Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Irving Price Wanger
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Procurement, Fraud--Government policy, Government purchasing, McBrearty, John J., 1861-1938, Public contracts, Public contracts--Law and legislation, Shoemakers--Finance
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President Roosevelt tells Representative Wanger that he will take up the case that Wanger mentioned involving the John McBrearty Shoe company, but that his understanding of the issue is that the company was guilty of defrauding the government and was blacklisted for that reason. Roosevelt says that “there is no man whom I am more anxious to harm in every way that [sic] the dishonest government contractor who tries to make money by furnishing a poor quality of goods to the army and navy,” and that if the facts about John J. McBrearty are as they have been reported to him, his company will not have any connection to the government for as long as Roosevelt is president. He promises to judge the case on its merits, though, and if he has been told incorrect information will remedy the situation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Wanger, Irving Price, 1852-1940
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Irving Price Wanger. [April 12, 1906]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195186. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Irving Price Wanger. [12 Apr. 1906]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 5, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195186.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1906, April 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Irving Price Wanger. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195186.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 5, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
