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Theodore Roosevelt relays to Oscar S. Straus that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt really liked the basket of fruits he sent out and she sends her appreciation to Straus and Sarah L. Straus. Roosevelt also informs Straus that their editorial came out in pretty good shape.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-19
President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus about nominating Governor Charles Evans Hughes. Renominating him may be difficult as many hate him because of his actions. Roosevelt is doing all he can to secure the renomination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates Ambassador Straus’s letter and thought he would like the article. He wishes Straus and his wife, Sarah L. Straus, luck.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-21
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Oscar S. Straus for the speech and hopes he and his wife, Sarah L. Straus, enjoy their trip. Roosevelt appreciates Straus’s offer to accompany him and invites him on the New Orleans, Louisiana, leg of his journey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-27
President Roosevelt compliments Oscar S. Straus for his article responding to attacks on Jews. However, he believes Straus’s appointment to and service in the Cabinet will be the better answer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-06
President Roosevelt would like to see Oscar S. Straus soon and invites him to lunch on January 12. He also hopes Straus and his wife, Sarah L. Straus, can attend the diplomatic reception and supper later that day.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-07
Oscar S. Straus heard Theodore Roosevelt’s tour was successful. The letter inviting him to accompany Roosevelt arrived too late, and seeing that he could not offer any help, he decided to continue his trip with his wife, Sarah L. Straus. While in the West Indies, they visited the Panama Canal, which is progressing nicely. Straus will call on Roosevelt at his office sometime.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-17
Oscar S. Straus thought Theodore Roosevelt was traveling alone and thus offered to travel with him. However, he learned that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and Ethel Roosevelt are accompanying him. Therefore, he feels his presence would only hinder the party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-26
Oscar S. Straus appreciated Theodore Roosevelt’s speech at the Astor and sends Marshall’s paper on the American passport. He and his wife, Sarah L. Straus, soon leave for their month-long trip to Panama. Straus offers to accompany Roosevelt on his upcoming trips. Straus expresses his deep affection for Roosevelt as a private citizen: “if you were my own brother I could not love you more.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-24
Oscar S. Straus briefly tells Theodore Roosevelt about his recent experience speaking at the Peace Banquet. When he mentioned Roosevelt’s name, the assembled participants applauded. Straus regrets that he differs in opinion from Roosevelt regarding arbitration treaties, but felt that it “would have been false to [his] training under [Roosevelt] to have abandoned the position which [he] regarded as right.” Straus hopes to see Roosevelt soon, but has not come to see him yet out of respect for Roosevelt’s schedule.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-04
Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926
Oscar S. Straus is surprised that President Roosevelt read his interview with James B. Morrow of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Straus’s purpose in doing the interview was to “set right some of the exaggerated ideas some people have about the Jews.” Straus’s travels in France, Great Britain, and Germany have convinced him that Roosevelt’s efforts in the United States are garnering the United States respect throughout Europe. Straus says that the American people will insist on Roosevelt seeking a third term.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-18