Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edmund Foss
Subject(s): Bills, Legislative, Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, DeSaussure, Richard L. (Richard Laurens), 1885-1971, Foster, Worth W. (Worth Wright), 1883-1948, Hazing, Melvin, George H. (George Herbert), 1886-1945, United States Naval Academy, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs
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President Roosevelt sends Representative Foss and the House Committee on Naval Affairs a draft of a bill authorizing the reappointment of three midshipmen formerly dismissed for hazing. When they were previously court-martialed there was no flexibility in the prescribed punishment, but that has since changed. Roosevelt believes that justice would be better served by their punishment coming in the form of being demoted rather than outright dismissed.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Foss, George Edmund, 1863-1936
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edmund Foss. [May 3, 1906]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195417. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edmund Foss. [3 May. 1906]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195417.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1906, May 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edmund Foss. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195417.
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 2, 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.
