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President Roosevelt would like Charles Follen McKim and his architectural firm of McKim, Mead, & White to fix the chimney in the White House’s dining room, which cannot be lit due to excessive smoke.
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1903-04-25
President Roosevelt is pleased with Helen Keller’s book, and he will always remember her call at the White House.
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1903-03-19
President Roosevelt would like to know when the picture is being sent to the White House and does not want any photographs published until after Colliers publishes their pictures.
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1903-03-12
On behalf of the nation, President Roosevelt accepts the piano to be placed in the White House.
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1903-03-02
William Loeb encloses a letter from President Roosevelt to Steinway & Sons accepting the new White House piano. Loeb insists that the letter not be made public or used for advertising.
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1903-03-02
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, William Loeb confirms receipt of Adolph Von Haake’s letter and is pleased to issue an invitation to Von Haake and his wife, Alice Maud Von Haake to the Musicale on February 24, 1903.
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1903-02-18
William Wingate Sewall and his family are visiting and they have two boys near Ted’s age. Roosevelt compares the boys’ skills as outdoors men with their fathers. Roosevelt’s primary difficulty is the Venezuelan crisis and Germany’s “impossible stand.”
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1903-02-09
George B. Cortelyou apologizes, but he is unable to meet Mary Caroline Merchant’s wishes as the list of persons to be invited to be the upcoming Musicales at the White House is too large to add any further guests to it.
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1903-02-11
President Roosevelt offers John Singer Sargent a room at the White House while he paints the portrait.
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1903-01-29
President Roosevelt hopes to see Mrs. Sheffield at the reception and invites James R. Sheffield and his wife to dinner after the reception.
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1903-02-01
President Roosevelt pays “no heed to such stories” and would like John Milliken Parker and his wife to dine at the White House while they are in Washington, D.C.
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1903-02-03
John Singer Sargent’s room will be ready on the 10th and then they can decide where to paint.
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1903-02-03
President Roosevelt was pleased to see Helen Miller Gould and invites her to another musical.
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1903-01-20
President Roosevelt requests Governor Odell’s advice at his convenience and hopes to see the Odells at the Congressional reception.
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1902-12-29
President Roosevelt has received the mounted deer heads, and the buck, which has first class antlers. They will be hung in the State Dining Room of the White House.
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1902-12-31
President Roosevelt invites Perry S. Heath and his wife to dinner and the Diplomatic reception at the White House.
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1902-12-19
President Roosevelt has heard from Nevada N. Stranahan to his satisfaction and would like Governor Odell to stay at the White House while in Washington, D.C.
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1902-12-22
President Roosevelt thanks Woodrow Wilson for his address that appeared in the Atlantic Monthly and would like to have him stay at the White House sometime this winter.
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1902-12-06
President Roosevelt is pleased to hear of the recovery of Dr. Butler’s wife and invites them to the White House.
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1902-12-09
President Roosevelt congratulates Finley Peter Dunne on his marriage and invites the newlyweds to the White House.
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1902-12-10