The average American probably would not turn off American Idol for ANY book -- and that includes this author. On the other hand, my niece is already working...
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Keith Simon
simonatl
Dec 15, 2008 2:11 pm
Well some great recent films have been on totally obsure topics like that new Australia film. I suspect few Americans ever even heard of Darwin, Australia...
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Patrick J. Healy
patrickjheal...
Dec 15, 2008 3:02 pm
This post raises, albeit in a backhanded manner, one of the most lamentable aspects of TRs life. Despite mountains of evidence to the contrary, he remains THE...
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Linda E. Milano
cearthcrone721
Dec 15, 2008 4:55 pm
TR was actually planning on running again in 1920. He spent the last day of his life going through paperwork to make sure everything was in order and there...
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Larry Bodine
ace00001
Dec 15, 2008 6:55 pm
TR also had a photographic memory. He could recall everything he read, even if it was a decade earlier. Larry Bodine, Esq. Charter Member, Board of Directors ...
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Linda E. Milano
cearthcrone721
Dec 15, 2008 6:55 pm
TR came home from his 1910 tour through Europe saying that there was going to be a war and that the US would be drawn into it, preaching readiness at that...
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Linda E. Milano
cearthcrone721
Dec 15, 2008 6:56 pm
That election was the first time that primaries were ever held - and TR won them. However, the Republican powers-that-were set aside the primary results and...
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Patrick Healy
patrickjheal...
Dec 16, 2008 12:34 am
I do not agree that TR could have prevented World War One. The US Navy he would have inherited was only fourth largest and only about half as strong as...
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Patrick Healy
patrickjheal...
Dec 16, 2008 12:34 am
My book gives TR the 10,000 votes he needed to take two more primaries which would have put him over the top. The results of removing this pawn from the...
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Linda E. Milano
cearthcrone721
Dec 16, 2008 7:09 am
That would have just meant that there were two more primaries that would have been set aside... Linda ... From: Patrick Healy To: tr-m@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Linda E. Milano
cearthcrone721
Dec 16, 2008 7:10 am
You're thinking military options - I'm talking diplomatic. Even in 1910 TR saw it coming. Also, many of the issues that set off Germany in the 1930's and...
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Patrick J. Healy
patrickjheal...
Dec 16, 2008 12:40 pm
Please do not misunderstand, as I pointed out, the history of BOTH conflicts and indeed the entire period WOULD have been very different. I was only pointing...
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Patrick J. Healy
patrickjheal...
Dec 16, 2008 12:52 pm
That was what I thought at first.....but when I delved into the details of the convention and examined some of the key procedural votes, I found out that in...
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Linda E. Milano
cearthcrone721
Dec 17, 2008 12:11 am
You missed the point - the Republican hierarchy would not have given him the nomination, no matter what. A better scenario would have been for him to win on...
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Keith Simon
simonatl
Jan 7, 2009 7:12 pm
[NYT Front Page] <http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0106.html> On Jan. 6, 1919, the 26th president of the United States, Theodore ...
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Keith Simon
simonatl
Jan 9, 2009 4:59 am
John Morton Blum - On TR's personal experience combined with his study of History influenced his opinion on "those fit to govern." From the Preface and...
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Patrick J. Healy
patrickjheal...
Jan 9, 2009 12:51 pm
Unhappily, faced with this standard, most contemporary leaders would flunk. Working on my book, which delves fairly deeply into the character not only of TR...
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Keith Simon
simonatl
Jan 9, 2009 10:36 pm
All - Here are 2 small books on TR that come highly recomended and if people ask you for a "little book," these 2 books go a long way. I've included both...
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Cam Lynn
nylnmac
Jan 10, 2009 7:21 pm
Keith and All, Like many others, Blum seeks to analyze Theodore Roosevelt, though his conclusions do seem pretty perceptive. There is certainly a lot of ...
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Keith Simon
simonatl
Jan 14, 2009 5:03 am
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was a friend and admirer of Theodore Roosevelt for many years. Roosevelt's frequent advocate in Congress. It was Lodge who helped...
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John Willson
jjwills39
Jan 19, 2009 2:56 am
Thanks to Keith Simon for providing access to the New York Times announcement of the death of Theodore Roosevelt in 1919. The feature article mentions that one...
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Rogina L. Jeffries
roginajeffries
Jan 19, 2009 3:13 pm
You can also find the obit on the TRA website, www.theodoreroosevelt.org. Follow the biography and click on end of his life link near the bottom. It will take...
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John Willson
jjwills39
Jan 19, 2009 5:24 pm
In my recent note, I failed to mention that after TR consented to write the editorial about the League of Nations he expected to follow this editorial with, as...
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Chip Bishop
chiponthecape
Jan 20, 2009 3:29 am
I am currently at work on a new book, "My dear Bishop - The Remarkable Friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and Joseph Bucklin Bishop." For 25 years until his...
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G Rollins
rollinswrites
Jan 22, 2009 8:38 pm
FYI, Jim Range, Chairman of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, died on January 20. http://www.trcp.org/ James D. Range, 63, died peacefully,...
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Keith Simon
simonatl
Feb 9, 2009 9:38 pm
If you are an active member of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) or even considering membership, you're invited to join the TRA group on Linkedin at...
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G Rollins
rollinswrites
Feb 12, 2009 3:28 am
Dear Friends, The Capital Area Chapter of the TRA is holding our annual dinner on Saturday, April 18 at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn (Va.). Invitations should go ...
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Keith Simon
simonatl
Feb 12, 2009 3:39 am
At the DEE-lightful history web site www.juntosociety.com <http://www.juntosociety.com> site's there's a nice page on Theodore Roosevelt. I haven't had the...
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Keith Simon
simonatl
Feb 12, 2009 7:41 am
[Is it Only Shadow?] Theodore Roosevelt emerged from the Spanish-American War a national hero. His military fame now enhanced his reputation as a reform ...
