Letters to His Children
Theodore Roosevelt
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Length 4 h 48 min
Chapters 55
First published 1919
The strong, vigorous, exalted character of a doting father who loved playing with his children and their pets, even while serving as the President of the United States, stands revealed in this selection of letters he wrote his children throughout their school years. They shed light on the cheerful man who remained throughout his life as pure and gentle as the soul of a child, plus many little reveals that there were squirrels nesting in the presidential bedroom, rats in the basement, and children's pranks that damaged the White House artwork! Many of these letters are considered valuable guides for youth in all ranks of life, notably those on the relative merits of civil and military careers, and the proper proportions of sport and study. Only a short time before he died, Teddy Roosevelt said "I would rather have this book published than anything that has ever been written about me." ~ Summary by Michele Fry
NOTE: Roosevelt gave titles to all his letters, and all letters in this audio collection are recorded in sequential order with their titles. Most are too short to be published as separate audio files, thus several have been combined in most cases.
Chapters
1
00. Introduction Read by Michele Fry 9:10
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02. from Oyster Bay Dec 1900 - Youthful Bible Commentators, Fine Names For Guinea Pigs Read by Jill Engle 3:08
3
03. from Keystone Ranch Jan 1900 - A Cougar and Lynx Hunt, Dogs That Climb Trees, The Pig Named Maude Read by Mark Hissong 7:29
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04. from Oyster Bay May 1901 - Advice and News, Archie and Quentin Read by Mark Hissong 6:19
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05. Incidents of Homecoming, Oyster Bay, May 1901 Read by Mark Hissong 3:12
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06. Dear Little Miss Sarah Read by Mark Hissong 1:26
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07. Uncle Remus and White House Pets Read by Mark Hissong 2:09
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08. from White House Oct 1902 - The Dog Gem, and Presidential Nurse For Guinea Pigs Read by Michele Fry 2:04
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09. Thanksgiving In The White House 1902 Read by Larry Wilson 1:58
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10. A White House Christmas 1902 Read by Larry Wilson 3:48
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11. Tom Quartz and Jack Read by Larry Wilson 3:49
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12. A Far Western Trip 1903 Read by Mark Hissong 7:22
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13. Loves and Sports of The Children Read by Denise Nordell 3:58
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14. A President At Play Read by Denise Nordell 3:23
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15. from Oyster Bay 1903 - To Ted On A Hunting Trip, End Of Summer At Oyster Bay Read by Denise Nordell 3:17
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16. White House Oct 1903 - 'Valuablest' Kind Of Rabbits, A Preaching Letter Read by Linda Dodge 2:39
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17. Proper Place For Sports, Concerning Getting 'Smashed' Read by Linda Dodge 8:05
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18. The Art of Uncle Remus, A Ride And A Pillow Fight Read by Linda Dodge 3:31
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19. Study and Play, Quentin's First Fall, Homesich For Sagamore Hill, Joy Over A Football Victory, Vice-Mother Of The Children Read by Jeremy Logan 8:03
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20. Quentin's Sixth Birthday Read by Mark Hissong 1:36
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21. A President's Poor Protection Read by Linda Dodge 3:13
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22. from White House 1904 - Ted's Sprained Ankle, The Supreme Christmas Joy, A Day With Juggler Read by Mark Hissong 4:34
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23. Merits of Military and Civil Life Read by Mark Hissong 6:58
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24. from White House Feb 1904 - Root and Taft, Senator Hanna's Death, Irritating Remark by Quentin Read by Mark Hissong 4:51
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25. Japanese Wrestling Read by Mark Hissong 1:50
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26. Love For The White House 1904 Read by Linda Dodge 6:34
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27. Charms Of Valley Forge, Washington's Companions At Valley Forge Read by Mark Hissong 2:42
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28. On The Eve Of Nomination for President 1904, Picture Letter, Bill The Lizard Read by Mark Hissong 3:16
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29. On The Eve Of Election Read by Mark Hissong 3:47
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30. Dec, Jan 1904 - Big Jim White, Winter Life In The White House, Playmate Of The Children, A Japanese Boy's Letter Read by Mark Hissong 6:41
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31. On Counting Days And Wrestling; Spring In Washington Read by Mark Hissong 5:21
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32. April, May 1905 - A Hunting Trip . . . Abernathy The Wolf Hunter . . . Prairie Girls . . . Bears, Bobcats and Skip Read by Mark Hissong 8:31
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33. Home Again With Skip, Skip In The White House, Officers of Togo's Fleet Read by Mark Hissong 3:55
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34. A President As Cook Read by Mark Hissong 5:06
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35. Quentin's Quaint Sayings Read by Mark Hissong 2:02
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36. Advice Regarding Newspaper Annoyances Read by Mark Hissong 6:07
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37. Incidents of a Southern Trip, Poets and Princes Read by Mark Hissong 5:20
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38. Novels and Games, Christmas Present To His Old Nurse Read by Mark Hissong 4:47
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39. Dickens and Thackeray, A Tribute To Archie Read by Jeremy Logan 4:38
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40. Pillow Fights With The Boys, Sorrows Of Skip, 'An Interesting Circus Experience', A Big And Lonely White House, A New Puppy And A New Horse, A Quentin Antecdote Read by Mark Hissong 9:16
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41. A Visit To Washington's Birthplace, More About Dickens Read by Jeremy Logan 5:30
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42. No Place Like Sagamore Hill, Attic Delights, Presidential Rescue of a Kitten Read by Greg Giordano 4:52
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43. Sports of Quentin and Archie, Skip and Archie, A Turkey Hunt at Pine Knot Read by Greg Giordano 4:07
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44. On Board U. S. S. Louisiana on the Way to Panama November 1906 - Pets On Shipboard, Names of the Guns, Reflections On The Way, Events Since Columbus's Discovery, Pride In America Read by Mark Hissong 9:00
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45. What The President Saw at Panama Read by Bill Mosley 8:54
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46. On The Way To Porto Rico, What He Saw In Porto Rico Read by Bill Mosley 9:27
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47. Sickness of Archie, At the Jamestown Exposition, General Kuroki Read by Greg Giordano 6:35
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48. Temporary Absence Of Skip, Death of Skip, Quentin's Snake Adventure Read by Greg Giordano 5:05
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49. On Board U. S. S. Mississippi, October 1907 - Trials of a Traveling President, Changes of Three Centuries, Pecularities of Mississippi Steamboats Read by Greg Giordano 9:54
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50. The Lone Cat Of The Camp, Shooting The Bear Read by Greg Giordano 6:27
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51. Quentin's 'Exquisite Jest', Tom Pinch, 'Martin Chuzzlewit', Good Reading For Pacifists Read by Greg Giordano 7:07
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52. Quentin As A Ball-Player, Four Sheepish Small Boys Read by Brian Prusko 3:47
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53. John Burroughs and the Flying Squirrel, Beauty of White House Grounds, Quentin and a Beehive Read by Brian Prusko 3:48
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54. Quentin And Turner, Quentin and the Pig, A Presidential Fall, More About Quentin Read by Mark Hissong 6:37
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55. Tribute To Kermit, Longing For Home, The Last Hunt, Quentin Grown Up Read by Mark Hissong 6:10
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