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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
Gifford Pinchot spoke with an Associated Press reporter and made it clear that Theodore Roosevelt has told his friends and the public that he is not a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.
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1912-01-03
William L. Speiden informs Theodore Roosevelt that there will be 5,000 people at Carnegie Hall to witness his speech and Roosevelt can trust that it will be correctly reported.
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1911-10-20
Gilson Gardner encloses clipping in a letter to Theodore Roosevelt, and states there is a “campaign of deliberate falsehood,” as the Washington Post and the Star are featuring similar content almost daily. Gardner thanks Roosevelt for denying “the lie carried out by the Associated Press.” He states a local paper editor in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, had also seen the story in the Associated Press that Roosevelt had endorsed William H. Taft’s nomination, and the editor had not seen Roosevelt’s denial.
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1911-06-16
Bob Bartlett assures Theodore Roosevelt that the unknown report did not come from him.
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1911-05-11
Hugo Münsterberg thanks Theodore Roosevelt for kind praise of his recent article in McClure’s. Münsterberg agrees with Roosevelt’s opinion of the various magazines and weekly newspapers regarding “the mendacity of the final product” they create. He feels, however, that “the foreign reporter beats the whole gang” and is especially biased in the way they present American affairs, giving several examples of reporters in Germany who act this way. Münsterberg is working to help shape the Amerika-Institut he is working at to create a resource for improving relations between the United States and Germany.
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1911-03-01
Sydney B. Vincent, President of the Portland Press Club, hopes that Theodore Roosevelt will be able to address the newspapermen of Portland and spend some time with them when he is in the city on his upcoming trip.
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1911-02-25
Secret Service Chief Wilkie thanks Memphis Police Chief O’Haver for his letter regarding Albert B. Hurst. Wilkie has been in contact with the Washington Post and determined that the newspaper received their story from a contracted news service. Wilkie encloses this letter for O’Haver’s interest, and asks him to return it when he is finished.
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1907-10-18
Memphis Police Chief O’Haver tells Secret Service Chief Wilkie that he has spoken to Detective Al B. Hurst, who denies giving an interview or any recollection of an incident in St. Louis during President Roosevelt’s recent tour of southern states. O’Haver recommends that Wilkie contact the reporter of the article in question and offers his further assistance.
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1907-10-15
Secret Service Chief Wilkie congratulates Memphis Chief of Police O’Haver on the conduct of his force during President Roosevelt’s recent visit. Wilkie also requests an investigation into an incident in St. Louis, covered in the Washington Post, which Wilkie believes to have been improperly reported by one of O’Haver’s officers. Wilkie requests that O’Haver conducts a private investigation into the matter and provide the facts to the White House.
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1907-10-09
Alfred Henry Lewis forwards a letter to President Roosevelt which he thinks Roosevelt should see. Lewis was invited to Santa Fe, New Mexico, by some lawyers whose clients remain anonymous, to report on the resignation of former Governor Herbert J. Hagerman. Lewis informed the lawyer, Francis Woodbridge, that he would not criticize Roosevelt or his acts in the press. Lewis concludes that the anonymous, wealthy men trying to hire him are the type of people who would be asking for political favors from Roosevelt; therefore, Lewis thought it worthwhile to inform Roosevelt of the situation.
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1907-07-27
William Allen White of the Emporia Gazette shares his thoughts on William H. Taft’s candidacy for president in the upcoming election and the trial of Idaho Senator William Edgar Borah. White fears that politicians may ruin Taft’s chances in various states, as they would support Roosevelt for a third term, but will give their support to men like Senator Joseph Gurney Cannon or Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks when Roosevelt declines to run. White says the political organization in Colorado is against Taft. S. S. McClure, who was originally prejudiced against Borah, now supports him and asked White to write an article defending him, which White refused both because he is personal friends with Borah, and because he is busy with his own writing. White hired C. P. Connelly, a lawyer, to look into the matter for him, and Connelly told him that he believes Borah to be innocent. White shares his thoughts regarding the impossible situation Borah is in, where a mistrial will be as bad as a conviction for his career. White asks Roosevelt to meet with Borah. In a postscript, White points out that the trial of Charles H. Moyer, which Borah is prosecuting, will take place in the same month as Borah’s own trial, and how disadvantageous this will be for all involved.
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1907-07-25
Chase Mellen invites Alfred Henry Lewis to go to Santa Fe in the New Mexico Territory and report on the inauguration of George Curry as Governor. Mellen represents friends of the former governor Herbert J. Hagerman who believe Hagerman was treated unfairly when President Roosevelt asked him to resign. These friends—all people of high standing—hope that the inauguration will come with a “disclosure of the facts,” which will clear Hagerman. Mellen says there is great resentment of Roosevelt’s actions in New Mexico and Colorado.
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1907-07-25
Herman Henry Kohlsaat explains that he has asked Forrest Crissey of the Saturday Evening Post if he would write an article about a letter President Roosevelt sent regarding the regulation of railroads in 1899. The Post would like to reprint the letter in question as a facsimile, and since Mabel Blake Kohlsaat is unsure where the original letter is, Kohlsaat requests another signed version of the letter for reproduction.
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1907-06-22
Grafton M. Acklin complains that Robinson Locke’s paper, the Toledo Blade, misquoted Acklin on the topic of a strike. Bakers complained that dough had been spoiled by the addition of a dead rat. While Acklin was quoted as saying that the union men did not support such actions but probably were responsible, what he actually said was that the men of the union condemned the actions and were not involved.
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1907-04-25
Senator Lodge believes nothing more can be done on President Roosevelt’s part in Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner’s campaign. Roosevelt has no need to worry because the newspapers are printing inaccurate accounts that are not believable. Lodge requests that Roosevelt seriously consider appointing the Atlantic Fleet’s second in command to operate the fleet in the event of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans’s retirement.
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1906-11-02
Representative Sherman writes to President Roosevelt that the Republican Congressional Committee has not emphasized the expression “stand-pat,” and they have decided not to attempt any tariff revision at this time. The phrase was used by newspapers. Sherman also thinks that the letter that Roosevelt will send to Republican Whip James E. Watson is splendid.
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1906-08-16
Lieutenant Colonel Wotherspoon writes to President Roosevelt regarding the one thousand mile march of the U.S. Army’s Sixth Field Battery. The march, while successfully completed, has received criticism from the public and press who claim that the men and animals were exhausted by the ordeal, even causing the death of one individual. The War Department has ordered an investigation in the matter. In light of the criticism, Wotherspoon believes it might be wiser for Roosevelt to delay sending a letter of admiration and congratulations to the commander until the investigation has produced results.
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1906-01-15
George B. Cortelyou writes to President Roosevelt regarding newspaper articles he enjoyed.
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1905-12-23
Edward G. Lowry of the New York Evening Post would like to meet with President Roosevelt before writing about him.
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1905-07-24