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Supreme Court Justice Marshall compliments President Roosevelt on the speech he gave at the Lincoln farm in Kentucky. He believes it to be the best speech Roosevelt has ever delivered, and compares it to Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-14
John Marshall Harlan thinks President Roosevelt’s letter on the Moyer-Haywood affair is “a gem.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-24
Supreme Court Justice Harlan is surprised that President Roosevelt has been having trouble appointing his son, James Shanklin Harlan, to the Interstate Commerce Commission because of his familial connection. Such objections if followed, Harlan points out, would preclude any family member of a Justice from being appointed to any sort of federal or state judgeship. Harlan feels that Supreme Court Justices recognize the weight of their office and would be able to impartially judge the actions of family members, and moreover act as one of a group, which would not allow them to act unilaterally in any case.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-05
John Marshall Harlan thanks President Roosevelt for a magazine article regarding the constitutionality of a recent New York statute presenting the maximum time for daily labor in a bakery establishment. Harlan, in return refers Roosevelt to an article in the American Law Review, “The Great Usurpation.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-25
Justice Harlan had written to President Roosevelt with the reasons why Colonel Philemon Burgess Hunt should not be removed from his position as Collector of Internal Revenue for Dallas, Texas. Harlan now writes that he has received word from Commissioner of Internal Revenue John Watson Yerkes that there is no such plan in place and Hunt’s work is greatly appreciated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-11
John M. Harlan suggests that President Roosevelt issue a statement to the Associated Press encouraging churches to collect donations for the victims of the Baltimore fire.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-08
J. Marshall Harlan thanks President Roosevelt for the inscribed transcript of a speech given by Roosevelt at a banquet in Harlan’s honor. He states that he will always remember the occasion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-21
J. Marshall Harlan thanks President Roosevelt for attending the banquet and requests that President Roosevelt dictate what he said the previous night so it may be preserved for Harlan’s family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-10
Justice Harlan speaks highly of Colonel Hunt’s military service and character. He recommends that Hunt be maintained in his position or promoted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-12