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President Roosevelt is obliged to Ambassador Reid for speaking to Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes. He has already written Reid about the matter regarding president-elect William H. Taft, and cannot speak on it until Taft speaks to him. Roosevelt hopes Reid can stay at least until he finishes his visit to London the following year.
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1909-02-11
President Roosevelt writes to Gifford Pinchot to introduce James A. Drain, of the National Rifle Association of America. Elihu Root called Drain “the best man in the national guard.”
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1909-01-02
President Roosevelt writes to his son, Kermit Roosevelt on a variety of matters. Roosevelt is proud of his elder son, Theodore Roosevelt, for doing well in Harvard after his past “scrapes” with dean Byron S. Hurlbut, but he is also very glad that Kermit does not seem to be getting into those scrapes in the first place and has been spoken of highly by Hurlbut. Roosevelt suggests that they practice shooting at Oyster Bay before leaving on safari, as they will both be out of practice. Roosevelt’s daughter, Ethel is in the middle of debutante season. The Roosevelt family has enjoyed having several visitors recently, including James Wolcott Wadsworth, C. Grant La Farge and Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge.
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1908-12-13
President Roosevelt is sorry to learn that former Rough Rider George F. Murray shot and killed a man named James German. Roosevelt does not understand whether German was armed or not, but hopes it will be all right. He appreciated receiving a telegram from New Mexico Territory Attorney General Llewellyn about the convention.
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1908-03-23
President Roosevelt tells Richard Welling that he does not think he has any power over a particular issue, but he will do what he can to further the cause of marksmanship.
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1908-03-13
President Roosevelt congratulates Ernest Von Lengerke on his achievement in winning the schoolboy championship in the shooting contest at the Sportsmen’s Show. Roosevelt believes that in a nation like the United States, with important international responsibilities and a small standing army, it is important for citizens to know how to shoot well.
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1908-03-11
President Roosevelt asks Lloyd Carpenter Griscom, ambassador to Italy, to thank King Victor Emmanuel III for his invitation to go on a hunt after Roosevelt leaves the presidency. Roosevelt appreciates the offer both because of the kindness the king shows, as well as because of a personal desire to hunt an ibex. Roosevelt is somewhat nervous about hunting alongside as good a marksman as the king is said to be. Unfortunately, Roosevelt says, if he accepted he would then be obliged to visit many other capitals in Europe, and because of this does not feel like he could accept until he is able to go as purely a private citizen.
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1908-02-24
President Roosevelt informs ornithologist Waldron DeWitt Miller that he shot a Dominican or yellow-throated warbler at Oyster Bay, New York. He offers to send the bird’s skin to Miller.
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1907-07-08
President Roosevelt updates his son Kermit Roosevelt on the comings and goings of the White House and his thoughts on a recent article that appeared in Outing. Roosevelt had hoped to keep his upcoming visit to Groton School and Harvard University private, but it has leaked. He is having difficulties resolving the segregation of Japanese students from San Fransisco schools and the resulting diplomatic tensions, but has decided immigration from Japan must be curtailed.
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1907-02-09
President Roosevelt thanks Richard Kearton for the letter, review, and copy of his book Wild Nature’s Ways. He notes that he is currently living a more sedentary life, and that although in “the old days” he was “a fair walker, a fair rider, and a fair rifle shot,” he was never good with a shotgun.
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1905-12-07
President Roosevelt tells Judge Morrow to congratulate Judge James Ross on having a son “who can both shoot and write.”
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1905-11-16
President Roosevelt is expecting a visit from John Morley. Roosevelt writes that he never plays bridge and since becoming president has rarely gone shooting. His horseback riding occupies only an hour or two in the afternoon, which allows Roosevelt plenty of time for conversation. There are many “big politicians” he hopes Morley can meet.
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1904-09-05
President Roosevelt thanks Henry Kroger, President of the National Bundes Schuetzenfest, for the beautiful cup that reminds him of the friendly shooting contest he participated in with the shooting club’s organization some years ago. Roosevelt also thanks Kroger for the work his organization and its affiliate partners have done to promote marksmanship. Roosevelt supports rifle clubs and sees this work as a great service to the nation.
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1904-07-05
President Roosevelt will be unable to attend the shooting contest held by the National Schuetzenbund of the United States. He believes that rifle shooting should be encouraged across the country.
President Roosevelt is delighted with the outside of The Forest and expects to enjoy the inside as much as he has enjoyed Stewart White’s other books. Roosevelt concludes by inviting White to stay at the White House.
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1903-11-19
Letter of introduction for A. J. Sage, an Australian friend who will be visiting Los Angeles and would like to go shooting.
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1903-10-23
President Roosevelt encloses a letter and hopes that Arthur Sage finds some good shooting.
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1903-10-23
The boys had the time of their lives at the camp and ranch with Seth Bullock. President Roosevelt thanks the Bullock family for their kindness.
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1903-09-12
President Roosevelt thanks Seth Bullock for what he is doing for the boys and believes that Bullock’s plan is ideal. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is excited that there will be a “chance of some shooting.”
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1903-08-01
After Hermann Speck von Sternburg is officially presented, President Roosevelt unofficially invites Sternburg to lunch and to do some shooting.
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1903-07-30