Turkeys

Edwin B. Haskell, former co-owner of the Boston Herald, writes to President Roosevelt. Haskell explains that the false article which has annoyed Roosevelt was approved for publication by an inexperienced employee. Haskell tries to persuade Roosevelt not to punish the newspaper. The falsified article claimed Roosevelt’s children had chased and tormented a turkey on the White House grounds. Roosevelt was more than annoyed by the incident. Boston Herald reporters were banned from the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-09

Creator(s)

Haskell, Edwin B. (Edwin Bradbury), 1837-1907

President Roosevelt cuts off the head of a “third term” turkey. Caption: Roosevelt: I don’t see what more I can do to it.

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Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-12

President Roosevelt holds “relief sauce” in his right hand and wears a belt with a buckle that says, “In God we trust.” Behind him is “confidence pudding” with steam that says, “for everybody.” In the background is a turkey labeled “bank deposits” that says, “saved.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-28

President Roosevelt holds an axe and a turkey with a sign about “office holders” as four Rough Riders look on.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-22

Creator(s)

Donahey, J. H. (James Harrison), 1875-1949

In the interior of a frontier cabin, a long table is set for a Christmas turkey dinner. Around the table are seated several people, some of whom are surprised to discover an arrow stuck in the turkey, shot by a Native standing outside the open door of the cabin.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1906-12-05

A domestic servant carries a large platter with a roast turkey raised above her shoulders to keep it away from a dog anxious for a taste.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905-11-22

A turkey sits on a tree branch, dreaming of a “Vegetarian Pledge” and countless people lining up to sign their names. All the wild and domestic animals laugh. In the lower right corner, an old man with an axe waits for the turkey.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904-11-23

A young woman with a shotgun over her left shoulder carries a dead turkey.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904-11-23

In a kitchen, a young woman prepares a pie while four young children watch. A dead turkey lies on a table and a large pumpkin stands on the floor.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-11-25

Cartoon depicts a smiling President Roosevelt surveying a turkey waiting for him at the White House from Horace Vose. This item regards Roosevelt’s return to work following his hunting trip to Mississippi.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-21

Creator(s)

McWhorter, Tyler, 1869-1947

President Roosevelt thanks Henry P. Bridges for the turkeys, and wishes he had been hunting with him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Horace Vose for the turkey, declaring a White House Thanksgiving without a turkey from him to be incomplete.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks May Gulick Matthews for the turkey, although he is sad that Lawrence O. Murray did not get it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt comments to John Milliken Parker that “it is dreadful to see those pictures of the turkeys when one is confined to one’s office!” He does not believe he will be able to go for a hunt in the fall of the present year, but hopes to be able to do so the following year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks John H. Johnston for the “first class prehistoric egg, with the picture of the turkey on it.” He hopes Johnston and his wife, Alma C. Johnston, enjoy their Thanksgiving dinner.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Dock F. Fulp for the turkey, which he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will take to their cabin in Virginia with their children.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt explains his frustrations with the Boston Herald to Edwin B. Haskell, noting that Otto Carmichael’s story about the “alleged cruelty to the turkey” is a malicious invention. Had the dispatch not attacked Roosevelt’s children, he might not have paid it any more heed than the other false dispatches. However, the dispatch about the turkey was clearly a lie and involved his children. Therefore, Roosevelt will continue to ban Boston Herald reporters to the White House until the newspapers states “authoritatively” the story in question is “absolutely false.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt discusses turkey and deer hunting with author and sportsman Ernest McGaffey. Roosevelt sends his regards to Mrs. McGaffey and the baby.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt appreciates the turkeys, which were delicious. The movable book holder was a great gift.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks John M. Parker for the photos of their trip.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919