Who is master?
President Roosevelt and a railroad man wrestle on a mattress as Uncle Sam watches.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-02-08
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt thinks Kermit Roosevelt has been spending too much time counting down the days until his return and that is why his marks are not where he wants them to be. Roosevelt visited Philadelphia to make a speech at the University of Pennsylvania and had lunch with the Philadelphia City Troop. Roosevelt also talks about boxing with Grant and wrestling and doing jiujitsu with Professor Yamashita.
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Creation Date
1905-02-24
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt reports he sent a letter to the Rector. Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt have been riding the horses. He has also been boxing with Ted and a wrestler named Grant. Ted and Hoover went to see Grant box. The new dog Jack is as devoted as the old dog Jack.
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Creation Date
1905-01-19
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt provides an update on the horses’ health. He talks of wrestling with Japanese wrestlers three times a week.
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Creation Date
1904-03-05
President Roosevelt is taking wrestling lessons
Theodore Roosevelt is shown beating a man labeled “1904” in a wrestling match as Mark Hanna looks on nervously. Cartoon is regarding the 1904 President Election.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-26
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip Battell Stewart
Although President Roosevelt appreciates Philip Battell Stewart’s praise and optimism about his son Ted’s future football career, Roosevelt believes that he is “not good enough to be of the slightest account” to make the varsity team at Harvard. However, he agrees that Ted showed good spirit in the game.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-23
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt updates Kermit Roosevelt on various happenings in the family. The president tells Kermit he is “reluctantly” realizing that boxing and wrestling are “too violent” for him as sports. Roosevelt is just glad he was elected president, whether or not his physical fitness is declining.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-11
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Wood
President Roosevelt is interested in what General Wood is doing with the Moros. Roosevelt had a challenging time getting Albert Leopold Mills confirmed and must pay more attention to seniority with his next brigadier general appointment. Roosevelt is also bracing himself for negative press coverage during the election. Roosevelt has tried to keep fit by doing Japanese wrestling over the winter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-06-04
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt is glad he has been practicing “Japanese wrestling” but he will not try it again until he is less busy. He feels like a “stewed owl” in the afternoons after working all day, and describes his various injuries and bruises. Roosevelt hopes that Congress will only stay in session another two weeks as things have been going well and he does not want anything to go wrong. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is on her way to Groton School to see Ted and Kermit Roosevelt since they have mumps.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-09
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stewart Edward White
Theodore Roosevelt will have Gifford Pinchot meet with Stewart Edward White to go over the matter. Roosevelt also describes White’s itinerary for his time in Washington, D.C. The plans include a horseback ride and exercise with Japanese wrestlers.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-28
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt quotes a letter from Leigh Hunt that was sent to Nicholas Murray Butler. Hunt wrote at the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War that Russia would struggle and that Japan would “whip” them. Roosevelt is impressed with the accuracy of Hunt’s prophecy. Since the horses have been laid up, Roosevelt has been exercising with two Japanese wrestlers.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-05
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt will be returning to school tomorrow. A fencing master met with President Roosevelt and General Wood to offer advice in their “broad sword exercise.” He reiterates his warning to Theodore Roosevelt that he should not box or wrestle out of his class.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-03-06
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt is sorry to hear about Ted Roosevelt’s tonsillitis. Roosevelt has been spending time with Major William Austin Wadsworth and his famous horse, Black Friar. Finally, President Roosevelt advises Roosevelt not to wrestle or box out of his class.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-02-15
Steinstossen and Ringen postcards
Three postcards featuring images of steinstossen, a type of stone throwing, and ringen, wrestling. The information on the back of the postcards is in both French and German.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901
Chronology January 1871 to December 1878
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1871 to December 1878. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s trip to Europe and Egypt, Roosevelt’s entrance to Harvard, the death of Theodore “Thee” Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s trip to Maine, and Roosevelt meeting Alice Hathaway Lee.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association
Creation Date
1985
Washington item: Mr. Roosevelt is taking wrestling lessons from a Japanese instructor
This cartoon illustrates President Roosevelt’s routine of wrestling with a Japanese instructor through a variety of vignettes. A man is told to return to meet with Roosevelt and waits for “one hour of refreshments” as Roosevelt wrestles. In the last vignette, Roosevelt wrestles the man. Caption: “He will now be able to wrestle with the questions of the day more effectively.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-26
Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot regrets missing wrestling yesterday but has found it the “greatest kind of fun.” He encloses a check for his share of the “little samurai sword.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-28
Who is master?
Theodore Roosevelt wrestles another figure with the head of a steam locomotive and feet of iron girders while Uncle Sam looks on. Refers to Roosevelt’s struggles against large trusts, and specifically against the railroad trusts.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1905-02-08
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
Governor Roosevelt has been busy with “parochial politics” and is in a fight over the “Payn business.” He believes that Louis F. Payn “is a crook, pure and simple.” Roosevelt has been wrestling for exercise but his various injuries have him considering a switch to boxing.
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Creation Date
1900-01-22
Diary of Theodore Roosevelt from January 7 to December 27, 1877
Theodore Roosevelt’s diary for the year 1877, age 18-19. He records events at Harvard, including wrestling matches, and hunting at Oyster Bay. Also includes two end of year lists: “Game log” and “Collections for year.”
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Creation Date
1877