Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver
Subject(s): Cabinet officers--Selection and appointment, Employees--Training of, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Sanger, Wm. Cary (William Cary), 1853-1921, United States. War Department, United States. War Dept.
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In consultation with Secretary of War Elihu Root, President Roosevelt has decided that the War Department can wait until September 1 for General Oliver to take up the position as Assistant Secretary of War. Roosevelt would like Oliver to meet with Root and Assistant Secretary of War William Cary Sanger in August to get a feeling for the department and Root’s ideas.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver. [July 13, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185342. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver. [13 Jul. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185342.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, July 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185342.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
