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Theodore Roosevelt writes to James H. Pound, his lawyer, to discuss his upcoming libel case against George A. Newett. Roosevelt proposes several character witnesses to establish his sobriety and character and asks Pound if he needs to be in Michigan for the trial at the end of the month.
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1912-12-04
William Loeb encloses a letter from President Roosevelt inviting Albert Shaw to attend the Conference of Governors. He asks Thomas R. Shipp to send it to Shaw along with all the information already sent to other invitees.
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1908-04-18
President Roosevelt invites the recipient to attend the upcoming Conference of Governors on the Conservation of Natural Resources as a representation of their organization. Roosevelt says that practically all the governors will attend and that, in addition to these, Senators and Representatives of the Sixtieth Congress, Justices of the Supreme Court, and members of the presidential cabinet have also been invited. Accompanying the letter is a list of the people to whom this letter was sent, representing a number of national trade associations.
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1908-03-14
President Roosevelt wants Secretary of State Root to inform the British Embassy of the poor journalistic practices of Maurice A. Low, who represents “the very worst type of the yellow journalism.” Roosevelt would like to know whether David Jayne Hill can be appointed delegate to the upcoming Hague Convention.
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1907-02-09
President Roosevelt believes that Frank A. Miller, owner of a successful hotel in Riverside, California, should be granted a lease for a new hotel in Yosemite National Park, and supplies many letters of reference. Roosevelt tells Assistant Secretary of the Interior Ryan that the rail lines to the park will soon reach completion, and the and the increase in park visitors this will bring necessitates a hotel.
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1906-10-06
President Roosevelt refutes a claim by Norman Hapgood regarding his supposed interference in the 1904 Missouri gubernatorial election where he said that one candidate was “a better man” than the other. Roosevelt quotes the text of several letters written in connection to this issue to back up his claim that he did not say this, and that his actual sentiment was misinterpreted. This misinterpretation, Roosevelt suggests, was part of an effort to influence the election in Missouri against Roosevelt’s presidential campaign.
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1906-07-17
President Roosevelt hopes Cornelius Newton Bliss has not taken personally the baseless accusations thrown at him of late. Roosevelt does not believe there was any unusual or excessive expenditure in the 1904 election, and in fact there was less than what the British parliament spends on their elections. It was half of what was spent on the 1892 and 1896 elections, but the more important point is that the money was spent legitimately. Bliss has only given the president advice when he asked, and asked for nothing in return, and for that the president is grateful.
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1906-03-26
President Roosevelt tells Alexander Lambert that he looks forward to seeing the enlarged pictures from their recent hunt. He gave several of the pictures to other people, including Robert Bridges and Albert Shaw. He would like to hunt a grizzly with Lambert, but is afraid Lambert will have to go alone this time. Roosevelt invites Lambert to visit him at Oyster Bay and play tennis as soon as Roosevelt arrives.
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1905-06-19
President Roosevelt has told Albert Shaw that the Review of Reviews is “under no circumstances” to publish an article about his hunting trip. Roosevelt does not intend to give an account of his trip to any magazine, but he tells Robert Bridges that if he does, it will be to Scribners.
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1905-03-22
President Roosevelt thanks Robert J. Collier for his letter. He quotes a portion of a letter from Albert Shaw that clears up some of the situation surrounding the controversy with the Missouri election. Roosevelt also comments on the way that Mr. Adams may have used the supposed comments, dismissing him as dishonest, using Adams’s former comments on Delaware appointments as an example where he was completely inaccurate.
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1904-10-31
President Roosevelt asks Subtreasurer Akins to get a copy of a letter from Albert Shaw to William F. Saunders. Roosevelt also asks that Akins make sure that no one use the prior letter from Shaw. Shaw’s latest letter sets out the facts of the case clearly, and cannot be misunderstood.
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1904-10-31
President Roosevelt asks Subtreasurer Akins to not take any actions on Roosevelt’s letters until he sees the letter from Albert Shaw to William F. Saunders.
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1904-10-31
President Roosevelt sends Robert J. Collier copies of two letters that he received from the correspondent of the Kansas City Star from Missouri. Roosevelt’s letters to Collier are being used by Samuel Hopkins Adams to try to harm Roosevelt during the final moments of the campaign. Roosevelt states that he is in favor of the Republican ticket in Missouri, as he is in every state, but never made a comparison between the Republican candidate Joseph Wingate Folk and his opponent Cyrus Packard Walbridge. He asks that Collier keep the matter to himself, as someone, whether Adams or someone else, apparently hopes to influence the election in Missouri, as well as the presidential election itself.
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1904-10-29
President Roosevelt insists that he never said that he believes Joseph Wingate Folk to be a better man than Cyrus Packard Walbridge, the candidates for Governor of Missouri. Roosevelt fully supports Walbridge as the Republican candidate, but still believes Folk has done some political good in the past. Because of this, Roosevelt thinks Folk’s support of Democratic presidential candidate Alton B. Parker and Democratic candidate for Governor of New York D. Cady Herrick either a “grave error or a grave wrong,” as Roosevelt does not have a high opinion of either of them. Roosevelt believes it would be absurd to expect a Democrat to support a Republican in any election, or vice versa. Finally, Roosevelt expresses his belief that a Presidential election is ultimately of far more consequence than a gubernatorial election, and lists the accomplishments of his administration over the last three years.
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1904-10-25
President Roosevelt says he has received a letter from Dr. Albert Shaw explaining that he never said Roosevelt believes Cyrus Packard Walbridge to be a better candidate for Governor of Missouri than Joseph Wingate Folk. Roosevelt reproduces a part of Shaw’s letter for Robert J. Collier, which explains the situation. Roosevelt emphasizes that while Collier may show this correspondence to Norman Hapgood and Lincoln Steffens, he does not want the matter discussed in public and cannot understand how anyone could have misunderstood him in the first place.
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1904-10-27
President Roosevelt writes to Thomas J. Akins about a letter written by Dr. Albert Shaw. Roosevelt says that Shaw misremembered a phrase that Roosevelt used regarding Joseph Wingate Folk and Cyrus Packard Walbridge. Roosevelt did not say “Walbridge is a better man than Folk,” or make any comparisons between the two. He asks that if Shaw’s letter is in the possession of any Republican committeemen it be immediately withdrawn.
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1904-10-29
President Roosevelt has just seen Mr. Lindsey. Roosevelt sends Colonel Nelson a copy of a letter that he has sent to Albert Shaw. He instructs that this letter should be kept strictly confidential, and is only for Nelson to know what Roosevelt’s position is.
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1904-10-29
President Roosevelt spoke to Albert Shaw about Joseph Wingate Folk, and both of them originally thought he ought to be nominated for the gubernatorial election in Missouri. When the Republicans would not nominate Folk, Shaw also had a “change of heart” about him. Shaw asked Roosevelt if he had told people to support Folk, running as a Democrat, over the Republican candidate Cyrus Packard Walbridge. Roosevelt says that even though he respects Folk, it would be ridiculous and improper to support him over the Republican candidate. He insists he “never said anything [to Shaw] about the comparative merits of Mr. Folk and Mr. Walbridge as individuals,” and will write to Shaw to clarify the situation.
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1904-10-22
President Roosevelt sends a letter to be given to Albert Shaw upon his return from travel in the western United States.
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1904-01-30
President Roosevelt does not see how a cheap reproduction could unfavorably affect the sales of the regular edition and discusses royalty options. Roosevelt will write to Albert Shaw about George Haven Putnam’s letter.
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1903-11-28