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President Roosevelt responds to a letter from Mayor Behrman of New Orleans and informs him that he will not share his opinion about a proposed exposition. Roosevelt wants to support New Orleans but cannot “make any statement about an event so far in advance.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-23
President Roosevelt thanks New Orleans Mayor Behrman for his telegram and expresses his sympathy with the purposes of the Southern Convention on Immigration and Quarantine. Roosevelt states that he cannot attend the meeting but will do whatever is needed to aid the southern states in the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-23
In a telegram to New Orleans Mayor Martin Behrman, President Roosevelt opens the Diamond Festival to benefit the yellow fever fund. On behalf of the American people, Roosevelt offers prayer and good wishes that New Orleans and Louisiana will “fight the plague from which they are suffering,” and assures Behrman that the Federal authorities will help in whatever way they can.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-16
President Roosevelt tells New Orleans mayor Martin Behrman that his thoughts have been with the people of Louisiana and New Orleans. He tells Behrman of his travel plans and the dates that he is planning to be in New Orleans, if the people want him to come. He asks Behrman about the quarantine regulations in surrounding states and how his visit may affect those regulations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-18
President Roosevelt was deeply touched by the telegram from New Orleans Mayor Martin Behrman. Even in the midst of their troubles, the population of New Orleans is “alive to all that affects the interests of the world and the honor of our own country.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-31