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President Roosevelt tells Adèle Le Bourgeois Chapin that he likes the speech given by Earl Grey, governor of Canada, and thinks that it would be a good thing for Americans to unite for the purpose that Grey mentions. He thinks, however, that it would have to be a private action, as Congress is reluctant to act even on things that should be simple.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-17
President Roosevelt thanks John Allison both for his letter and clippings, as well as for the kindness Allison showed Roosevelt when he visited Nashville, Tennessee and The Hermitage.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-26
President Roosevelt thanks Mary Emily Donelson Wilcox for the holly from the Hermitage and tells her the longer he spends in public life, the more he appreciates her great-uncle, Andrew Jackson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-30
James Summerville describes the activities of the new Nashville, Tennessee, chapter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), including its involvement in the TRA’s police award and teddy bear programs. Summerville also relays some of Theodore Roosevelt’s history with the state of Tennessee, noting his visits to the state, his appreciation of its history, his views on Andrew Jackson, and his efforts to help fund the preservation of Jackson’s home, The Hermitage.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1999
Photograph showing President Theodore Roosevelt and others in the dining room of Andrew Jackson’s former home, the Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-10-24
Photograph showing President Theodore Roosevelt standing at Andrew Jackson’s tomb alongside a woman while a crowd gathers around.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-10-25
President Roosevelt and a woman stand by the tomb of former president Andrew Jackson at the Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee. A crowd surrounds the tomb outside the fence.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-10-22
Photograph showing President Theodore Roosevelt seated in the front seat of an open automobile arriving at the Hermitage, the former home of Andrew Jackson.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-10-31
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-10-31
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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The highlighted article compares President Roosevelt’s assessment of Andrew Jackson in a speech Roosevelt gave at the Hermitage, to what he wrote about Jackson in his book, Thomas Hart Benton. The writer concludes that Roosevelt is able to more clearly assess Jackson now than when the book was written.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-23
Postcard featuring a colorized photograph of Theodore Roosevelt visiting the tomb of Andrew Jackson at the Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee. Also pictured are Congressman Gaines and Mary C. Dorris, Regent of the Hermitage Association.
1909