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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 to Samuel McChord Crothers

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08321 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: 3 January 1912 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

"We must get the Republican Party on the side of the progressives, and on the other hand we must keep the progressives sane....." Written on "The Outlook" letterhead.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Crothers, Samuel McChord, 1857-1927

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