WASHINGTON, Booker T. (1856-1915). Two typed letters signed ("Booker T. Washington") to Mrs. A. J. Kaine and Mr. Franklin W. Hooper, Tuskegee, Alabama, 5 November 1901 and South Weymouth, Massachusetts, 16 July 1904. 2¼ pages, 4to, on Tuskegee stationery, with one original envelope .
WASHINGTON, Booker T. (1856-1915). Two typed letters signed ("Booker T. Washington") to Mrs. A. J. Kaine and Mr. Franklin W. Hooper, Tuskegee, Alabama, 5 November 1901 and South Weymouth, Massachusetts, 16 July 1904. 2¼ pages, 4to, on Tuskegee stationery, with one original envelope . WASHINGTON DISMISSES "ALL THE FOOLISH AND FALSE THINGS...WRITTEN AND SAID ABOUT MY DINING WITH THE PRESIDENT" Two fine letters from the height of Washington's national fame, both concerning his relationship with Theodore Roosevelt. In the first he mentions his famous--and controversial--dinner at the White House in October 1901. "I have been very much interested in the many things that have been written and said about my dining with the President," he tells Kaine. "I have not attempted to keep up with all the foolish and the false things however, that have been written. I am not at all disturbed about what has been said about the matter." In the 1904 letter he hesitates to accept another speaking invitation from the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, fearing it will stir controversy for T. R. 's reelection bid: "the political campaign will be at its height about that time, and it will be difficult for me to say anything that will not be taken up by one of the political parties and twisted into a wrong direction or made capital of." These two letters perfectly capture Washington's strategy. He wanted to maintain his status as the most prominent black leader, confidante of tycoons and Presidents, but insisted on being an apolitical figure. Stressing economic uplift instead of political agitation, he downplayed racist attacks in favor of emphasizing empowerment and social acceptance. The dinner with Roosevelt was a landmark achievement in that respect. T. R. admirably refused to apologize for the invitation, but he never repeated the episode. Neither Washington nor any other black American dined at the White House for the remainder of his term. He did, however, continue to consult Washington privately on racial and Southern politics. Together 2 items . NO WASHINGTON LETTER REFERRING TO THIS FAMOUS DINNER HAS EVER COME TO AUCTION. A T. R. letter defending the invitation (mentioned above) sold at Forbes Part 2, Christie's, 9 Oct. 2002, lot 160. (2)
WASHINGTON, Booker T. (1856-1915). Two typed letters signed ("Booker T. Washington") to Mrs. A. J. Kaine and Mr. Franklin W. Hooper, Tuskegee, Alabama, 5 November 1901 and South Weymouth, Massachusetts, 16 July 1904. 2¼ pages, 4to, on Tuskegee stationery, with one original envelope .
WASHINGTON, Booker T. (1856-1915). Two typed letters signed ("Booker T. Washington") to Mrs. A. J. Kaine and Mr. Franklin W. Hooper, Tuskegee, Alabama, 5 November 1901 and South Weymouth, Massachusetts, 16 July 1904. 2¼ pages, 4to, on Tuskegee stationery, with one original envelope . WASHINGTON DISMISSES "ALL THE FOOLISH AND FALSE THINGS...WRITTEN AND SAID ABOUT MY DINING WITH THE PRESIDENT" Two fine letters from the height of Washington's national fame, both concerning his relationship with Theodore Roosevelt. In the first he mentions his famous--and controversial--dinner at the White House in October 1901. "I have been very much interested in the many things that have been written and said about my dining with the President," he tells Kaine. "I have not attempted to keep up with all the foolish and the false things however, that have been written. I am not at all disturbed about what has been said about the matter." In the 1904 letter he hesitates to accept another speaking invitation from the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, fearing it will stir controversy for T. R. 's reelection bid: "the political campaign will be at its height about that time, and it will be difficult for me to say anything that will not be taken up by one of the political parties and twisted into a wrong direction or made capital of." These two letters perfectly capture Washington's strategy. He wanted to maintain his status as the most prominent black leader, confidante of tycoons and Presidents, but insisted on being an apolitical figure. Stressing economic uplift instead of political agitation, he downplayed racist attacks in favor of emphasizing empowerment and social acceptance. The dinner with Roosevelt was a landmark achievement in that respect. T. R. admirably refused to apologize for the invitation, but he never repeated the episode. Neither Washington nor any other black American dined at the White House for the remainder of his term. He did, however, continue to consult Washington privately on racial and Southern politics. Together 2 items . NO WASHINGTON LETTER REFERRING TO THIS FAMOUS DINNER HAS EVER COME TO AUCTION. A T. R. letter defending the invitation (mentioned above) sold at Forbes Part 2, Christie's, 9 Oct. 2002, lot 160. (2)
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