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Amount of Letters Theodore Roosevelt Wrote over hundreds of letters, far too
many to go through each one Even still TR does not have a presidential library, but his personal
and presidential papers are scattered in libraries and other places Many of the letters have not been preserved or recorded, there
are only a few letters written back to him by political figures
Hunting Trips
To let his children know he was constantly thinking about them
Treasures he found exploring/his travels
Deaths of friends/family
His presidential endeavors
Letters to his ChildrenTR constantly wrote letters to his children because he
could not always see him with his traveling/work He made sure they knew how much he cared about
each of them He also made sure to keep them up to date with his
work/traveling/hunting
Spoke to them about missing them, and being homesick
Seems like he was a wonderful father, and loved/missed his children constantly
Also Gave them Life advice throughout the letters, spoke about what was happening in their lives and guided them
Letter to President Garfield’s Grandson
He wrote a letter to President Garfield’s grandson, James (who he called Jimmikins)
Talked about Christmas in the Whitehouse and what his family did/presents received for the children
Spoke about his Grandfather
Basically kept him up to date with the entire day and how they spent Christmas
BooksWrote Tons of Books
The Naval War of 1812
Theodore Roosevelt an Autobiography
The Great Adventure
The Man In The Arena
Good Hunting
Hunting The Grisly and Other Sketches
Wrote many more books, and also there is a book The Letters of Theodore Roosevelt by H.W. Brands
Knowledge of HistoryTR was a very smart individual
Wrote many history books/studied history constantlyTopics ranging from Dante to ancient Irish Sagas to
military warfare
Constantly putting out books/commentaries on different topics
Hunting NovelsTR wrote constantly during his expeditions
He tracked his daily moves by writing them down
Constantly talked about what he was doing both in letters to his children, and in the novels he created while on his hunting trips
Has writings about his time in the Brazilian Amazon
His OpinionTR was known to be very
aggressive
He wrote many letters to President Wilson talking about how he was not aggressive enough/needed to get the Military ready for war
He wrote a letter to Wilson asking for permission to lead another Rough Riders type of army in the war Wilson Declined
Letters to TRThere are many letters in the Theodore
Roosevelt center (online website) that were written to TR in regards to politics from different political figuresMost were requests by TR for something political,
like fund raising to Employment and then there are some that are personal like congratulatory and history thoughts
A lot of the letters were others congratulating TR on his succession to the Presidency
The LettersMost of TR’s letters that have been
documented were to his children
The letters were pretty much to keep up with each others lives and keep everyone updated about what was going on
I believe there are a lot of letters that just weren't preserved or recorded
We see he was a brilliant writer from all of the books he authored and how his writings are extremely diverse
Just an Interesting
Fact
I found this fact while doing research and I thought it was cool and uniqueTR was
actually blind in his left eye due to an injury in a boxing match (he boxed when he was a young boy)
Works Cited Bartleby. "Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Bartleby.com." Theodore
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Dickison State University. "Recently Added Records." TR Center. Dickison State University, n.d. Web. 22 July 2015.
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Kurchak, Sarah. "The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt's Mixed Martial Arts | FIGHTLAND." Fightland. Vice Media Inc., 2 Mar. 2015. Web. 22 July 2015.
Library of Congress. "TR Writes to His Son (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress." TR Writes to His Son (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 22 July 2015.
“Miller Center.” American President: Theodore Roosevelt: Impact and Legacy. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, n.d. Web. 25 June 2015.
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