White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Stefan H. Rinke explores the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and Hermann Speck von Sternburg, the German ambassador to the United States from 1903 to 1908. Rinke notes that the two became friends in the 1880s, and that they shared mutual interests in the outdoors, hunting, and the study of war. Rinke says that Roosevelt’s friendship for Sternburg led to the President’s lobbying the German government to have Sternburg appointed ambassador, but he believes that Sternburg could not significantly improve the relationship between Germany and the United States because Roosevelt was so partial to Great Britain and France.

Photographs of Sternburg and Rinke appear in the article as do two text boxes. One has a listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association and the other notes that this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal is dedicated to Captain Charles S. Abott and the men of the USS Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Maria Longworth Storer is happy the Roosevelt family will be living in her house. Storer is hoping her husband, B. Storer, will be given another post in either Paris or Berlin in the spring, depending on vacancies, and discusses the tensions in Spain following President McKinley’s recent message. Storer notes efforts to bolster “Republican Catholocism” in France.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-12-11

This newspaper article discusses Andrew Dickson White’s criticism of President Roosevelt’s appeal to save a murderer in Canada. White believes criminals should be exterminated.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-11

List of unknown origin titled “American Members of the League for International Conciliation,” enclosed with a letter created by Nobel Prize winner Nicholas Murray Butler. Andrew Carnegie and Andrew D. White are listed as “Honorary Presidents,” 12 people are listed under “Council of Direction,” and 46 people are listed as “Members.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-05

The author of the Observer article offers commentary on an incident in which Emperor William II of Germany, who liked United States Ambassador to Germany Charlemagne Tower and his wife, was not happy with President Roosevelt’s choice of David Jayne Hill to replace Tower. Tower and his wife were millionaires who were able to throw lavish parties, while Hill, though qualified, does not have money. The Observer notes that although wealth should not be a qualification for a diplomatic post, it would be wise for countries to pay diplomats more. The article concludes by suggesting that even after leaving the presidency, Roosevelt will play a large role in American affairs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-05

German Emperor William II has accepted David Jayne Hill, President Roosevelt’s nominee for the American Embassy in Berlin, thereby ending a recent embarrassing incident involving the posting. Part of the Emperor’s reservation in accepting Hill’s posting in Berlin was due to Hill being less wealthy than Charlemagne Tower, the outgoing American ambassador. The author of the article praises Hill’s qualifications, and agrees with Roosevelt’s insistence “that merit must go before millions,” but notes that in practice this can sometimes result in uncomfortable positions and suggests that states provide their ambassadors with ample means if they are not already independently wealthy in order that they are able to present themselves with the appropriate dignity and gravitas.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-01

President Roosevelt liked Seth Low’s speech. He believes that New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes should be consulted about who he would like to have as delegates at large, and his wishes should be followed as long as he names people of high character.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-06

Frederick William Holls encourages President Roosevelt to write a complimentary letter to Ambassador White upon his retirement. He also believes the situation is ideal for the purchase of land in Panama for an interoceanic canal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-29

Theodore Roosevelt writes to the editor of the Boston Journal William Warland Clapp in response to a letter Horace White wrote to the New York Times. White reported off the record remarks made after James G. Blaine was nominated at the Republican convention in Chicago over the candidate Roosevelt supported, George F. Edmunds. Roosevelt writes that what he said was in a private conversation while feeling bitterly angry about the defeat. He says that White garbled his words and is upset he would choose to publish them.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1884-10-21

Governor Roosevelt apologizes for forgetting to send Frederick William Holls the money that Holls lent him over a month ago. Roosevelt enjoyed seeing Holls and Andrew Dickson White yesterday. He is not sure what course of action to take since Senator Thomas Collier Platt will not entertain the name of Judge Charles Andrews, noting that his position as a vice-presidential candidate may restrict his actions.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-08-10

Governor Roosevelt has been advised by his doctor to rest his throat. Roosevelt would like Frederick William Holls to bring Andrew Dickson White over for lunch. Roosevelt states that he “can not get any real rest,” noting that many people come to visit him.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-07-31

Governor Roosevelt regrets the attitude of Carl Schurz and was surprised that the proposition of Andrew Dickson White as the vice presidential candidate was not better received. He discusses “the Turkish business” and explains the reasons for the exemptions he made for certain tax collectors and appraisers, noting that if Holls would like to write another letter to The Times, he should read the letter from George McAneny, Secretary of the Civil Service Reform Association. Roosevelt expresses his concern for the health of Caroline M. Holls and notes that both he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt enjoyed the evening on the Hills.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-05-25

Acting Secretary of State Adee forwards a letter of resignation from U.S. Ambassador to Germany Andrew Dickson White.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-02

President Roosevelt asks Secretary of State Hay not to speak with Illinois Senator Shelby M. Cullom until Roosevelt has had a chance to discuss the proposed amendments to the Newfoundland Treaty with some senators. The president also encloses a copy of his letter to Andrew Dickson White, “which explains itself.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-13

President Roosevelt is debating changes in European ambassadorships and has heard that the Viennese are opposed to having a Catholic ambassador. Roosevelt asks if this information can be verified.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-15

President Roosevelt tells Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard University, he had been able to stand against Andrew Dickson White but concedes when the President of his alma mater writes, he has to make an exception. While it may be right for the good of the service, Eliot does not know how difficult it is to keep an approximate geographical equality for the service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-18

President Roosevelt explains to William Dudley Foulke that he cannot “be drawn into any discussion” into the situation of Francis Augustus MacNutt. He did not give Ambassador B. Storer or Maria Longworth Storer any information “which was not generally known.” He encloses Mrs. Storer’s letter, which asks for information that would exclude MacNutt from Papal service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-26

President Roosevelt sends Senator Lodge a pair of letters that he thinks Lodge and his wife, Anna Cabot Mills Lodge, may be amused by.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-25

President Roosevelt approves of Andrew Dickson White’s letter, which Richard Watson Gilder shared with him. Roosevelt in turn sends Gilder a letter he wrote to John Ellerton Lodge, who had wanted Roosevelt to meet Maksim Gorky, which shows that Roosevelt has taken the same view of Gorky that Gilder and White have.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-25