Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Bourke Cockran
Subject(s): Applications for positions, Griffin, Robert S. (Robert Stanislaus), 1857-1933, Mackin, James F., 1838-1925, Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936, Navies--Officers
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President Roosevelt asks Representative Cockran to tell Father James F. Mackin that he will carefully consider what he says and will take the matter up with Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf. He has heard good things about Commander Robert S. Griffin, but has to consider other men as well. (Griffin has applied to be appointed engineer-in-chief of the Navy)
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-05-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cockran, William Bourke, 1854-1923
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Bourke Cockran. [May 22, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202732. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Bourke Cockran. [22 May. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202732.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, May 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Bourke Cockran.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202732.
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.
