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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jules Bois

Theodore Roosevelt was pleased with Jules Bois’s essay about him. He comments that a successful foreign policy is often dependent on only international courtesy being made public. When Roosevelt sent an American fleet on a tour around the world he instructed them to act as if they were always in a state of war. The “peaceful mission” brought only goodwill from Japan and was popular at home. Roosevelt says he “spoke softly and carried a big stick.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-02-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles S. Sperry

President Roosevelt telegraphs Admiral Sperry his congratulations, both personally and to the officers and enlisted men of the Navy more broadly, on the eve of the Great White Fleet’s departure. The trip around South America has already shown the efficiency and devotion to duty of the fleet, and Roosevelt is confident that the trip through the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans will continue in this same vein.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Our star spangled banner

Souvenir booklet of sheet music commemorating the Great White Fleet’s circumnavigation of the world. The sheet music is primarily for the song “Our Star Spangled Banner” with arrangements for various instruments in a band or orchestra. The cover features a photograph of the battleship fleet leaving Suez, Egypt. There are photographs of President Roosevelt aboard a ship, the USS Kansas in the Sea of Japan, and of naval midshipmen marching in the 1904 inaugural parade.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1909

Creator(s)

Blake, John Henry

Great White Fleet medal

Bronze medal with arched top commemorating the departure of the Great White Fleet. Obverse features a relief image of President Roosevelt. Reverse features a relief of Columbia waving to the departing fleet.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1907

Creator(s)

United States Mint; Barber, Charles E., 1840-1917; Morgan, George T., 1845-1925