Roosevelt family

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt

President Roosevelt enjoys the letters that his daughter Ethel wrote to both him and his wife Edith. Kermit Roosevelt is home and has been jumping with Roswell, and they saw Ted at the election. Roosevelt tells his daughter about a scramble walk he took in Rock Creek Park with the entire General Staff and War College. Some men did well, while others who were not in condition struggled. Sir Harry Johnston, from the British Government, has been staying with the Roosevelts.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt was sorry to hear about his son Ted’s accident from Anna Roosevelt Cowles. He hopes the injury is not too serious. Kermit Roosevelt is home from Harvard and seems to be doing well there. Yesterday Roosevelt took a “scramble down Rock Creek” with the General Staff and War College. Some of the “elderly and out-of-condition persons” had their work cut out for them.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William B. Okeson

President Roosevelt tells William B. Okeson that the Theodore Roosevelt he wrote him about was “doubtless” his father. His father’s father was named Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt and his brother was Robert Barnwell Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt

Although President Roosevelt is proud of his daughter Ethel, he tells her that he cannot help but feel nervous when he thinks of her taking risks. He updates her on the goings-on at the White House, including tennis with the French Ambassador J. J. Jusserand, a visit from Alice and Nicholas Longworth, and some of Quentin’s exploits.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody

President Roosevelt thanks Endicott Peabody for the kind letter about his son Archibald B. Roosevelt, as well as for the “kind allusions” to himself.

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Creation Date

1908-11-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt discusses with his son Kermit which cameras he should bring on their trip to Africa. He believes that Kermit should definitely bring a Kodak, and plan on taking a lot of pictures to be sure there are good ones to choose from. Roosevelt is pleased with Kermit’s plan to take two trips to Geneseo to hunt and ride. He also is happy about his son’s efforts in the two-mile run. For his birthday, Roosevelt intends to go riding without Edith and take his horse Roswell over many jumps. Roosevelt discusses the rifles that W. S. Rainsford has offered to loan he and Kermit in Africa. In a postscript, Roosevelt thanks his son for the birthday wishes, and tells him about his day.

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Creation Date

1908-10-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt encloses a “rather puzzling” letter from the Kodak Company for his son Kermit. He asks if the camera is the kind Kermit wants, or if he should order a different kind. Roosevelt is glad that Kermit is out for the “freshman football eleven” and that he is going to attempt the two-mile run. He also tells a humorous story about Quentin selling a pig to “the animal man” for the profit of a nickel, and leading the pig in a parade.

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Creation Date

1908-10-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt tells his son Ted that he is proud of how he has conducted himself, and how well he has done at his work. Roosevelt tells his son his plans for going to Oyster Bay to vote, and says he will send more specific train times later. Regarding the campaign, Roosevelt says that he cannot campaign as much as he would like due to the difference between his temperament and William H. Taft’s temperament.

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Creation Date

1908-10-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank H. Jones

President Roosevelt thanks Frank H. Jones for his letter. He tells Jones that his “small friend” Kermit Roosevelt is now a freshman at Harvard, and will accompany Roosevelt on a safari to Africa next year.

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Creation Date

1908-10-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emily Tyler Carow

President Roosevelt agrees with Emily Tyler Carow that Somerville P. Tuck is a good judge and deserves to be promoted, and has advised the Egyptian government as such. Roosevelt details some of his plans for his upcoming African safari, and asks if it would be possible to meet in Naples. Roosevelt describes a camping trip he took with “all of the younger children.” Roosevelt believes William H. Taft will be elected president.

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Creation Date

1908-07-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson

President Roosevelt accepts Corinne Roosevelt Robinson’s invitation to the dedication of a library and asks about the best way to travel, emphasizing that he does not want to be inundated with requests to speak, so it is best to travel at night and to keep the trip secret.

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Creation Date

1908-07-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip J. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt sympathizes with the hard work Philip J. Roosevelt is doing at Camp Rainsford, a summer camp for disadvantaged boys from New York City. Roosevelt was glad that his son Theodore Roosevelt worked there for a time, and hopes his son Kermit Roosevelt will also work there.

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Creation Date

1908-07-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William R. Castle

President Roosevelt has spoken with Edgar Huidekoper Wells about William R. Castle’s plan for Kermit Roosevelt to be able to graduate with his class after returning from his upcoming African safari, and both men agree with Castle’s advice. Roosevelt attributes his son Theodore Roosevelt’s graduation from Harvard University in only three years to Castle’s influence. Roosevelt regrets that neither Kermit nor Theodore Roosevelt will be able to visit Castle over the summer.

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Creation Date

1908-07-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ella Sears Bulloch

President Roosevelt tells his aunt, Ella Sears Bulloch, that if Thomas E. Greenshields, a friend of the family, is presented to him he will greet him with all possible warmth. Roosevelt feels the same as Bulloch about not accepting the nomination for a third term as president, and did not intend to break his word under any circumstances. Roosevelt thinks it will be best for him to be out of the country for a year after the end of his term, and thinks that his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, “is very good” about him going to Africa on safari.

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Creation Date

1908-07-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Gray

President Roosevelt discusses his and Kermit Roosevelt’s preferences for the poetry of Edwin Arlington Robinson, Robert Browning, and Homer with David Gray. Roosevelt mentions how Kermit brought Robinson to his attention and how he appointed Robinson to a civil service post at the New York Custom House.

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Creation Date

1908-07-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Byron S. Hurlbut

President Roosevelt informs Harvard Dean Byron S. Hurlbut that he intends to take Kermit Roosevelt on Safari with him next year, and asks for advice about how Kermit can best schedule his courses so that he can graduate with his Harvard class upon his return.

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Creation Date

1908-07-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar Huidekoper Wells

President Roosevelt thanks Edgar Huidekoper Wells for his letter to Arthur Woods, and writes that Kermit Roosevelt will be pleased to have Wells as his advisor. He hopes Wells and Woods will be able to visit when they are in New York.

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Creation Date

1908-07-21

Letter from William Loeb to Allan McMahan

William Loeb informs Allan McMahan that President Roosevelt’s sons already have plans for the summer and cannot accept his invitation.

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Creation Date

1908-07-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Roosevelt Longworth

President Roosevelt updates his daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth on some of the recent events that have happened at Oyster Bay, including a visit from Secretary of War William H. Taft and a humorous comment Quentin Roosevelt made about his legs getting sunburnt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Beach Needham

President Roosevelt thanks Henry Beach Needham for the letter, and is glad that he saw his sister, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, and daughter, Alice Roosevelt Longworth. Roosevelt believes that the value he can give the American people is in showing them that a person can hold the presidency and act as a strong president, and still keep his word and give up power. Roosevelt agrees with Needham about Frank H. Hitchcock, although he wonders if Frank B. Kellogg would also be worth considering if the government can spare him from the lawsuits against Standard Oil.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-29