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Theodore Roosevelt writes to Senator Coe Isaac Crawford of South Dakota, conveying his wish to visit and asking that Crawford make arrangements with Senator Dixon.
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1912-07-22
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends an account of Roosevelt’s itinerary for his trip to the Southwest to Chief Justice of the Arizona Territories Supreme Court Edward Kent.
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1911-02-02
Frank Harper explains to Mrs. Johnston that Theodore Roosevelt made prior arrangements for his visit to Birmingham, Alabama. Harper suggests Mrs. Johnston contact the Child Labor people.
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1911-02-02
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary respectfully declines an invitation proposed by Ralph Emerson Swing to attend the Orange Show in San Bernardino, California.
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1911-01-31
Theodore Roosevelt explains to Senator Reed Smoot of Utah that he is unable to visit Utah on his tour. Roosevelt is similarly unable to visit Oklahoma, Florida, and Maine.
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1911-01-31
Theodore Roosevelt discusses plans to visit Reno, Nevada on a trip through San Francisco, California, Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, California. Roosevelt sends congratulations to Senator Flanagan for his participation in the erection of a new Y.M.C.A building and expresses interest in “progressive Christianity,” which would establish Catholics and Protestants as ethically equal.
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1911-01-31
Theodore Roosevelt respectfully declines an invitation to visit Governor Charles Nathaniel Haskell in Oklahoma, which had been proposed by C. W. Raymond of the Republican State Central Committee.
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1911-01-31
Theodore Roosevelt respectfully declines an invitation to visit St. Paul, Minnesota proposed by William F. Lewis. Roosevelt explains that since returning from his trip to Africa, he has had little time and has planned a visit to the Southern and Western United States for the summer.
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1911-01-31
Theodore Roosevelt sends his apologies to Governor Donaghey, but he is unable to stop by Little Rock and accept any more speaking engagements.
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1910-12-31
President Roosevelt cannot accept Secretary Hitchcock’s invitation and wants to stay in Oyster Bay, New York when not on his New England trip. The pony continues to be “Archie’s chief delight.”
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1902-07-29
President Roosevelt would like to speak with Governor Odell before departing for his New England trip. Roosevelt would like to discuss potential speaking topics for the trip and several New York appointments.
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1902-07-25
Caspar Whitney describes his travel plans across the Sahara Desert and into Sudan for the coming winter. He has to take a roundabout way to get to his destination, the Baḥr al Ghazāl region of Sudan, because the English will not allow him to travel through their territory in Egypt, as they do not want to be responsible for him. The solution, according to Whitney’s friend Vance Thompson, is to travel with French military caravans. Whitney asks Roosevelt to give him a letter, such as Thompson suggests, to endorse his experience and fitness to the French government to allow him to travel with them.
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1907-11-06
James D. Elliott describes a trip he took to Denver and the impressions he gathered of the political sentiment there as suggested by Seth Bullock. Elliott encountered many people from many walks of life and details how all were strong supporters of President Roosevelt and his re-election. Although Elliott says he personally likes Secretary of War William H. Taft, the people he met did not support him. Elliot is strongly in favor of re-electing Roosevelt in 1908. Elliot describes the “bank situation” in the West as being similar to the situation in the rest of the country, but in his town demands for currency are being met.
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1907-11-04
Secretary of War Taft explains why he partially disagrees with President Roosevelt regarding the tariff. Taft also requests the privilege to differ from Roosevelt regarding the Interstate Commerce Commission and “the issue of bonds and stocks of interstate railways.” Taft hopes to return from his trip to Berlin via the Siberian Railway and wants Roosevelt’s advice before making arrangements.
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1907-08-06
Arthur I. Vorys informs William Loeb that he is anxious for Secretary of War William H. Taft to return from the Philippines via Europe in his upcoming trip, and hopes President Roosevelt will approve. Vorys has arranged for photographer Robert Lee Dunn to accompany Taft on his trip, and hopes Roosevelt will allow Dunn to photograph him with Taft at Oyster Bay.
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1907-08-05
Secretary of War Taft discusses his thoughts about his upcoming trip from the Philippines to Europe and back via the Siberian Railway. Taft believes he can assuage any unfavorable feelings in Japan the trip may arouse during his visit with his Japanese friends, including the Minister of War. In Ohio, Taft says the news of his endorsement by the state central committee gets better as time goes on; both Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and Charles Dick have promoted the endorsement in the press by speaking out against it.
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1907-08-02
Edward Charles O’Brien encloses photographs from the American Legation in Montevideo, Uruguay. O’Brien writes about the upcoming visit of Secretary of State Elihu Root and assures James Sullivan Clarkson that Root will receive a warm and festive reception.
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1906-07-06
Lyman Abbott thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the letter of introduction he wrote for Abbott’s son who is embarking on a trip to the Southern United States the first of next week.
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1903-10-18