Bijur, Nathan, 1862-1930

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-02-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Bijur, Nathan, 1862-1930

President Roosevelt hopes Nathan Bijur will accept the nomination to run for Congress to represent the East Side District of New York City.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-01

President Roosevelt wishes he could have incorporated Nathan Bijur’s summary of the Roosevelt administration’s policy regarding the regulation of corporations into his speech. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-18

President Roosevelt tells Nathan Bijur that it is difficult for him to understand how prosecuting “certain criminal rich” would affect stock markets around the world, but understands that he will be responsible for the results, whether he deserves it or not. Roosevelt cannot change his Provincetown speech, but will look for the opportunity to make a statement like the one Bijur suggests.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-14

Former President Roosevelt sends his thanks to Judge Bijur for the letter and would like to see Bijur in person once he has had some rest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-24

Theodore Roosevelt is so busy that he cannot schedule a time to talk. His secretary asks Judge Bijur to put off calling on him for a few weeks.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-07-15

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Judge Bijur for his letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-06-20

President Roosevelt says he does not understand Nathan Bijur’s objection. Although it is possible that the Commissioner may make a mistake, that does not impact the substance of the bill. He uses the analogy that the Secretary of War may make a mistake in denying a permit for a bridge, but that does not negate the requirement that a permit be obtained from him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-26

President Roosevelt thanks Nathan Bijur for his letter and for what he did in the campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-08

President Roosevelt is not sure he will mention immigration in his message and will “probably take no motion” on the matter until he hears from Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill and Frances Kellor. Roosevelt sends Nathan Bijur’s letter to them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-11

President Roosevelt believes that the proposition of the editor of the American Hebrew is foolish, and tells Nathan Bijur that the American government has already done everything it could, “consistently with our own self-respect and with the advantage of the Russian Jews.” The public agitation for further action, “represents not an effective purpose to do good to those who are suffering in Russia, but to exploit, in the interest of entirely selfish individuals, the Jewish vote in America.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-11

President Roosevelt thanks Nathan Bijur for sending the interesting documents, which he now returns.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-03

President Roosevelt appreciates the “extraordinarily effective” work that Nathan Bijur has done.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-09

President Roosevelt is pleased by the good news Nathan Bijur shares with him regarding the people’s support of Frank Wayland Higgins for Governor of New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-10

President Roosevelt informs Nathan Bijur that Julius M. Mayer will be calling upon him with a suggestion; Roosevelt thinks it is Bijur’s patriotic duty to accept. Roosevelt also asks Nijur to discuss sending the statement on the passport question to the State Department with Mayer and George B. Cortelyou, Chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-06

President Roosevelt thanks Nathan Bijur for his recent letter and asks Bijur to review and make suggestions to his enclosed preliminary letter of acceptance. Roosevelt has also sent copies to Oscar S. Straus and Jacob H. Schiff for review.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-05

President Roosevelt informs Nathan Bijur that the enclosed Herald clippings concerning a letter on behalf of Roosevelt to the engineers is a lie. Roosevelt believes their dishonesty should be “shown up” because they attack him for not interfering — notably, without authority from the Constitution — in the labor troubles, then suggest that this is because he is afraid of not being elected.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-09