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Photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Franklin D. Roosevelt served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from March 1913 to August 1920 under President Woodrow Wilson. Roosevelt was a distant cousin of Theodore Roosevelt who served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from April 19, 1897 to May 10, 1898.
William J. Vanden Heuvel looks at the connections between Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, especially their shared commitment to American engagement with the world and promoting conservation. Vanden Heuvel highlights Theodore Roosevelt’s winning the Nobel Peace Prize and his support for an inheritance tax, and he notes that both Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to regulate corporations and the wealthy for the benefit of the working class. Two photographs and a drawing of Sagamore Hill supplement the address.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2003-10-24
William N. Tilchin recalls his friendship with William J. Vanden Heuvel. Tilchin quotes from their correspondence, and he notes that they shared a belief that Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt shared similar outlooks on domestic and foreign policies. Tilchin asserts that Vanden Heuvel devoted much of his work to linking the two presidents, as well as healing the rift between the two branches of the Roosevelt family.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2021
Henry Parish sends congratulations to President Roosevelt on the election results. Parish is also very happy about Eleanor Roosevelt’s recent engagement announcement. Parish is fond of Eleanor and has high regard for Franklin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-01
Theodore Roosevelt arrives back in New York on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. He is seen waving his top hat under the flag pole surrounded by a welcoming party of family and friends as the ship sits in quarantine. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is on the far left wearing a straw hat and his fiancee Eleanor Butler Alexander is in all white holding the railing. Franklin Delano Roosevelt can be see on the far right in a straw hat in profile.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-06-18
William O. Trenor, owner of the Maltese Cross Ranch, tells Ebert K. Burlew that he is interested in selling the ranch to the Department of the Interior.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1938-02-15
Theodore Roosevelt introduces his cousin Franklin D. Roosevelt, senator of New York, to George W. Goethals.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-04-10
Theodore Roosevelt suggests that Ottomar H. Van Norden get in touch with Franklin D. Roosevelt, as he may be able to assist him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-07
Theodore Roosevelt provides Joseph Gaston Baillie Bulloch with some details of Roosevelt family marriages. Roosevelt was also pleased to read Bulloch’s article, and agrees with the spirit, even though he must dispute some of the details.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-07
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed having Anna Roosevelt Cowles visit. Roosevelt considers Franklin D. Roosevelt “a fine fellow” but wishes he had Joseph W. Alsop’s political views. When he visits Farmington, Connecticut, in the spring, he expects William Sheffield Cowles to show him the bobolinks. Roosevelt cannot attend to all of his work, finds his correspondence “an intolerable burden,” and dreads his trip west, especially as his throat is bothering him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-08-10
Theodore Roosevelt encloses a telegram from Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-09-01
Theodore Roosevelt tells General Williams that he has wired his cousin, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt, about a matter. Roosevelt believes his cousin will do what he can to help, although he is worried the matter will get complicated if Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels finds out he has wired.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-08-27
The two books meant for Eleanor Roosevelt were accidentally sent to someone else but are being sent again. Theodore Roosevelt has been visiting the “cunning households” of Ethel Roosevelt Derby and Ted Roosevelt. He recently hosted Maud White and hopes to see Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt soon. Roosevelt has heard praise from all quarters regarding Franklin’s Navy work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-03-13
Theodore Roosevelt asks Theodore Douglas Robinson whether he remembers which senator Robinson brought to see Roosevelt in connection with the Senatorial investigation into William Barnes’s handling of the affairs in Albany. Roosevelt is involved in a libel suit with Barnes and wishes for Robinson to contact the lawyer handling the case.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-03-18
Theodore Roosevelt doubts whether it is wise to stay with Sara Delano Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt has been attacking the Wilson administration during his recent tour and does not think it would be in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s interest for him to stay at Hyde Park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-10-02
President Roosevelt expresses his delight at Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt’s engagement and says, “few things could have given me greater satisfaction.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-02
Anna Roosevelt Cowles asks President Roosevelt to read the enclosed letter from Frances E. Monson, and to have William Loeb write her if he knows of a place that can help her son. She recently visited New York, where she visited Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt, who have moved into their new home and are expecting their third child. She also saw Mr. Mills, who is frail but fondly remembers Edith. She has seen her nephew Ted, and will see him again on Sunday, and expects to see Alice Roosevelt Longworth today.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-18
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is filmed speaking to a crowd from a podium at the American Museum of Natural History. Archival footage shows construction of the Panama Canal, Theodore Roosevelt delivering speeches, and his hunting expedition in Africa.
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
1936-01-19
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is introduced to a crowd which rises and applauds for him, and he begins to speak about Theodore Roosevelt.
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
1936-01-19