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Theodore writes a letter of introduction for Mary Alice Ford Armstrong and Elizabeth Whitwell Tudor to Joseph Bucklin Bishop. Roosevelt asks Bishop to make sure the women see the “things that ought to be seen in Panama.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-11-26
Theodore Roosevelt writes a letter of introduction for Mary Alice Ford Armstrong and Elizabeth Whitwell Tudor to Colonel Goethals. Roosevelt asks Goethals to make sure the women see the “things that ought to be seen in Panama.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-11-26
Colonel Roosevelt has been aboard a ship in Port Tampa awaiting departure for Cuba for six days. With 1,000 men on board, he is concerned about the heat and potential for disease before they reach their destination. The delay wears on all the men. Roosevelt expresses his belief that the Navy has had all the fun so far, but hopefully the Army will get some action between Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
1898-06-12
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt offers to take “young Tudor” on as a trooper, provided he passes the appropriate examination and understands the reality of the life. He asks his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, to pass along that message and tells her he is happy that she is reunited with her husband.
1898