Couldn’t fool him
President Roosevelt holds a gun as he looks at two turkeys that are tied down in “Pine Knot Preserve.” One turkey says, “Discovered.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-03
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William M. Mooney
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed hearing from William M. Mooney about his hunting trip. He will send the book to Jim Bishop, as Mooney suggests.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-16
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Carroll
Theodore Roosevelt thanks William H. Carroll for the interesting clippings and hopes Carroll will be able to secure a wild turkey.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-09
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John A. Vesey
President Roosevelt thanks John A. Vesey for the turkey call, but says that he does not think he would be successful hunting turkeys unless Vesey was with him, just like their bear hunt. Roosevelt says he greatly enjoyed the bear hunters’ dinner, and thinks it was one of the most interesting ever held at the White House.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-03-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bridges
President Roosevelt wants to add a few pages to his article about his recent turkey hunt. He also asks when his son Ted’s poem is to appear.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg
President Roosevelt asks German Ambassador Sternburg to give his thanks to German Emperor William II. The statistics given to Roosevelt match those of the United States’, and he assume that means they are correct. He remarks on a new battleship, calling it “formidable.” In a handwritten postscript, he tells Sternburg that he shot a wild turkey.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Willis
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from US Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot and tells John Willis he cannot fulfill Willis’s request without an act of Congress. Roosevelt comments on his desire to go bear hunting and recounts his recent turkey hunting.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick W. Whitridge
President Roosevelt thanks Frederick W. Whitridge for the pheasants and laments he cannot return the gift, as he has not had much luck turkey hunting recently.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George M. Dillard
President Roosevelt thanks George M. Dillard for his invitation to visit but explains he was too busy to visit. He tells Dillard that he was able to successfully hunt a turkey on his third day in the country.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Levi Ankeny
President Roosevelt tells Senator Ankeny about his lack of luck when fishing for salmon and hunting turkeys.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Peyton S. Coles
President Roosevelt hopes that when he goes to Virginia early next November, Peyton S. Cole will let him “have a chance” at the turkeys on Green Mountain.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-04
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George M. Dillard
President Roosevelt likes George M. Dillard’s offer of hunting turkeys from horseback, but he will have to wait to do so until his term of office has expired. He wants to hunt as a private gentleman, but the newspapers will not let him do so while he is president.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Follen McKim
President Roosevelt envies Charles Follen McKim for shooting “a splendid turkey gobbler,” and thanks him for sending it to him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-22
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest McGaffey
President Roosevelt discusses turkey and deer hunting with author and sportsman Ernest McGaffey. Roosevelt sends his regards to Mrs. McGaffey and the baby.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-19
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. C. Yarrow
President Roosevelt is envious of Dr. Yarrow’s “magnificent gobbler” (turkey).
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt congratulates Ted on Groton’s victory over St. Mark’s in football. The President’s turkey hunt was a failure but he will soon be out bear hunting.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-11-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt jokes with Ted about Ted’s hunting and gives him permission to “play on the third Eleven.” However, he requests that Ted not break his neck unless it is “really necessary.” President Roosevelt is still having troubles walking and has upcoming hunts scheduled for turkey and bear.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-31
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt asks Ted Roosevelt if he would like to become a member of the Ornithologist Union, in lieu of his own induction. Roosevelt spent two days on an unsuccessful turkey hunt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-25
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt describes his trip to Pine Knot Cottage with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, including two days of failed turkey hunting expeditions that finally succeeded on the third day. He ends by saying Secretary of State Elihu Root’s speech went well.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-04
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway
President Roosevelt requests notice if John Campbell Greenway is coming to Washington, D.C., so room can be found at the White House for him. Roosevelt shot a Virginia wild turkey on Saturday.
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Creation Date
1906-11-05