Letter from Douglas Robinson to George B. Cortelyou
Subject(s): Health insurance policies, Health insurance--Medical examinations, Insurance, Health--Medical examinations, Insurance, Health--Policies, Presidents--Health, Rixey, Presley Marion, 1852-1928, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Washington (D.C.)
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Douglas Robinson has received George B. Cortelyou’s telegram that Dr. Rixey will not be in Washington, D.C., until Tuesday. Since the insurance companies have all agreed that Rixey will perform the physical examination on President Roosevelt, it would be difficult to find another doctor. If the examination is done Tuesday, and after Roosevelt signs the three applications on Wednesday, the policies can be made out. The companies have also asked that they be able to tell their agents after the policies are signed, that Roosevelt has taken out a policy with them. Robinson is unsure how Roosevelt would feel about this as it could be used by the companies for advertising.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-07
Creator(s)
Recipient
Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Douglas Robinson to George B. Cortelyou. [November 7, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35737. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918. Letter from Douglas Robinson to George B. Cortelyou. [7 Nov. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35737.
APA:
Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918., [1901, November 7]. Letter from Douglas Robinson to George B. Cortelyou.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35737.
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 12, 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.
