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William Allen White has heard that Representative Victor Murdock’s bill regarding mail rates will fail, and would like President Roosevelt to assist Murdock if he can, as the postal service is in great need of reform. White would visit Roosevelt himself, but his wife Sallie Moss Lindsay White is ill.
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1907-02-16
Theodore Roosevelt sends William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Gazette, two articles from the New York Times that he says represent the opinions of President Woodrow Wilson’s friends towards William Barnes. Barnes is a leading member of the Republican National Committee and editor of the Albany Journal. Roosevelt notes that the New York Times and Wall Street generally support Wilson, and that many Democrats support Barnes while many Republicans do not. Roosevelt notes that no thinking man can consider Barnes honest after Roosevelt successfully defended himself against Barnes’s libel suit. Roosevelt wishes well to White’s wife Sallie Moss Lindsay White, who helps White run the newspaper.
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1915-08-26
Theodore Roosevelt apologizes for helping to secure Albert J. Beveridge for New York on a certain night. Roosevelt was pleased to see William Allen White in Chicago and is enjoying the bison plaque he received for Christmas.
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1912-12-24
President Roosevelt writes William Allen White, “Bully for you! I call that letter much more than an offset for the editorial.” He sends his regards to Sallie Moss Lindsay White.
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1908-10-13
President Roosevelt values William Allen White’s friendship greatly, and he will give Ambassador J. J. Jusserand the book immediately. He hopes White and his wife, Sallie Moss Lindsay White, can come visit, perhaps for the Army and Navy Reception.
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1907-12-23
President Roosevelt thanks William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Gazette, for the “A-1 article” and wishes it could be “circulated as a tract.”
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1906-10-11
President Roosevelt liked William Allen White’s recent article in the Saturday Evening Post because White stated so clearly the “fundamental fact of the election.” Roosevelt hopes he will be able to accomplish what the people wish and has aimed for a “square deal” for all. Although Roosevelt and White have not always agreed, the president thinks they stand for the same thing “down at bottom.”
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1904-12-02
William Allen White reviews the recent election in Kansas. Although the Progressives were not successful in Kansas, White is continuing to organize the party and looks forward to success in 1914. He is also working towards the completion of a novel.
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1912-11-14
William Allen White is continuing the organization of the party in Kansas. He agrees that George W. Perkins has done good work for the party and should remain in a leadership position. White does not believe that Woodrow Wilson can succeed as president and his failure will damage the Democrats to a degree that will provide great opportunities for the Progressives in 1914 and 1916.
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1912-11-25
William Allen White reviews his travel arrangements and hopes to see Theodore Roosevelt while he is in New York. White believes that the country’s sentiment is in favor of Roosevelt but is unsure if political institutions can register this sentiment, particularly the convention system.
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1912-02-02
William Allen White encloses an article he wrote for the Atlantic Monthly and has marked the passages for President Roosevelt to especially consider. White also reports to Roosevelt that they are using Robert M. La Follette for a few speeches in Kansas, as he is capable of challenging the railroad influence in politics. White also notes that he enjoyed Roosevelt’s Harrisburg speech. In a handwritten note, White informs Roosevelt that he and his wife Sallie Moss Lindsay White had to stay in New York for two weeks after Sallie White became sick with appendicitis.
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1906-10-08
William Allen White writes to President Roosevelt and argues that if Cyrus Leland cannot convince the average American that the charges against him are false then he should not be appointed. In a postscript, White clarifies that Leland is a “clean man” and good citizen that has the support of White and his wife, Sallie White.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-14