large/9551/letterstohischildren_1510_librivox_64kb_mp3/letterstohischildren_36_roosevelt_64kb_6
large/9551/letterstohischildren_1510_librivox_64kb_mp3/letterstohischildren_36_roosevelt_64kb
English
9551
Ted, I have had an enormous number of unpleasant things that I have had to live down in my life at different times and you have begun to have them now. TAD I HAVE HAD AN ENORMOUS NUMBER OF UNPLEASANT THINGS THAT I HAVE HAD TO LIVE DOWN IN MY LIFE AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND YOU HAVE BEGUN TO HAVE THEM NOW
to which that affable and canny young gentleman responded, "Yes, I see him sometimes; but I know nothing of his family life." ADVICE REGARDING NEWSPAPER ANNOYANCES When Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., entered Harvard as a freshman he had to pay the penalty of being a President's son. Newspaper reporters followed all his movements, especially in athletics, and he was the victim of many exaggerated and often purely fictitious accounts of his doings. His father wrote him indignant and sympathetic letters, two of which are reproduced here. White House, October 2, 1905. BLESSED OLD TED: The thing to do is to go on just as you have evidently been doing, attract as little attention as possible, do not make a fuss about the newspaper men, camera creatures, and idiots generally, letting it be seen that you do not like them and avoid them, but not letting them betray you into any excessive irritation. I believe they will soon drop you, and it is just an unpleasant thing that you will have to live down.  OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LIPPER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY MARK HISSONG ADVICE REGARDING NEWSPAPER ANNOYANCES WHEN THEODORE ROOSEVELT JUNIOR ENTERED HARVARD AS A FRESHMAN HE HAD TO PAY THE PENALTY OF BEING A PRESIDENT'S SON NEWSPAPER REPORTERS FOLLOWED ALL HIS MOVEMENTS ESPECIALLY IN ATHLETICS AND HE WAS THE VICTIM OF MANY EXAGGERATED AND OFTEN PURELY FICTITIOUS ACCOUNTS OF HIS DOINGS HIS FATHER WROTE HIM INDIGNANT AND SYMPATHETIC LETTERS TWO OF WHICH ARE REPRODUCED HERE WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER SECOND NINETEEN O FIVE BLESSED OLD TAD THE THING TO DO IS TO GO ON JUST AS YOU HAVE EVIDENTLY BEEN DOING ATTRACT AS LITTLE ATTENTION AS POSSIBLE DO NOT MAKE A FUSS ABOUT THE NEWSPAPER MEN CAMERA CREATURES AND IDIOTS GENERALLY LETTING IT BE SEEN THAT YOU DO NOT LIKE THEM AND AVOID THEM BUT NOT LETTING THEM BETRAY YOU INTO ANY EXCESSIVE IRRITATION I BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL SOON DROP YOU AND IT IS JUST AN UNPLEASANT THING THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO LIVE DOWN
large/9551/letterstohischildren_1510_librivox_64kb_mp3/letterstohischildren_36_roosevelt_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/9551/letterstohischildren_1510_librivox_64kb_mp3/letterstohischildren_36_roosevelt_64kb.flac