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President Roosevelt forwards a letter from Henry L. Stoddard to Lieutenant Governor Woodruff. He understands nominating Governor Charles Evans Hughes will lose votes, but believes not nominating Hughes will cause more damage.
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1908-08-29
President Roosevelt thanks Representative Parsons of New York for the letter. Based on present information, Roosevelt believes “that of the two evil courses open to us, by far the least evil course is to renominate” Governor Charles Evans Hughes. He reminds Parsons that they must still consider the feelings of those republicans who do not participate in the primaries.
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1908-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt invites Governor Hadley to a meeting that will outline the upcoming presidential campaign.
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1912-03-12
Theodore Roosevelt believes this is a case (regarding military preparedness) where Harvard has to help Columbia. George W. Perkins is just trying to retain men now.
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1914-12-17
Theodore Roosevelt is concerned about Lyman S. Holmes’s situation following the campaign. He will try to help Holmes find a position at another newspaper.
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1912-12-03
Theodore Roosevelt requests that George W. Perkins arrange a meeting for William H. Muldoon with Frank Andrew Munsey and Henry L. Stoddard. Muldoon is a Progressive supporter and is interested in providing articles for Munsey and Stoddard.
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1912-12-03
President Roosevelt would like Elihu Root to speak with Henry L. Stoddard of the Mail and Express regarding potential Republican advertising.
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1904-02-27
William Loeb asks Theodore Roosevelt to write to Mr. Hall in Texas about the possibility of an appeal being granted. He notes that President William H. Taft will need help on the Canadian reciprocity agreement, and worries that “selfish interests” will defeat it. Loeb provides his opinions on the current situation regarding Republican politics in New York State and notes that Henry L. Stoddard, editor of the Evening Mail, seems to have taken a liking to Roosevelt.
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1911-02-01
New York Representative Parsons returns a letter to William Loeb and describes his views of James L. Wells. Parsons believes it will be difficult to find a position to which President Roosevelt can appoint him due to Wells’s long political activity in New York. Additionally, Parsons encourages Roosevelt to meet with members of the New York press while at Oyster Bay.
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1907-07-17
Joe F. Decker provides a comprehensive bibliography of the various accounts of Theodore Roosevelt’s attempt to form a volunteer division during World War I. Decker begins with Roosevelt’s own first account in 1917 and concludes with John Milton Cooper’s version in The Warrior and the Priest of 1983. Decker examines books, book chapters, and articles on the subject, and finds that the story still has not been “dealt with satisfactorily.” Decker points out the biases and the shortcomings of some of the authors, and notes that many of the accounts strongly favor either Roosevelt or his antagonist President Woodrow Wilson.
A full page-photograph of Roosevelt and General Leonard Wood accompanies the article. A photograph of Harrison Engle and Sidney D. Kirkpatrick who directed documentary films on Roosevelt is featured, along with three photographs of Roosevelt from newsreel footage used in the film The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt.
A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association as well as the members of its executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees is on page two of the article.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou reminds President Roosevelt of his suggestion that Roosevelt consult with Henry L. Stoddard before his state fair speech in Syracuse, New York.
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1903-07-05