March 1909. I’d had enough of Washington. Taft would be fine — probably better off without me hanging around. So Kermit and I set off for the opposite of Washington, a place unworn of man, where we could wake beneath the splendor of new stars: Mombasa, Kenya.

The morning after making camp, we came upon four water buffalo, the largest standing just outside the others. It was clear he was tough of hide and tough of heart. That toughness was what we encountered in that vast silence — a silence that was the opposite of Washington, a silence I needed.

You couldn’t bag a charging water buffalo with our Roosevelt Vintage Briefcase. But you can definitely bag a looming deadline or that presentation to your investors. Handcrafted from full grain water buffalo leather hide, this is a briefcase that carries itself the way Roosevelt did: rugged but refined, purposeful, and built for the long haul.

The interior is lined with sturdy canvas for durability, and secured with genuine brass and iron hardware, along with reliable YKK zippers — chosen for the same reason Roosevelt chose his companions: dependable under pressure.

This is the briefcase that just may be the epitome of the rugged gentleman: tough, no question, but also clearly composed — and at ease with whatever’s headed your way. Everything, that is, except a charging water buffalo.

• Carry handle and flap cover with brass buckles
• Zipper closing main compartment
• Interior zippered pocket
• Exterior zippered pocket
• Open pockets for travel documents
• Exterior buckled pocket
• Adjustable 2" wide shoulder strap
• Laptop sleeve fits most 15" screen display laptops (diagonal measurement)

• Full Grain Water Buffalo Leather Hide - leather thickness - 1.8 mm to 2.0 mm
• Canvas lined interior
• Genuine brass and iron hardware
• YKK zippers