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John J. McCook tells William Loeb he will visit President Roosevelt the next day, after a Cabinet meeting. He mentions staying at the New Willard and that Roosevelt is free to show a previous letter to Attorney General William H. Moody.
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1905-01-12
Railroad official John J. McCook writes to President Roosevelt regarding an act controlling commerce and rebating. The act involved railroad officers and Interstate Commerce Commission members. McCook discusses former President McKinley’s efforts to ensure this law is enforced but suggests that some did not take this law seriously. McCook mentions that McKinley had put off handling this situation during his administration and suggests that Roosevelt should now take up this issue.
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1905-01-09
John J. McCook introduces Theodore Roosevelt to Kerr, J. B. Doyle, and C. J. Davis, who want Roosevelt to attend the unveiling of a statue of Edwin M. Stanton at Steubenville, Ohio, in September.
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1911-01-31
John J. McCook updates President Roosevelt on sudden shifts in “declared” political views in New York, and compares it to Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna’s declaration that he would not run for president in 1904. McCook warns that these sudden shifts in New York could have repercussions throughout the country. He offers to go over the particulars of the situation with Roosevelt in person, if Roosevelt would so desire.
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1908-02-27
John J. McCook forwards a letter to President Roosevelt in which Thomas Malcolm Harvey Kincaid-Smith refers to an interview he had with Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey. McCook says that while Grey’s conclusion is complementary to Roosevelt, his indifference to the situation in Asia may not be entirely real.
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1908-02-24
Canadian Deputy Commissioner of Labor William Lyon Mackenzie King will be in Washington for the Gridiron Dinner on January 25. His attendance at that dinner means that his being in Washington will not provoke comment or notice. John J. McCook can bring Mackenzie to luncheon, and to speak with Roosevelt, on January 25 if the date works for him.
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1908-01-12
John J. McCook congratulates President Roosevelt on his courage and role in bringing peace to the world.
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1905-08-05
John J. McCook relates to President Roosevelt the results of his meeting with Thomas H. Hubbard. Hubbard has convinced the publishers of the Globe newspaper that the editorial policy of the paper can no longer remain neutral but must, instead, emphatically endorse the Republican party in the upcoming elections.
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1904-08-22
John J. McCook informs President Roosevelt that he has just visited Thomas H. Hubbard concerning the editorial position of the Globe.
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1904-08-22
John J. McCook notes that Strauss and Hawson may purchase The Globe. He will know more about the situation when he speaks to Hubbard, who currently has control of the newspaper and favors the election of President Roosevelt.
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1904-08-19
John J. McCook praises President Roosevelt for selecting Paul Morton and Representative Victor Howard Metcalf for cabinet positions.
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1904-06-27
John James McCook writes to President Roosevelt to give evidence of the nation’s prosperity.
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1903-08-11
John J. McCook is unconcerned about the recent “Wall Street flurries,” as the general agricultural and commercial condition of the country is solid. McCook believes that the problems on Wall Street will not affect the political situation.
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1903-07-25
John J. McCook reports that he prepared Senator Hanna for the upcoming conferences with influential individuals in New York regarding President Roosevelt’s renomination for the presidency. McCook assures the president that Hanna did a fantastic job defending and promoting him and his policies.
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1903-05-22
John J. McCook recommends Charles J. Devlin for appointment to the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. McCook explains that Devlin began his career as a “practical miner” and gradually achieved higher levels of power and authority. Devlin now operates mines in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and New Mexico. McCook assures Roosevelt that Devlin is a fair man with a great deal of knowledge about the situation.
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1902-10-16
John J. McCook stresses the importance of removing the friars from the Philippines and purchasing their lands. This will receive the public’s approval and be a credit to the Roosevelt administration.
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1901-12-14
John J. McCook encloses the first page of a newsletter on commercial conditions in the United States. He points out the increase in the average annual cost of living and believes this is important information to consider in regard to wages and full time employment.
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1901-11-11
The bank directors considered the appointment of George R. Bidwell but selected Edwin Gould, who is a board member and very large stock holder in the bank.
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1901-11-02
John J. McCook believes that the United States is in a position to “dominate the American continent.” The country’s growing power will help “compel peace” and may even lead to expanded borders under the Roosevelt administration.
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1901-10-16