U.S. to be friendly to the French and Germans. Roosevelt also sends a telegram he received from Emperor William. Germany failed to get what it had been working toward.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1906-04-30

“The United Order of Jingoes,” comprised of newspaper editors and legislators identified as “Dana, Pulitzer, Reed, Frye, Reid, Lodge, Allison, Boutelle, [and] Hoar,” sits outside the White House on a winter’s night, in the snow. President Cleveland, visible through a window, reads from a paper labeled “Cleveland’s Hawaiian Policy.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-02-20

Thomas Collier Platt waves his top hat while riding on the back of a bucking donkey. The donkey is labeled “Tribune” and has the face of Whitelaw Reid, and is in the ring at the “G.O.P. Circus.” Among those in the audience is Chauncey M. Depew.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-02-05

President Cleveland is at the helm of the “Ship of State,” its sails labeled “Honest Pensions, Wilson Tariff Bill, Sound Financial Policy, Adherence to the Traditional Policy of Non-Interference,” [and] Economic Government,” as it sails past the “Rocks of Disaster” upon which are the remains of a shipwreck labeled “Sherman Silver Law, McKinley Bill, Fraudulent Pensions, [and] Jingoism,” and a group of marooned sailors labeled “McKinley, Lodge, Tom Reed, [and] Quay.” Also present are Benjamin Harrison, Whitelaw Reid, George F. Hoar, and William E. Chandler. Caption: The political wreckers see their hopes again indefinitely postponed.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-03-06

A large Christmas tree is decorated with ornaments labeled with political offices and presidential appointments. Thomas Collier Platt and Matthew S. Quay, who is dressed as a woman, are standing in front of the tree. In queues on both sides are diminutive figures anxiously awaiting their presents, including from right to left, Jerry Simpson, Joseph B. Foraker, William E. Chandler, William McKinley, Whitelaw Reid, Thomas B. Reed, Levi P. Morton, Benjamin Harrison, William B. Allison, George F. Hoar, John Sherman, Chauncey M. Depew, and Robert T. Lincoln. Caption: The two big bosses have full charge of it, and the most obedient boys will come in for the best gifts.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-12-25