Stone, Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley, 1876-1949

President Roosevelt thanks Kermit Roosevelt for the letter and asks if the monthly funds will be enough. Roosevelt is lining details up for Africa. He is is pleased that Kermit will focus on his studies, and he doubts that Ted Roosevelt had visited Harvard without getting in touch. William H. Taft is likely to win but Roosevelt is alarmed at William Jennings Bryan’s strength. It is now fall, and recent visitors have included Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley, James C. Cooley, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Alford Warriner Cooley for the telegram but cannot write a lengthy response at the moment. He thoroughly enjoyed Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley’s visit.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt was relieved to receive Alford Warriner Cooley’s letter since he was upset to hear of Cooley’s relapse. He is interested in Cooley’s report of New Mexico and comments on the recent elections in New York, Massachusetts, and several other states. Roosevelt is staying neutral in presidential nominations and asserts he does not want the nomination. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt informs Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and his wife Isabella Greenway King that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was thrown off her horse last week and was unconscious for 24 hours. Now she is slowly improving, and Ethel Derby Roosevelt has been devoted to her care.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-09

Theodore Roosevelt advises Alford Warriner Cooley not to take any chances. Roosevelt is “slightly chagrined” to know that Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley has only heard him speak when he gave the “very worst speeches I ever made.” Roosevelt is disheartened by the political situation in New York because half want to return to the economic conditions of 60 years ago and the other half wants to move forward with a blend of big business and government power. Roosevelt worries about the progressives who lack leadership and thinks President William H. Taft knows nothing about such problems since he approaches them as a “mere lawyer.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed seeing Alford Warriner Cooley and hopes to see his family and the Fergusons while in New Mexico. He found Cooley’s description of the situation in New Mexico interesting but disagrees with Gifford Pinchot that Secretary of the Interior Richard Achilles Ballinger and President William H. Taft are crooks. Roosevelt comments on the current political situation, including Taft’s renomination. He wants to be perfectly clear that he does not want to be nominated.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-11-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt spoke with Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte about Alford Warriner Cooley’s letter. Roosevelt intends to leave the position open for the moment, then appoint Cooley towards the end of February. He believes that if Cooley is in office when President-Elect William H. Taft takes office, he will probably remain. Roosevelt is not sure if the Senate will consent to confirming Cooley and advises him to get his references set up. Roosevelt is adamant, however, that Cooley should not return to work unless his doctors approve a return to work, as Cooley must not do anything that endangers his health.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt promises he will bring the subject that Alford Warriner Cooley raised in his letter to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte’s attention. Roosevelt is pleased that Cooley is doing well, and says that he should not try to come to Washington, D.C., in March, as it is “the very worst month there is around here,” and he does not want Cooley to take any risks. He would like to see Cooley and his family, but expects that it will not be possible until he returns from his African safari.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Alford Warriner Cooley for his letter. He has seen Cooley’s wife and son a lot this summer; his wife is coming to dinner tonight. Roosevelt is glad to hear that Cooley’s health is improving.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt discusses with his son Kermit which cameras he should bring on their trip to Africa. He believes that Kermit should definitely bring a Kodak, and plan on taking a lot of pictures to be sure there are good ones to choose from. Roosevelt is pleased with Kermit’s plan to take two trips to Geneseo to hunt and ride. He also is happy about his son’s efforts in the two-mile run. For his birthday, Roosevelt intends to go riding without Edith and take his horse Roswell over many jumps. Roosevelt discusses the rifles that W. S. Rainsford has offered to loan he and Kermit in Africa. In a postscript, Roosevelt thanks his son for the birthday wishes, and tells him about his day.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt expresses his concern and support to Assistant District Attorney Cooley, who has resigned to be treated for tuberculosis in New Mexico.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt congratulates Alford Warriner Cooley and his wife Susan Dexter Dolton Cooley on the birth of their son.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt congratulate Alford Warriner Cooley and his new wife, Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley, on their marriage.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Alford Warriner Cooley has been resting since having a “little upset,” which kept him from expressing his concern for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt after her accident. He hopes she is well now. The campaign in New Mexico has been “a contest of vituperation.” 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-04

Creator(s)

Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913

Alford Warriner Cooley shares with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt how much he enjoyed the clippings detailing Theodore Roosevelt’s testimony before the Senate investigative committee regarding the acquisition of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. He agrees entirely with Roosevelt’s ideas, especially those concerning governmental control of large corporations. However, the issue of restoring competition remains. Cooley and his wife, Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley, enjoyed seeing the “charming and delightful” Kermit Roosevelt. The doctor gave Cooley a clean bill of health, although he intends to rest for a few months before returning to work. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-20

Creator(s)

Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913

Robert Harry Munro Ferguson thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the Christmas letter and understands the issue with travel distances in Arizona. He offers to organize a hunt on Roosevelt’s return trip, should he want. Ferguson appreciates Roosevelt’s personally edited edition of policies. He asks if the “hydrophobic skunk” poses any danger to his children and puppy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-25

Creator(s)

Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922

Alford Warriner Cooley is disappointed Theodore Roosevelt will not be able to visit Silver City, Arizona, during his Western trip. Hopefully, spring will bring improved health, permitting him to accept Roosevelt’s invitation to the Grand Canyon. He is interested in what the Democrats will do with their opportunity and comments on the ridiculous nature of political parties. Voting for the proposed constitution of Arizona is forthcoming. Cooley predicts it will be adopted by a substantial majority and favors Dave Leahy as governor.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-09

Creator(s)

Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913

Assistant U.S. Attorney General Cooley happily received word from Solicitor General Henry Martyn Hoyt and President Roosevelt that he “was back in the world again.” Both Ward and Elihu Root have promised to assist him with navigating the incoming administration, and Cooley and his wife, Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley, are grateful for the support of their many friends. He finds the end of Roosevelt’s presidency bittersweet, and wishes that the entire “Tennis Cabinet” could keep their jobs. He is very sorry that Secretary of State Robert Bacon and Secretary of the Interior James Rudolf Garfield will likely “not be retained.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-31

Creator(s)

Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913