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Postcard featuring a black and white caricature of President Roosevelt with the word “delighted” appearing in the place of his teeth. Postcard is likely a souvenir from the Deep Waterway convention held in Memphis October 4-5, 1907, where Roosevelt gave a speech. In a handwritten message, F. R. Harris informs George Shannon, that they will be home on Monday.
1907-10-08
Kermit Roosevelt has a year of hard work ahead of him with his Harvard examinations. He is also trying out for the rowing crew in spite of the bad weather and had a good holiday riding and jumping horses every day. Roosevelt visited Robert Harry Munro and Isabella Ferguson in New York twice. The Roosevelts had plans to take the Mayflower down the Mississippi River, but Archibald B. Roosevelt is developing diphtheria, so it is out of the question.
1909-04-09
President Roosevelt greets the people of Dennison, Ohio, and mentions that he worries about the “small folks” who are like “little apples in the middle of the barrel.” Roosevelt explains that he is going south to meet General Luke E. Wright, who had served as Governor-General of the Philippines, but that he is going to take a vacation for several days first. He looks forward to his travel through Ohio.
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1902-11-12
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit Roosevelt to describe his trip down the Mississippi River. He describes the history of the river and stops along the way to make speeches. Roosevelt ends by saying that he is going bear hunting.
1907-10-01
Theodore Roosevelt sends thanks to Bolton Smith in receipt of his letter and agrees with his view regarding the importance of religious asylum in the United States.
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1912-07-24
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Ollie R. Robertson to thank him for the telegram. Roosevelt suggests he get into contact with the men leading the political campaign in his state.
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1912-06-26
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Harry Dean for his letter.
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1911-02-13
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Harry McDonald for conducting the train to Memphis when Roosevelt was traveling last October.
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1911-01-19
President Roosevelt thanks Leander W. Dutro for his letter, and remarks he enjoyed his recent visit to Memphis.
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1907-10-23
President Roosevelt is unsure if he will call the convention Representative Burton references. Before doing so, he wants clarification from Burton and Gifford Pinchot about the Mississippi movement. Roosevelt asks Burton to send the advice concerning Roosevelt’s speeches in St. Louis and Memphis on his upcoming Mississippi trip.
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1907-08-21
President Roosevelt acknowledges the invitation of the governors of Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin, to make a trip on the Mississippi River with the Inland Waterways Commission. He reflects on the importance of the nation’s rivers as “highways” for products to supply any inadequacy of means of transportation over land. He intends to travel with the Commission down the Mississippi for three or four days in October. A note at the bottom of the letter indicates that it was sent to each of the governors who signed the invitation.
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1907-05-16
President Roosevelt suggests that John Avery McIlhenny join him in Memphis on November 13.
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1902-10-31
President Roosevelt is working with Daniel LeRoy Dresser on the details of Roosevelt’s trip to Memphis to greet Vice Governor of the Philippines Luke E. Wright. Roosevelt is also interested in doing some hunting and potentially visiting New Orleans.
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1902-09-01
Ralph D. Harbison assures Theodore Roosevelt that he can win the Republican nomination as a Progressive candidate. Roosevelt can still win and President Taft will be defeated worse than when Horace Greeley ran for President because Roosevelt will certainly receive the vote of every progressive. Harbison’s only advice is that Roosevelt not include the word “reform” in the name of his new party.
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1912-06-08
Marcus B. Toney recounts to the staff of The Outlook the two times he met Theodore Roosevelt. Even though they did not speak at their first meeting, Roosevelt recognized Toney the second time they met, demonstrating his remarkable memory for names and faces.
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1912-01-06
William K. Kavanaugh, President of Great-Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway Association, encloses a speech he gave in which he mentioned Theodore Roosevelt and hopes Roosevelt will read it. Kavanaugh also mentions that the people of the Mississippi Valley are still talking about Roosevelt’s visit and speech at the Memphis Convention several years ago.
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1911-10-11
Nora Linder is attempting to raise $15,000 to build an industrial school for girls in Memphis, Tennessee. If Theodore Roosevelt accepts an invitation from the local business association, she hopes that he could give a speech on behalf of the cause while there. Linder mentions that Brother Joseph Dutton has been assisting them as well.
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1911-02
Wallace Lymas, H. H. Hume, and H. Gavin ask Theodore Roosevelt to give a speech during his visit to the South supporting the movement for establishing a refuge home for the formerly enslaved.
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1911-02-20
D. A. Nunn encloses a clipping for Theodore Roosevelt. He was postmaster at Memphis, Tennessee, during Roosevelt’s presidency but was removed for political reasons after his term expired. He hopes that Roosevelt will be president again, because he believes he will reinstate him.
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1911-02-10
Secret Service Chief Wilkie thanks Memphis Police Chief O’Haver for his letter regarding Albert B. Hurst. Wilkie has been in contact with the Washington Post and determined that the newspaper received their story from a contracted news service. Wilkie encloses this letter for O’Haver’s interest, and asks him to return it when he is finished.
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1907-10-18