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Vice President-elect Charles W. Fairbanks thanks President Roosevelt for his congratulations, and comments on the results of the election in Indiana.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-09
Edward North Buxton congratulates President Roosevelt on his recent victory in United States presidential election, and says that while he is sure Roosevelt would have appreciated some rest, his victory will make “all thoughtful people […] rejoice.” He regrets he has not been able to accept Roosevelt’s invitation to visit the United States yet, but wonders if he might be able to make it to Roosevelt’s inauguration. Buxton would like to visit some National Parks as well in order to do some wildlife photography, but is unsure how accessible they will be in winter, and asks for Roosevelt’s advice on the matter. He briefly comments on the Dogger Bank incident, and on relations with Russia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-09
Joseph Bucklin Bishop tells President Roosevelt that he has “been literally drunk with joy,” since the previous day, in which Roosevelt won his election to the presidency. Bishop approves of Roosevelt’s statement about not running for a third term. Nicholas Murray Butler wished for Bishop to excoriate Democratic candidate Alton B. Parker in a newspaper article, but Bishop believes that after the decisive loss Parker suffered, “anything that an individual could say was feeble.” He looks forward to coming to Washington, D.C., soon for a banquet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-09
William Emlen Roosevelt sends President Roosevelt a second congratulatory message now that they know how much of a triumph Roosevelt’s electoral win was. He reflects on what their fathers, Theodore Roosevelt and James Alfred Roosevelt, would have thought of such an outcome. William Emlen Roosevelt approves of the president’s statement that he will not seek a third term, and believes it will do much good.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-09
Japanese Ambassador Takahira asks William Loeb to pass along his gratitude to President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for the gift of flowers. He deeply appreciates their sympathy, and is sure that he will recover from his illness soon.
(Takahira was recovering from having his appendix removed in the wake of developing appendicitis.)
Vice President-elect Charles W. Fairbanks congratulates President Roosevelt on his electoral victory.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-08
George B. Cortelyou, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, thanks President Roosevelt for the trust he put in him in conducting the recent political campaign. Cortelyou was wounded by the slander and abuse that his position brought him, but was touched by the faith that Roosevelt placed in him and is gratified by the victory that Roosevelt won at the polls.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-08
George B. Cortelyou explains to Charles J. Abbott that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt does not involve herself in government matters. Abbott’s letter has been brought to the attention of Commissioner of Pensions Henry Clay Evans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-05
Elisabeth D. Riis apologizes for not responding to President Roosevelt sooner, but explains that her husband Jacob A. Riis is away on a trip, and that she herself was sick in bed. She promises that Jacob will write immediately after he gets home, which she expects to be within a day or two. Riis updates Roosevelt on how her sons are doing, one of whom has recently gotten engaged.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-04
Nicolas Murray Butler will make inquiries about Marcus M. Marks to ensure that he is an appropriate person to recommend to the post President Roosevelt is considering him for. Butler regrets that he has been unable to visit Washington, D.C., and asks if Roosevelt will be able to visit him in New York when he comes to vote. The impending election is making him slightly nervous, even though he knows there is no reason to fear, and he sympathizes with the stress that it must place on Roosevelt’s wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-31
President Roosevelt and his family. Caption: From left to right the children are Archibald, Ethel, Kermit, Theodore, jr., and Quentin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-25
This newspaper article includes several images of President Roosevelt on horseback, including the president instructing Ted Roosevelt in hurdling, the president himself hurdling a stone fence, Captain Fitzhugh Lee riding a horse, and the president sitting at his desk.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-02
These two photographs depict President Roosevelt receiving at Ponce, Puerto Rico, and with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, Governor of Puerto Rico Beekman Winthrop, and his wife Melza Riggs Wood Winthrop.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12
This magazine articles states that President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt invited $125,000,000 worth of fighting craft to Oyster Bay, New York, for a naval review.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-02
This article includes pictures from President Roosevelt’s naval review of vessels in the United States Navy from September 2, 1906, to September 4, 1906.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-09
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is pregnant, and is therefore confined to “absolute rest and quiet.” President Roosevelt is expected to leave Colorado to return to Washington, D.C., on May 8.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-01
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At the Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, California, on July 27, 1915, Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt speak with officials on the steps of what is probably the United States Government Building. Close view of group smiling and talking.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1915
While returning from Africa in 1910, Theodore Roosevelt visited many European countries, including Denmark, May 2-3, and Norway, May 4-6. Roosevelt, King Haakon, Edith Roosevelt, Queen Maud, Ethel Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, and others enter carriages outside the railroad station in Oslo, Norway. Carriages arrive at the wharf in Helsingør, Denmark. Roosevelt and Kermit arrive by carriage outside the National Theater in Oslo where he is to deliver his acceptance speech for the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize. They are greeted by King Haakon and others. Ethel, probably Edith, and Queen Maud arrive at the theater. Crowds gather outside King Frederick University, Oslo.
Roosevelt, Crown Prince Christian (later King Christian X), Kermit, Edith, and Ethel enter carriages in Copenhagen, Denmark. The carriage with Roosevelt and Prince Christian arrives at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen. Roosevelt, a woman who may be Katharine M. Egan, and Dr. Maurice Francis Egan, American minister to Denmark (barely visible on far left), arrive by auto and are greeted by unidentified men. There is a pan of the crowds at Frederiksborg Castle in Denmark. Roosevelt and entourage arrive, as Danish soldiers march by, visit, and bid hosts goodbye at Kronborg Castle, Denmark. Roosevelt and the Egans board the steamer Queen Maud. The ship sails past Kronborg Castle, a Danish naval ship, and returns to Copenhagen. Roosevelt leaves the ship and enters a carriage.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Commissioner Roosevelt writes to Gertrude Tyler Carow informing her of the recent birth of his son, Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt. The birth went well and Roosevelt describes the excitement and reactions of his children.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1894-04-09
Governor Roosevelt asks if Joseph A. Ferris can recommend a good western saddle maker as Roosevelt wants to buy his wife a saddle like the one she used when they visited North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
1899-08-14