Letter from Truman Handy Newberry to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Promotions, Bills, Legislative, Long, John Davis, 1838-1915, United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Dept. of the Navy
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry discusses the topic of upcoming legislation streamlining the process of promotion within the Navy. Newberry agrees with assessments made by experts and by President Roosevelt himself that the current system is “politically impractical,” and reiterates that the Department of the Navy and nearly all fighting officers support the bill.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-11-20
Creator(s)
Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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
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 Truman Handy Newberry to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 20, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57591. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945. Letter from Truman Handy Newberry to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Nov. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57591.
APA:
Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945., [1907, November 20]. Letter from Truman Handy Newberry to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57591.
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 30, 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.
