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President Roosevelt wishes he could have seen the Olympic meeting of Cuba and has sent General Thomas Henry Barry’s photographs to Caspar Whitney. He enjoyed reading Colonel Millard F. Waltz’s general orders.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-12
Theodore Roosevelt hopes that he can appoint Aaron Johns as Justice of the Peace. Roosevelt is fine with any title John Burroughs selects for the book. Roosevelt is glad that Burroughs liked his final word on the “nature faker” controversy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-03
President Roosevelt sends Ernest Hamlin Abbott, and the Abbott family as a whole, an advanced copy of Caspar Whitney’s upcoming article on nature-fakers for The Outing. Roosevelt wants the family to review it, so they understand “not to lend the weight of names . . . to help a noxious impostor.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-23
President Roosevelt informs George Shiras that he has quoted a few lines of Shiras’s letter in his article against the “nature fakers” for Everybody’s.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-23
President Roosevelt comments on the latest episode in the “nature fakers controversy” and asks George Shiras to write an article on it. He invites Shiras to spend a night at Sagamore Hill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-22
President Roosevelt wishes that he could do as Ernest McGaffey requests, but he cannot write introductions to books because he gets too many requests to do so. He asks McGaffey if there is anything else he can do to help.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-03
Richard Harding Davis offers his thoughts on the most important elements to bring along while hiking or marching long distances, backed up by his experiences as a war correspondent.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary asks Judge Hotchkiss to meet with Caspar Whitney to see what Whitney can do to help Roosevelt and the Progressive Party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-09-04
Letter of introduction for Caspar Whitney.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-28
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary discusses a fund transaction with F. E. Edmonston.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-08
Although President Roosevelt now understands why Theodore Andrea Cook wrote him, he does not wish to become involved in the controversy between the United States and Great Britain regarding the London Olympics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-17
President Roosevelt contacts Robert Bridges regarding the articles he plans to write on his upcoming African safari. Roosevelt asks if Charles Scribner’s Sons would pay him $50,000 for all serial rights of his African trip and 20% on the book. He has been receiving offers from other magazines, but would prefer to deal with Scribner’s if they can offer the deal he mentioned, even though he has been offered more money elsewhere. If the difference is extreme, however, Roosevelt may have to instead sell his articles to McClure’s or Collier’s.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-02
President Roosevelt is not sure what to do about Caspar Whitney’s personal letter to Baron Desborough. Desborough believes that Whitney is speaking on behalf of the American government, even though Whitney has not implied that he speaks for the government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-29
President Roosevelt’s friend, avid explorer Caspar Whitney, would like to join a French military caravan on a journey across the Sahara Desert. Roosevelt hopes Ambassador to France Henry White will be able to secure this for him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-07
President Roosevelt enjoyed reading George Shiras’s article but has not been able to arrange for its publication. Caspar Whitney may publish part of Shiras’s letter in Outing magazine. Roosevelt also asks Shiras to write a statement regarding William J. Long for inclusion in a piece Roosevelt is preparing for Everybody’s Magazine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-11
Theodore Roosevelt is delighted with John Burroughs’ article, but thinks Burroughs overstates Roosevelt’s own powers of observations. Roosevelt made two or three corrections to the article. He also believes that there is no purpose in further alluding to William J. Long and the “nature faker” controversy. Roosevelt asks Burroughs if he saw an article in the American Magazine where Whitman made a friendly allusion to Roosevelt’s ranch sketches in 1888.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-29
President Roosevelt declines Richard Tjader’s request to write a preface for his book. Roosevelt says that in the last few weeks, he has refused many similar requests.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-28
President Roosevelt explains to Reverend James O’Brien that although he approves of his educational ideals and thinks O’Brien’s choice of poems is “excellent,” he cannot write a preface for his collection as he would be inundated with such requests.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-11
President Roosevelt sympathizes with Charles Stedman Hanks, and gives examples where illustrations of animals in books did not match the animals described in the text. Roosevelt remarks that, regarding the “Tillman incident,” he must meet with many people, and it is impossible for him to prevent some number of them from lying about him. Roosevelt feels that the railroad rate bill is in a good place, but is wary of what may happen to it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-18
President Roosevelt introduces Caspar Whitney, who is making a trip to South America, to the diplomatic, consular, and other representatives of the United States and asks for them to assist Whitney.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-02