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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Frantz

Description: Letter to Frank Frantz opposing annual reunions of the Rough Riders and stating that Roosevelt should stop trying to get his men political appointments in the territories.
Date: July 20, 1901
Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Frantz

Description: A 1901 letter from Vice President Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Frantz regarding sending a letter and mentioning their reunion was pleasant. Roosevelt refers to Frantz as "Captain." Frantz served as a captain in Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. Approximately a year after this letter was written, Roosevelt became the U.S. President when President McKinley was assassinated. On his visits to the White House, Frantz, an athlete and a boxer, engaged in several matches w… more
Date: August 20, 1901
Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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