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Lincoln Steffens thanks President Roosevelt for Roosevelt’s recommendation of Charles J. Bonaparte to write an article, but another individual has been selected.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-01
Lincoln Steffens would like Secretary of State John Hay to write an article about President Roosevelt for McClure’s Magazine since they plan to publish two short articles on the presidential candidates. Steffens informs Roosevelt that Grover Cleveland has agreed to write an article about Judge Alton B. Parker. Steffens claims that they have been teaching their readers that the fundamental issue of American domestic policies is representative democracy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-10
An advertisement for content that will be produced by S. S. McClure Company in the next year. It includes material about President Roosevelt by William Allen White and Henry Beach Needham.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-26
S. S. McClure thinks it would be a good idea to send Lincoln Steffens to Puerto Rico and Cuba to show the good that the United States has done for these two islands. Also, due to the high interest in the Philippines and the upcoming Congressional investigation, McClure offers to send a well respected man to the Philippines to “get at the truth.” He then covers a few options for who should be sent, including university presidents like Woodrow Wilson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-22
McClure’s Magazine does not have a foreign edition and President Roosevelt’s article from last winter was sold to a London periodical. This is the standard practice they follow for overseas publishing. Occasionally, as in this case, the article appears overseas much later then in the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-07