Letter from Albert L. Key to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Administration, Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Battleships--Design and construction, Civil service, Converse, George Albert, 1844-1909, Employee selection, Evans, Robley D. (Robley Dunglison), 1846-1912, Helm, Frank P. (Frank Pinckney), 1877-1954, Luce, Stephen Bleecker, 1827-1917, Navies--Officers, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Schroeder, Seaton, 1849-1922, United States. Army, United States. Navy, United States. Navy Department, United States. Navy Dept., Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883-1953
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Albert L. Key argues that President Roosevelt has been more successful in placing younger officers in higher positions in the Army than he believes, and thinks that he could have the same success in the Navy. Key argues that many of the problems in the Navy right now, both practically and administratively, could be solved by placing younger and more efficient officers in higher-graded positions and promoting based on merit, rather than age. Key also briefly comments on the controversy concerning the placement of armor belts on battleships, disagreeing with Admiral Robley D. Evans’s position that it would be a mistake to raise the armor belts of ships.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-14
Creator(s)
Key, Albert L. (Albert Lenoir), 1860-1950
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
11
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 Albert L. Key to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 14, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58487. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Key, Albert L. (Albert Lenoir), 1860-1950. Letter from Albert L. Key to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Apr. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58487.
APA:
Key, Albert L. (Albert Lenoir), 1860-1950., [1908, April 14]. Letter from Albert L. Key to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58487.
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.
