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Theodore Roosevelt sends his sympathies to Herbert Ward on the death of his oldest son and the capture of his second son.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-04-04
Theodore Roosevelt tells Herbert Ward that he must be proud of his gallant son. Roosevelt laments that it is a sad time for people like Ward, but it is also a time for heroism. Roosevelt believes there are worse things than facing death–“to lead the swinish life of a fatted hog, for instance.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-05-18