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President Roosevelt liked Senator Beveridge’s speech in Galena, but likes the articles Beveridge is writing in response to William Jennings Bryan even more.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-03
President Roosevelt likes Dean Briggs’s book, but he cannot write the book that publisher Roger Livingston Scaife wants at the moment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-13
President Roosevelt thanks Mexican Ambassador to the United States Creel for his letter and the Spanish translations of Roosevelt’s writings on “American Ideals” and “The Strenuous Life.” He is pleased that his works were translated in Spain into Spanish, the language of Cervantes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-15
President Roosevelt would be pleased to meet Professor Justin Harvey Smith. However, Roosevelt wants Smith to feel free to write his book on the Mexican War because Roosevelt does not foresee being able to write on the subject soon. Additionally, he does not believe in collaborative writing, at least for him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-20
President Roosevelt appreciated Senator Beveridge’s review of the session’s work. He praises Beveridge’s writing, especially a humorous touch about Senator William Pinkney Whyte’s resolution. Roosevelt is impressed by Beveridge’s ability to write in addition to doing his other work.
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1907-03-06
President Roosevelt thanks Simon Gratz for sharing the handwritten letter of his ancestor, Isaac Roosevelt.
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1906-04-26
President Roosevelt enjoyed having lunch with Ralph Delahaye Paine and is glad Paine is writing the novel that he described. He sends warm regards to Paine’s wife Katharine, who is about to give birth. He asks Paine to let him know as soon as the baby is born.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-10
President Roosevelt believes that George Shiras has a duty to write about what he has seen and done, and to write a preface that details his family’s record of hunting in the wilderness dating back to his great-grandfather. He reminds Shiras that being able to write and take pictures is worthless unless you leave a permanent record of what you have done.
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1906-03-01
President Roosevelt tells Judge Morrow to congratulate Judge James Ross on having a son “who can both shoot and write.”
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1905-11-16
President Roosevelt “detest[s]…the yellow journalism of the woods,” and identifies author William J. Long as the chief offender. Roosevelt asks Commissioner Macfarland to confirm if Long’s books are being used in Washington, D.C., schools. He urges the Commissioners to seek recommendations for books about the outdoors from credible sources such as John Burroughs and C. Hart Merriam.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-29
Theodore Roosevelt agrees that John Burroughs should not write anything when he feels it is perfunctory to do so. Roosevelt looks forward to seeing Burroughs at the inauguration.
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1905-01-13
President Roosevelt tells Stewart Edward White that he will be named a special inspector for the California Forest Reserve. He then comments on various hunting adventures. Ted Roosevelt went camping with a friend in the Canadian backwoods and killed a moose with a 56-inch horn spread. President Roosevelt was impressed with White’s description of a hunting trip where 105 pigs were killed in two weeks. He would like White to write a “really first class hunting book.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-08
President Roosevelt will read Silas McBee’s article and editorial with interest.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-29
President Roosevelt returns the manuscript to Martha Macomb Flandrau Selmes and states he was unhappy with the ending. He wishes the heroine conducted herself with virtue.
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1904-09-23
President Roosevelt will contact George B. Cortelyou to have the Standard Oil tag put on.
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1904-08-06
John Burroughs encloses a copy of the letter that he sent the Outlook.
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1901-1909
C. Hart Merriam questions whether William J. Long is deliberately preying on the public or whether he has psychological issues. Merriam notes that Long has given several animals “new cunning, new habits, and new physical strength.” He concludes that Long possesses “creative memory.”
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1903
President Roosevelt is impressed with Ray Stannard Baker’s article. Capital and labor howl about each other but never admit their own wrongdoing. Roosevelt believes in corporations and trade unions but when corruption or indifference to the rights of others develops then they must be fought regardless of public sentiment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-21
President Roosevelt cannot accept the Kingston invitation, Congress will soon be in session and then it is campaign season. Roosevelt will be speaking with Lyman Abbott tomorrow about William Long’s article on “animal surgery.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-22
President Roosevelt asks how the article is coming along. He also enjoyed the summer day with John Burroughs and the grapes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-11