Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Franklin Bell
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Management, Armed Forces--Officers, Armed Forces--Officers--Registers, Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Army
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President Roosevelt agrees with General Bell that the proposed law would not currently be in the best interest of the service. However, as General Robert Shaw Oliver suggested, he believes a list should be published that shows the amount of time officers have spent in various classes and areas of duty. He asks Bell to go over the list with Secretary of War William H. Taft.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bell, James Franklin, 1856-1919
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 James Franklin Bell. [April 13, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202285. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Franklin Bell. [13 Apr. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202285.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, April 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Franklin Bell.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202285.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
