41. A Visit To Washington's Birthplace, More About Dickens

Letters to His Children

by Theodore ROOSEVELT (1858 - 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 FryNOTE: 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.

Listen next episodes of Letters to His Children:
42. No Place Like Sagamore Hill, Attic Delights, Presidential Rescue of a Kitten , 43. Sports of Quentin and Archie, Skip and Archie, A Turkey Hunt at Pine Knot , 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 , 45. What The President Saw at Panama , 46. On The Way To Porto Rico, What He Saw In Porto Rico , 47. Sickness of Archie, At the Jamestown Exposition, General Kuroki , 48. Temporary Absence Of Skip, Death of Skip, Quentin's Snake Adventure , 49. On Board U. S. S. Mississippi, October 1907 - Trials of a Traveling President, Changes of Three Centuries, Pecularities of Mississippi Steamboats , 50. The Lone Cat Of The Camp, Shooting The Bear , 51. Quentin's 'Exquisite Jest', Tom Pinch, 'Martin Chuzzlewit', Good Reading For Pacifists , 52. Quentin As A Ball-Player, Four Sheepish Small Boys , 53. John Burroughs and the Flying Squirrel, Beauty of White House Grounds, Quentin and a Beehive , 54. Quentin And Turner, Quentin and the Pig, A Presidential Fall, More About Quentin , 55. Tribute To Kermit, Longing For Home, The Last Hunt, Quentin Grown Up