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On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary explains to Edward W. Cronin that Roosevelt is not able to speak in support of a single person, to secure a position or promotion. Roosevelt has not done so since he left the White House.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-19
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary declines Mrs. J. S. McBlain’s request for an employment reference, as he receives many similar requests. In the interest of fairness, he is unable to help McBlain.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-30
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary informs Sina Blanche Kibler Freed that Roosevelt is unable to assist with a job promotion, as he is no longer president and receives many similar requests.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-02-02
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary informs John H. Gabrielle that he is unable to help with his situation, though he extends his sympathies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-31
Photocopy of a photograph of Quentin Roosevelt and Archibald “Archie” B. Roosevelt–incorrectly identified– with the White House police. A quote by Alice Roosevelt Longworth about the White House Secret Service is included below the photograph.
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Political cartoon postcard featuring Theodore Roosevelt emerging from the tall grass with a gun labeled “1912”. President William H. Taft attempts to give Roosevelt a baby labeled “Roosevelt Policies,” stating, “You’re just in time, take back your kid ouch!” as the baby pulls his hair. The White House is in the background.
1910-1912
Postcard to Jacques D. Hegeman requesting coffee to be sent to First Lady Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt at the White House.
1901
Postcard showing the East Room in the White House in Washington, D.C. Three chandeliers hang from the ceiling, and a piano is in the back right corner of the room. The room is empty in the middle, with benches and other decorations placed along the walls.
1905
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Postcard showing the north entrance of the White House.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The first view we have in the beautiful city of Washington is the north entrance to the White House, the home of our president. The white house was designed by James Hoban while George Washington selected the sight and lived to see the building completed. The corner stone was laid Oct. 13th 1792 and John Adams was the first president to live in the White House.”
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that traces the TRA back to the days following the death of Theodore Roosevelt in January 1919. The present day TRA came into being in 1956 following the merger of three Roosevelt memorial organizations. The history notes the TRA’s work in securing historic sites related to the life of Roosevelt, such as his birthplace and home, and the acquisition of additional sites to serve as memorials. It also looks at efforts to preserve historic documents about Roosevelt, and it notes the work of the TRA’s public speaking contests and police awards.
The second page of the article features two photographs from the TRA’s meeting at the White House with President Ronald Reagan on October 27, 1982.
The front and back covers of this issue feature the designs chosen by the United States Mint for a gold coin depicting Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. The front cover shows the obverse side of the coin with a profile of Roosevelt while the back cover features the reverse image which highlights the restoration of the White House in 1902.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2013
Michael F. Moran describes the process of choosing designs for a gold coin of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to be issued by the United States Mint. Moran details his selection for the relevant committee, and he notes how he brought his expertise on coins and the Roosevelts to bear on his work. Moran describes the many steps and approvals needed over the course of two years to agree on a design and designers, and he notes that he used Sylvia Jukes Morris’s biography of Roosevelt as a reference to guide his and the committee’s work. In the end, the committee chose an obverse design that was based on Theodore Roosevelt’s favorite photograph of his wife, and the reverse image highlights the restoration of the White House undertaken in 1902.
In addition to photographs of Moran and Edith Roosevelt, illustrations of the proposed and winning designs for both sides of the coin and bronze medal accompany the essay. A text box contains information on how to order the coin.
Gregory A. Wynn describes the set of china ordered by Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for the White House during President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration. Wynn traces the history of White House china, and he highlights the selection of Wedgwood china from England as the supplier for the Roosevelt White House. Wynn writes that Edith Roosevelt ordered all of the chipped and broken pieces be destroyed rather than sold at the end of her husband’s term. The Roosevelt china, the first to employ the seal of the United States, was kept and used during President William Howard Taft’s administration.
Four photographs of examples of the china from Wynn’s collection supplement the article. A text box with the mission statement of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appears at the end of the column.
Tweed Roosevelt recounts his role, beginning in the fall of 1998, to secure the Medal of Honor for Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt admits that he was initially skeptical about the effort, but he decided to volunteer and became a lobbyist to secure passage of the necessary enabling legislation. Roosevelt highlights the various members of the House and Senate who helped secure the bill’s passage, highlighting the roles of Congressmen Rick A. Lazio, Paul F. McHale, Steven E. Buyer, and especially, Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota. He also notes how the bill’s passage was threatened by the impeachment proceedings swirling around President Bill Clinton. Roosevelt describes several White House visits, including meetings with Clinton and President George W. Bush.
Twelve photographs appear in the article, nine of which include Tweed Roosevelt, and three each featuring Clinton and Bush. A Frederic Remington painting, a letter, and two documents related to the conferral of the Medal of Honor also accompany the article.
The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) announces that it will have presentations by three White House historians as part of its 86th annual meeting in Washington, D.C. in October 2005.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2005
Seven books receive scrutiny in the “Reviews” section, including two biographies of Theodore Roosevelt, specialized studies of the White House and Memorial Day, a collection of Roosevelt’s writings, a look at the Rough Riders of Arizona, and a study of turn of the twentieth-century American foreign policy. John A. Gable notes that Stacy A. Cordery’s biography of Roosevelt serves as a comprehensive historiographical study as it draws on thirty years of Roosevelt scholarship in its quotes and analysis. Gable also offers thoughts on Kathleen Dalton’s biography of Roosevelt, and he provides excerpts from five other reviews of the work that highlight Dalton’s coverage of the role of women in Roosevelt’s life and that affirm Roosevelt as a moderate radical. Of Brian Thomsen’s collection of Roosevelt’s writings, The Man in the Arena, Gable says: “there is no reason to buy this book.”
Gable also reviews Marty F. Feess’s Theodore Roosevelt’s Arizona Boys which examines the life of the Arizona Rough Riders after the Spanish-American War and the many actions taken by their Colonel to help them succeed in their post-war lives. Henry J. Hendrix faults Warren Zimmermann’s First Great Triumph for injecting present day views into his analysis of the makers of foreign policy in Roosevelt’s presidency. Hendrix also examines A History of Memorial Day which traces the transformation of the holiday from a solemn occasion to a day of recreation. Jeremy M. Murphy highlights Gable’s chapter on the Roosevelts in his review of The White House: Actors and Observers, and he also notes the work’s use of the photographs of Frances Benjamin Johnston.
Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association John A. Gable appears in a photograph with President George W. Bush and his wife First Lady Laura Welch Bush at the White House.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2002-11-13
A compilation of newsreel clips regarding the 1932 U.S. presidential election. President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover receive Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt at a White House garden party, where a crowd is gathered. Herbert Hoover is seen speaking on a radio program. Governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt sits and speaks with Speaker of the House John Nance Garner.
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
1932-08-01