Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to M. J. Costello
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1913-06-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1913-06-18
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
President Roosevelt is very pleased that M. J. Costello will participate in the campaign, and has let the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Frank H. Hitchcock, know to contact him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-10
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary provides contact information for James Fitzgerald and encloses a letter of introduction to William A. Prendergast.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-10
President Roosevelt thanks M. J. Costello for the telegram, and hopes that Costello can come to Washington, D.C., sometime, as there are several people Roosevelt would like him to see.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-01
President Roosevelt valued M. J. Costello’s editorial and thought it counterbalanced all the writing by those affiliated with the trusts in the other papers. He has tried to serve the plain people by championing their demands and has only grown more understanding of their plight.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-30
President Roosevelt says it would be a “real pleasure” to do as M. J. Costello wishes and believes Costello would be “especially fitted for service in Australia,” but there is no vacancy at present. If a vacancy arises, Roosevelt would be glad to consider Costello’s name.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-12
President Roosevelt thanks M. J. Costello for his letter and invites him to the White House for a meal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-17
President Roosevelt wishes M. J. Costello would speak in New York and Indiana. Roosevelt is also interested in publishing the letter to the editor, with George B. Cortelyou’s consent.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-22
President Roosevelt requests facts on railroad recklessness and will see if the Interstate Commerce Commission can do anything.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-28
President Roosevelt was pleased with M. J. Costello’s letter and writes that the New York Evening Post is a poor guide if you want to “accomplish practical results for decency.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-28
President Roosevelt will not write M. J. Costello a letter of introduction but sympathizes with his efforts to relocate people from the large eastern cities to the West.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-18