Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Creation Date

1911-01-04

Creator(s)

Letter from Lyman Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Lyman Abbott was interested in President Roosevelt’s letter about the attempt to “stir up religious animosity” against president-elect William H. Taft. Abbott had also decided not to dignify the issue by referring it until after the election, when he wanted to write an editorial on it. He had planned on taking a vacation, so he handed the matter over to an associate. He encloses a passage from Woodrow Wilson’s lectures about the Constitution. He discusses when he and his daughter will arrive in Washington, D.C.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1908-11-11

Creator(s)

Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922

The attempt to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt

This episode of the television program You Are There dramatizes the events of October 14, 1912, when John Flammang Schrank attempted to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The program examines some elements of public opinion regarding Roosevelt’s decision to run for a third presidential term, in addition to mentioning several of Roosevelt’s main accomplishments and philosophies. The program was sponsored by the Prudential Life Insurance Company of America, and includes several advertisements for their services.

Collection

Creation Date

1957

Creator(s)

CBS Productions

Theodore Roosevelt dead

The Bismarck Tribune reports on the death of Theodore Roosevelt at his home in Oyster Bay, New York, early on the morning of January 6, 1919. His secretary Josephine M. Stricker, who reported it to the press, received the news from Roosevelt’s wife Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. It is believed that Roosevelt passed away painlessly, and that his death was due to inflammatory rheumatism. News of Roosevelt’s death quickly drew a large number of telegrams expressing condolence and sympathy, and both houses of Congress adjourned out of respect for Roosevelt. Following this article, The Bismarck Tribune also presents a brief biography of Roosevelt’s life and political achievements. Apart from news of Roosevelt’s death, the paper also has several articles related to North Dakota politics, a brief mention of troop movements occurring in Europe, and a comment on the success of a recent Liberty Loan drive for the Ninth federal reserve district.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

1919-01-06

Creator(s)

Interesting contribution to history

A private letter from Henry Loomis Nelson to George Brinton McClellan Harvey, appearing in Harper’s Weekly, recounts the misunderstanding between former president Grover Cleveland and President Roosevelt regarding Cleveland’s involvement with the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission.

Collection

Creation Date

1907-08

Creator(s)

America’s trade

Andrew Carnegie responds to a recent newspaper story in which George Brinton McClellan Harvey claims that President Roosevelt is extremely popular in Europe because he has “dealt a staggering blow” to American business interests abroad and to financial markets, capital investments, and the railroads at home. Carnegie disagrees with Harvey, saying European investment in the United States has never been higher, and American prosperity has flourished under Roosevelt’s time in office.

Collection

Creation Date

1907-06-29

Creator(s)

Massachusetts Historical Society

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George von Lengerke Meyer

Theodore Roosevelt tells George von Lengerke Meyer he is not sure there is anything to be done to make things better in politics. Roosevelt believes Republican leaders “stole the nomination” in Chicago, Illinois, and that such action “creates a train of evil consequences so extensive that it is almost impossible by any single act afterwards to undo the evil.” It was extraordinary to see men such as Bishop William Lawrence and President A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard University “explicitly or implicitly, endorse the lowest forms of political immorality.” Roosevelt compares the Progressive platform to that of Abraham Lincoln and the early Republicans, and accuses the men who object to these principles of being the “spiritual heirs of the Cotton Whigs.” He believes that what happened in Chicago makes it likely that Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic Party will win the fall presidential election. When Roosevelt returns, he would like for Meyer and Frank B. Kellogg to visit him.

Collection

Creation Date

1913-10-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

National bird reservations: executive orders

A collection of executive orders chronicling the establishment of a variety of bird sanctuaries and nature preserves across the United States.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Bust the trusts

Sheet music for “Bust the Trusts,” a campaign song for Governor Wilson’s 1912 presidential campaign. The cover features a photograph of Wilson flanked by American flags.

Collection

Creation Date

1912

Creator(s)

Liggy, Licco I.; Miller, F. J.

Wilson has a winnin’ way and a gosh darn way of winnin’

This song celebrates the accomplishments of President Woodrow Wilson over those of Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft. The illustration on the front cover shows a battered moose in the stable next to a donkey. Uncle Sam looks favorably upon the donkey.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1916

Creator(s)

Foster, C. R.; Foster, I. A.

Re-Born American spirit

Sheet music for “The Re-Born American Spirit,” which celebrates the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the new “American Spirit” which resulted. The cover features a large illustration of Roosevelt and smaller illustrations of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1933

Creator(s)

Jackson, E. M.; Newton, John W.

Presidents on parade

Sheet music for “Presidents on Parade,” a patriotic song with lyrics that mention all presidents from George Washington to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1933

Creator(s)

Fisher, Fred, 1875-1942; Unger, Stella

Bull moose

“Bull Moose” celebrates the transition after the 1912 election and looks forward to President Wilson’s term.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1913

Creator(s)

Brockett, Helen A.; Brooks, Vivian

Andy Gump

Sheet music for “Andy Gump,” a novelty song from 1923 featuring the cartoon art of Sidney Smith. The song casts Gump as one of the greatest, but often forgotten, men in America. The song lists a number of well-known Americans, including Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1923

Creator(s)

Dixon, Harold

For the honor of Uncle Sam

Sheet music for “For the Honor of Uncle Sam,” featuring a drawing of Theodore Roosevelt shaking hands with President Wilson in the presence of Uncle Sam. Below the main figures is a badge with a young soldier gesturing to a sitting, older man. Roosevelt was a proponent of American intervention in World War I and was a persistent critic of Wilson’s inaction. The lyrics are patriotic in nature and have nothing to do with Roosevelt or Wilson.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1917

Creator(s)

Dillon, James A.

America their alma mater, democracy their goal

Black and white postcard featuring the heads of eleven United States presidents superimposed on to the bodies of football players. From left to right pictured are: Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Woodrow Wilson, William McKinley, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In the background is the United States Capitol.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1933-1943

Creator(s)

Hilborn Novelty Adv., New York

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Leonard Wood

John Campbell Greenway encloses a letter he wrote to John Appleton Stewart which explains Greenway’s position on Wood’s candidacy for president of the United States. Greenway comments on the excitement at the border after Pancho Villa’s attack. The reports of a putative expedition against Villa are “refreshing news.”

Collection

Creation Date

1916-03-12

Creator(s)

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Leonard Wood

John Campbell Greenway expects the Republican State Convention of Arizona and its delegates to be friendly towards General Wood. Greenway asks whether he can have Wood’s assurance, if he is elected, to safeguard American life and property in Mexico.

Collection

Creation Date

1920-02-23

Creator(s)

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Leonard Wood

John Campbell Greenway regards Senator Warren G. Harding, the Republican presidential candidate, as the candidate of a “little group,” and Greenway will not support the Republican ticket. Harding is offensive to progressives and will be controlled from behind the scenes. Greenway and the Arizona delegation did their best to support General Wood at the convention. He expects that Harding will be elected as a result of resentment against the Wilson administration. Greenway believes Governor Cox, the Democratic candidate, is a “man of decisive character” and a better candidate.

Collection

Creation Date

1920-09-16

Creator(s)

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt

John Campbell Greenway welcomes Theodore Roosevelt back home and hopes to hear about his South American trip. Greenway continues to be disappointed in how the government is handling the situation in Mexico. He would like to see the United States intervene strongly in Mexico. The Progressive Party in Arizona has refused to return to the Republican Party. Greenway suggests that public sentiment will once again force Roosevelt to run for president as the Progressive, and maybe the Republican, candidate.

Collection

Creation Date

1914-05-21

Creator(s)