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Theodore Roosevelt has written Samuel Avery to request a meal with E. J. Burkett and apologizes to Burkett for the “mixup”.
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1917-06-06
President Roosevelt tells Senator Burkett he “heartily approve[s]” the currency measure and believes it would have been unwise to have not passed it. He encloses a copy of a letter he wrote previously on the subject.
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1908-08-18
President Roosevelt disagrees with the Nebraska Republican Party’s platform, as he believes the restrictions it proposes placing on the federal judiciary would be tantamount to eliminating the federal government. The resolution is as bad as secession, even if it was well-intentioned. He does not want Senator Burkett to publish his letter and bring greater attention to the matter, but he may share it with leaders of the convention as needed.
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1907-09-27
President Roosevelt is unable to accept Senator Burkett’s invitation to visit Beatrice, Nebraska.
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1907-08-06
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1910-08
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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1910-07-20
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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1918-02-23
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
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1917-05-29
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Theodore Roosevelt writes Senator E. J. Burkett to state that he must turn down an invitation to speak at a chautauqua in Nebraska. Roosevelt claims that he must refuse all similar invitations as he receives many invitations but becomes exhausted.
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1911-05-26
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1910-07-22
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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1910-07-30
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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1910-07-02
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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1910-06-24
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
President Roosevelt encloses a memorandum, sent from Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer, to Senator Burkett on the “infamous character” of former railway mail clerk Darwin M. Ruger. Roosevelt encourages Burkett share this letter with Ruger himself, and relay these facts to Ross L. Hammond, U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Nebraska, and Daniel Swanson, postmaster of Fremont, Nebraska, as well as warn “all reputable citizens.”
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1909-01-16
President Roosevelt does not believe that there is currently a vacancy for a “colored man” anywhere, but notes that he has appointed a larger number of colored men than any other president. Regarding William McGill Geddes, Roosevelt notes that there is not a more responsible position than Commissioner to the Japan Exposition, although he does not know how many appointments he will make. He asks Senator Burkett for a detailed list of Geddes’s qualifications.
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1908-05-06
President Roosevelt received the letter from Senator Burkett, Senator Norris Brown, and Representative Moses P. Kinkaid on behalf of David B. Grosvenor. Unfortunately, Roosevelt has to stop waiving the age requirement and cannot act as they request.
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1908-04-30
President Roosevelt considers the allegations made against Public Printer Charles A. Stillings in Senator Burkett’s letter to be lacking in sufficient evidence, but will consider an investigation into Stillings if more concrete facts come to light.
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1907-11-07
President Roosevelt has discussed the proposed Constitutional amendment with Nebraska Governor George L. Sheldon, who explained why Republicans in his state had given it their support. Roosevelt agrees that federal judges often abuse the injunctive process and suggests he and Senator Burkett might find some way to reform it.
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1907-10-04
President Roosevelt thanks Senator E. J. Burkett for the book.
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1907-05-11
President Roosevelt believes the telegrams that Senator Burkett sent him could all have been prepared by the same person, as they all contain very similar messages asking Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson and the Bureau of Animal Industry to announce that “government inspection is thorough and covers domestic and foreign meats.” To do this immediately, Roosevelt says, would be lying, and the only way to comply with these requests is to enact a rigorous law allowing such an announcement to be made.
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1906-06-08