Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Joseph Scharschug
Theodore Roosevelt thanks George Joseph Scharschug for his letter and the report enclosed.
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1915-03-18
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks George Joseph Scharschug for his letter and the report enclosed.
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1915-03-18
Theodore Roosevelt explains to reporter Henry Beach Needham that he cannot write private letters to potentates abroad, but he encloses another document that might be of use to him. Roosevelt is disturbed by what Needham and Gifford Pinchot have told him about Albert J. Beveridge
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1915-03-29
President Roosevelt hopes that William Morton Fullerton will enjoy his time abroad and that he will find the material he needs for his book. Roosevelt believes that Fullerton’s work is exactly what the country needs and wishes more people would take an international outlook.
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1915-03-15
Theodore Roosevelt informs Frances Kellor that he has received the book she sent and will read it. Roosevelt is irritated that various newspapers did not cover his comments about Kellor’s work as part of the Bundle Day Committee of New York City, even though he dictated remarks to fifteen or twenty reporters.
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1915-03-13
Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Oscar K. Davis on his upcoming trip to China and declares that with Davis making the trip, “we will know just what the actual facts are there.”
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1915-03-05
Theodore Roosevelt hopes Henry L. Stoddard can do him a favor and hire one of his best friend’s sons as a reporter.
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1914-12-04
President Roosevelt is glad the furor over the results of some of the Olympic games is dying down, and specifically remarks on the results of the marathon. Additionally, Roosevelt explains to Ambassador Reid the situation surrounding a newspaper interview with German Emperor William II. William Bayard Hale petitioned the White House to help with gaining admission to the Kaiser, which was refused, but persisted in getting access. The resulting interview spoke on a number of sensitive matters and “lookt like a pipe dream,” and while Roosevelt believed it was accurate, advised the New York Times not to publish it.
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1909-01-06
President Roosevelt looks forward to reading Robert P. Porter’s telegraphed reports, which have not yet arrived.
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1908-07-23
President Roosevelt would like Ambassador Reid to get in touch with the London Post regarding their reporter A. Maurice Low, who Roosevelt considers “a liar and a slanderer.” Low has cause considerable trouble for the United States government. Roosevelt also shares his enjoyment of a recent exhibition of American artists.
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1907-02-17
President Roosevelt is astounded by the degree of falsehood contained in an article in Robert J. Collier’s weekly magazine about the Department of the Interior. Roosevelt would like to opportunity to explain the true situation to Collier or Mark Sullivan.
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1907-02-14
President Roosevelt thanks Felix Agnus for his letter. He says he will send in a special message with Agnus’s report. Roosevelt hopes Agnus will come in person to go over the report with him once it is complete.
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1906-10-19
President Roosevelt sends Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot a copy of correspondence he had with reporter Norman Hapgood. In the letters, Roosevelt challenges Hapgood over claims that Roosevelt had not told the truth about the William D’Alton Mann prosecution.
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1906-09-03
Lindsay Denison of Everybody’s Magazine is visiting the Panama Isthmus to report on what has been done and is being done on the canal. He asks the Isthmian Canal Commission to give Denison as much information as possible and to tell him the truth, “whether it hurts or not.” As long as the truth is not distorted, Roosevelt will ensure that no one is harmed for telling truth.
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1906-01-11
President Roosevelt believes that it must have been either John H. Fimple or Overton W. Price who gave information to an Idaho reporter. Fimple and Price should be compelled to make a statement as to whether they are responsible for the article.
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1905-10-09
President Roosevelt is pleased with how Murat Halstead got Roosevelt’s letters with William Stephen Devery out.
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1904-03-29
President Roosevelt, through William Loeb, announced to the press that there is no conflict between Roosevelt and Senator Hanna, rather they have the “closest and friendliest relations.” Although they disagree about General Wood they are still friends and Roosevelt makes no comment on the Perry Heath matter. Roosevelt hopes to see Senator Hanna at the White House often to help dispel rumors.
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1903-12-05
Edward C. Howland, of the Mail and Express, will be going to the Philippines. President Roosevelt recommends him to Governor Taft’s courtesy.
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1903-03-11
President Roosevelt complains about the reporters around Oyster Bay fabricating stories, including the reporter from Paul Dana’s publication, The Sun. Roosevelt would like the reporter replaced by someone who will “tell the facts.”
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1902-07-30
President Roosevelt reviews George R. Koester’s statement of events surrounding a lynching. He suggests that Koester bolster his case “by evidence of others.” Roosevelt would then like to consult with Senator McLaurin.
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1901-11-08
Gifford Pinchot feels that there may be misrepresentation of Theodore Roosevelt’s views after his death. An example of this may be the League of Nations. Pinchot believes that Roosevelt was “the first American of importance to advocate a League.” Pinchot would like a reference to support this.
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1919-01-18