Yesterday I got to present at Chateau de Morès SHS about the relationship between TR & the Marquis de Morès during their time in the Badlands. Described as "two very big toads in a very little puddle," they had a complicated relationship, maintained on and off for about 3 years.

The Miami News, Florida, July 28, 1941

I just learned that coyotes can run twice as fast as roadrunners and I'm really unhappy about it

Always a good day when I get to give a guest lecture.

We're having a birthday party for my boss!

The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, November 21, 1926

I have just received a belated birthday gift of the Arby's Hat

Violence is NOT the answer. The answer is *opens history book* uh oh *frantically starts flipping through pages* uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh

Hi mate I notice you've started the Teams meeting 2 minutes early. Have fun in there. See you in 2 and a half minutes.

My inbox last week tbh

A 19-year-old Texas girl, Helen Keller (no relation), who got married on the telephone two years ago, gets divorced by radio, having never seen her husband’s face.

#OnThisDay in 1903, President Roosevelt spoke at the dedication of the Public Library Building in Washington, D.C. TR believed free libraries were a powerful tool in giving the public the opportunity to enrich themselves. Read the full address here: theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Research/Digit…

I wish it were clearer to me whether it is important for me to work on this list

In this 1911 letter, a citizen asks former Pres. TR why the US doesn't buy Greenland. He believes it important for a naval base. He also believes it would keep CA in check. "We would be on three sides of Canada and if she got saucy we could squeeze her as if she was in a vice."

The Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University is proud to announce the acquisition and digitization of the archival collection of Charles C. Myers, a sailor in the Great White Fleet! Read the press release on our website: theodorerooseveltcenter.org/About-Us/News/…

June 27, 1927. Clarksville, TN Leaf-Chronicle. I think maybe this reporter didn't care so much for Ripley's work...

"The Age of Advertising" by Art Young, Puck magazine, August 21, 1907

I was recently cast in a musical for the first time in more than a decade. It is a challenge to really rehearse real music after so many years of noodling for fun. The muscles have atrophied. But, the exercise is gratifying 🎶

We're celebrating an amazing milestone today! As of this morning, we have published over 100,000 items to our digital library! From all of us at the TR Center, we deeply appreciate the support that has come from each and every one of you to help us achieve this!

You know I'm into what I'm talking about when I put on my Serious Historian Face™