Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The saddest Valentine's Day ever

Teddy Roosevelt's diary, February 14, 1884:


His wife, Alice, died two days after giving birth to their daughter.  May you have a much nicer day, and remember those who don't.

4 comments:

  1. PaladinFebruary 14, 2012 at 8:14 AM

    Poignant.

    In spite of differences of opinion with him in some areas, I consider TR a Giant and one of my favorite people ever to hold the office of President.

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  2. ProudHillbillyFebruary 14, 2012 at 8:29 AM

    And he never spoke her name again.

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  3. Home on the RangeFebruary 14, 2012 at 11:05 AM

    His mother Mittie died of typhoid fever on the same day, at 3 am, some eleven hours earlier, in the same house. There are some things that would break most people.

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  4. MonteGFebruary 14, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    I just finished the audiobook version of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt during a long-ish road trip. I hadn't realized (or maybe hadn't remembered) that this took place on Valentine's Day. I highly recommend the book, by the way.

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