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President Roosevelt gives his son Theodore Roosevelt encouragement as he has been bothered by the press during his first term at Harvard. Roosevelt has determined that there is nothing he can do to help the situation and urges Ted not to let the press stop him from doing anything he wants to do.
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1905-10-02
Theodore Roosevelt hopes his nephew Reginald Gray is doing all right, and was pleased to learn how brave he has been since he fell off the horse. He shares some stories about his own accidents, and mentions what sorts of ponies his sons Quentin and Archie ride. Roosevelt also writes about the sorts of pets his family has, and particularly those of his daughter Alice.
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1905-06-24
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1905-06-19
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
President Roosevelt hopes that Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s son, William Sheffield Cowles, is doing a little better. Roosevelt tells Cowles about meeting with George Cabot Ward, who impressed him. Roosevelt believes he is “a man worth looking into for the particular job he seeks.”
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1905-06-08
President Roosevelt informs his son Kermit that Secretary of State John Hay is “pretty sick,” and hopes that he recovers. Roosevelt updates his son on events at the White House, where the birds have returned and he has been riding with Edith. Archie and Quentin both had friends to see them, and Roosevelt, Ted, and Matthew Hale have been playing tennis. Roosevelt is sad that his friend Frank C. Travers died last night.
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1905-03-20
President Roosevelt wants Archibald B. Roosevelt to attend Groton School the following fall and asks Principal Sidwell of Friends’ Select School if he believes Archie will be able to pass the entrance exams.
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1905-02-08
President Roosevelt heard about the blizzard from Peabody Endicott and is glad Kermit Roosevelt made “rather a narrow escape” from his adventure. He reports Children of the Night is a delightful read. Archibald and Quentin enjoy having James Fenimore Cooper’s The Pathfinder read to them. Of all his work, Roosevelt minds the dinners and banquets the most. Hopefully, he can go for a gallop in the recent snowfall.
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1905-01-31
President Roosevelt tells Kermit Roosevelt he has been out horse-riding, despite the cold weather. He details a recent ride with Dan Moore, whose horse ran away, and it took time to find him. The family is well overall. Although, his cousin Granville “Roly” Fortescue acquired “a most gorgeous pair of black eyes” after boxing with Roosevelt. The Senate continues to frustrate Roosevelt.
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1905-02-05
President Roosevelt updates his son, Kermit Roosevelt, on recent happenings. Surprisingly, the presidential elector from Montana was his friend and former ranch foreman, Arthur William Merrifield. He describes his and Ted Roosevelt”s continued boxing matches with Joseph Grant. Archibald and Quentin are recovering from “grip.” Unfortunately, Edith’s horse Yagenka may no longer be ridable.
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1905-01-23
President Roosevelt sends William Sturgis Bigelow a copy of a letter Asahi Kitagaki wrote to Archibald B. Roosevelt, which he thinks Bigelow will enjoy, “as it shows so nice a trait in the Japanese character.”
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1905-01-14
President Roosevelt tells William Emlen Roosevelt and Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt how much he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt enjoyed having William and Christine’s boys visit them. The president details a walk he took with William and Christine’s boys and Theodore Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, and Archibald B. Roosevelt. He looks forward to seeing William and Christine at the inauguration.
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1905-01-04
President Roosevelt thanks Corinne Roosevelt Robinson for the French version of the Song of Roland and updates her on Christmas with his immediate family. All six of his children were able to attend the Christmas celebration and were delighted by their gifts. Kermit Roosevelt has been doing better in school and has even grown some. Roosevelt has heard his niece, Corinne Robinson, was the “most interesting and attractive girl that has come out this year.”
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1904-12-25
President Roosevelt thanks Asahi Kitagaki for sending a Christmas present to Archibald B. Roosevelt and invites Kitagaki to visit him if he comes to Washington, D.C., this winter. If Commander Isamu Takeshita cannot take Kitagaki to see the president, Roosevelt tells Kitagaki to show this letter in order to be admitted.
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1904-12-27
President Roosevelt thanks William Cary Sanger for his letter and congratulates his son on the buck. Roosevelt believes Archibald B. Roosevelt will not be able to go on the trip.
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1904-12-13
President Roosevelt enjoyed Donald A. Carson’s letter and is interested in his club for boys. Roosevelt tells Carson about his boys, Theodore Roosevelt, Archibald B. Roosevelt, and Quentin Roosevelt, and the animals around the White House.
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1904-12-02
President Roosevelt thanks Bessie Carow Thomas for her note of congratulations and promises to give the book to Archibald B. Roosevelt or Quentin Roosevelt.
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1904-11-11
President Roosevelt thanks William W. Cortelyou, George B. Cortelyou’s son for sending him the “first class two-step.” Roosevelt’s sons, Archibald and Quentin Roosevelt, enjoyed their time at Cortelyou’s Halloween party. Roosevelt hopes that Cortelyou had fun playing with Archie and Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield’s sons on the White House grounds earlier.
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1904-11-01
President Roosevelt is pleased that his brother-in-law William S. Cowles is returning to vote for Roosevelt. Roosevelt notes that his son Quentin Roosevelt and nephew “Sheffield”, William Sheffield Cowles, are quite cunning. The Roosevelt family eats breakfast together daily, barring guests, which is the main time he has with his family. Roosevelt writes that while no one knows about the upcoming presidential election, things look favorable for his reelection. First lady Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is planning a feast for Cabinet members on election night that could evolve into a celebration party.
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1904-10-18
President Roosevelt tells 10-year-old Wayne Coe he thinks his club is “a bully club” and sends a photograph to him and his brother Earl. Roosevelt tells Coe about his sons Archibald Roosevelt, who is the same age as Coe and Quentin Roosevelt.
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1904-10-22
President Roosevelt is pleased with John Alexander Dowie’s comparison of the Democratic Party. Roosevelt is also glad that Dowie is fond of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress.
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1904-09-23