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Vance Thompson informs Caspar Whitney that in order to join one of the French expeditions, he needs a personal note from President Roosevelt written to French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau or to Ambassador Henry White. If Whitney is not able to get that note from Roosevelt, Thompson encourages Whitney to let him know.
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1907-09-19
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson is thrilled to hear that Archibald B. Roosevelt is recovering from his illness. She has been traveling on a steam ship and felt anxious when she could not receive news of his condition. Yet she has found time for relaxation in the captain’s suite. She has enjoyed traveling with her friends and seeing the picturesque coast of Africa and the Rock of Gibraltar.
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1907-03-18
This article includes photographs from William Jennings Bryan’s visit to New York City, New York, including a photo of him with Acting Mayor Patrick F. McGowan.
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1906-09-09
In these cartoons, the Roosevelt bears travel across the land.
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1906-01-07
Secretary of War William H. Taft nails down “the lid” on a large box while he looks toward President Roosevelt who leads a procession of wagons with dead bears and animals.
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1905-05-09
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed his time in Brazil, even though it was hard and dangerous. Discovering the new river was “really rather extraordinary.”
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1914-05-18
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Robert Harry Munro Ferguson for his letter to Kermit Roosevelt and wonders why Ferguson did not write up his trip to the Hudson Bay, as he is one of the few people who can “see clearly and beautifully and then write about what they have seen.” Roosevelt does not feel like he could shirk leadership at the present time, as too many people want him as a leader as well as some “decent” leadership. Although he does not believe he will be nominated as the Republican candidate for president, Roosevelt does not trust the Democratic party to solve the problems at hand. He also mentions the split within the Republican party: the “stupid and sometimes sinister reactionaries under the flabby leadership of President Taft” and the “foolish and violent extremists under the purely self-interested and demagogic leadership of Robert M. La Follette.” Finally, Roosevelt encloses a copy of the speech he made at Carnegie Hall and notes the safe return of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and Ethel Roosevelt from Panama and Costa Rica.
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1912-03-26
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs William Holcombe Thomas that Roosevelt received and appreciates his letter from September, but it arrived just before his trip south and he is currently flooded with correspondence from friends and unable to respond personally.
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1911-10-15
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Winthrop Chanler for writing and says Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will recover from her horseback riding accident, but it may be a slow recovery process. Theodore Roosevelt sends Chanler’s wife Margaret Chanler his love, is sorry he did not get a large moose on his recent hunting trip, and hopes to tell him of Kermit Roosevelt’s recent travels.
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1911-10-13
Theodore Roosevelt asks Charles D. Walcott if he knows when Edmund Heller is set to publish a certain study based on what the group discovered on a recent trip, as Roosevelt is anxious to make a permanent record of their travels. Roosevelt also asks when Walcott will send a pair of rhinoceros to the American Museum of Natural History where they will be displayed.
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1911-10-05
Theodore Roosevelt writes an account of his trip from Khartoum to London for the eyes of George Trevelyan and his family only. He discusses his interactions with various royalty and foreign diplomats.
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1911-10-01
Theodore Roosevelt expresses to Edmund Heller the need to quickly document big game specimens from Africa and urges him to return to Washington to finish his reports, sharing news from Frederick Selous and sending regards to friends.
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1911-09-11
Theodore Roosevelt expresses to Frederick Courteney Selous his sympathy for the poor treatment Selous received during a scientific expedition, including health issues and bureaucratic obstacles. Roosevelt defends Selous’s integrity and scientific value, criticizes British officials for their lack of support, and reflects on his own African experiences. He praises Selous’s field observations and urges him to continue his contributions to natural history despite age and physical limitations.
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1911-09-11
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Frank M. Chapman for his letters, and writes about his African expedition and how his son, Kermit Roosevelt, defied his father’s advice and came out on top in the end.
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1911-09-01
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Magnus K. Giaever for his letter to Roosevelt but declines his invitation.
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1911-07-22
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends Douglas Robinson several checks and bills, and asks that they be deposited in Roosevelt’s account. The money comes from the Pullman Company for tickets purchased but not used during Roosevelt’s last Western trip.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-13
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary invites Silas McBee to lunch at the office of The Outlook on June 13 so that he may tell Roosevelt about his trip abroad.
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1911-06-02
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary recommends that James E. Konkle read Roosevelt’s book African Game Trails, and he notes that Roosevelt was “more than pleased” with Newland, Tarlton & Company that helped to make his trip a success. Roosevelt’s secretary suggests that Konkle contact D. T. Abercrombie who is the agent for that firm in the U.S.
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1911-05-18
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Harvey C. Evans that information about Roosevelt’s trip to Africa may be obtained by writing to Newland, Tarlton & Company in London, England, as they were responsible for equipping the expedition.
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1911-05-03
Theodore Roosevelt wishes that he could have been with Lucie McMillan in Africa, if Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt would have accompanied him on the journey. Roosevelt fears he will not make another trip to Africa because his wife will not go and, if she did, she would be “quite needlessly” fearful for his safety while he was out hunting lions. Roosevelt congratulates McMillan on obtaining a rhino with twenty-inch horns and expresses his sympathy concerning George Grey’s death. McMillan and her husband, William Northrup McMillan, are invited by both Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to spend the night with them should they ever visit the area.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-02