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George B. Starkweather informs Theodore Roosevelt he has had a lifelong interest in aviation, but is unhappy with the progress the field and other aviators, like Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, have made. Starkweather and his aviation ideas have been met with resistance, and is hoping Roosevelt will be able to give him advice on what to do next.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-24
While participating in the Missouri State Republican Party’s campaign on October 11, 1910, Theodore Roosevelt is invited to fly in a biplane with Archibald Hoxsey as pilot. Accompanied by Herbert S. Hadley, Governor of Missouri, and two men who appear to be Henry W. Kiel, Mayor of St. Louis, and Sheriff Louis Nolte, Roosevelt arrives in a motorcade at Kinloch Aviation Field. A man, who appears to be Hoxsey, inspects the plane. Medium shot of Roosevelt as he enters the passenger seat of the biplane; long shot of plane flying. Roosevelt alights from the plane, joins the waiting crowd, enters an automobile, and drives away in a motorcade. Roosevelt was the first president to experience flight.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1910
A painting of the flight of Orville Wright in Fort Myer, Virginia, on July 28, 1909. The painting was created from sketches made on the spot by Charles A. Gray. The tents on the left were for President William H. Taft and his cabinet.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1909
In the context of President Jimmy Carter’s work negotiating a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, William C. Sexton reviews President Theodore Roosevelt’s mediation of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 and argues that Roosevelt’s actions set the table for future presidents to act as peacemakers. He looks at Roosevelt’s actions during the negotiations, reviews some of his administration’s other accomplishments, and says that advances in technology like those pioneered by the Wright brothers added to America’s power and prestige.
A listing of the Officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association is found on the second page of this article.