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Secretary Root left on Monday and Governor Taft took his place. I have missed, and shall miss, Root dreadfully. SECRETARY ROUTE LEFT ON MONDAY AND GOVERNOR TAFF TOOK HIS PLACE I HAVE MISSED AND SHALL MISS ROOT DREADFULLY
ll these matters very seriously. It would be a great misfortune for you to start into the Army or Navy as a career, and find that you had mistaken your desires and had gone in without really weighing the matter. You ought not to enter unless you feel genuinely drawn to the life as a life-work. If so, go in; but not otherwise. Mr. Loeb told me to-day that at 17 he had tried for the army, but failed. The competitor who beat him in is now a captain; Mr. Loeb has passed him by, although meanwhile a war has been fought. Mr. Loeb says he wished to enter the army because he did not know what to do, could not foresee whether he would succeed or fail in life, and felt the army would give him "a living and a career." Now if this is at bottom your feeling I should advise you not to go in; I should say yes to some boys, but not to you; I believe in you too much, and have too much confidence in you. ROOT AND TAFT White House, Feb. 6, 1904. DEAR TED: I was glad to hear that you were to be confirmed.  SECTION TWENTY FOUR OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LIBER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY MARK HISSONG ROOT AND TAFT WHITE HOUSE FEBRUARY SIXTH NINETEEN O FOUR DEAR TAD I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU WERE TO BE CONFIRMED
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