Cummins, Albert Baird, 1850-1926

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Cummins, Albert Baird, 1850-1926

Language

English

President Roosevelt thanks Iowa Governor Cummins for the letter and would like to talk with him during his Mississippi River trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt informs Governor Cummins of Iowa he will review the issue with Secretary of War William H. Taft and looks forward to seeing Cummins at Keokuk, Iowa.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt wishes Albert Baird Cummins good luck. Roosevelt expects to see Cummins in November.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt regrets that he can no longer help with Albert Baird Cummins’s campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Senator Cummins for his note of July 30 and hopes to see Cummins before Cummins travels west.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Senator Cummns that he is unaware of the editorial and is not concerned about the Wharton Barker matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt instructed Gardner Cowles and J. N. Darling to stop by the Outlook offices for a meeting. Roosevelt would also like to see Senator Cummins.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt invites Senator Cummins to lunch at Oyster Bay, New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Senator Cummins to meet Roosevelt at his office tomorrow at four o’clock.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-10-04

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-07-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Cummins, Albert Baird, 1850-1926

Language

English

President Roosevelt thanks Senator Cummins for defending the role of the executive office in a speech regarding control over the Navy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt encloses a memorandum from the office of the Adjutant General. Roosevelt regrets to inform Governor Cummins that he cannot comply or ask Secretary of War William H. Taft to comply with his request.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is glad that Governor Cummins of Iowa will be present with three citizens at the conference of governors in May on the topic of the conservation of natural resources, and appreciates his interest.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt will not deny the claim made in an Iowa newspaper that quoted his support for Senator William B. Allison’s re-election campaign over challenger and current Iowa Governor Cummins. Roosevelt does not want to set a precedent of responding to every quote that is falsely attributed to him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt finds it difficult to respond to Iowa Governor Cummins’ letter, but Roosevelt has always tried to be fair in how he manages post offices so he can avoid personal entanglements and focus on principles. Roosevelt hopes Cummins will come to Washington soon and Roosevelt can explain his position in more detail.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Although the rule for nominations is that Senators make the recommendations, President Roosevelt would like to appoint the man Governor Cummins wants, and advises Cummins to speak with Iowa Senators William B. Allison and Jonathan P. Dolliver to see if they will agree.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt appreciates Governor Cummins’s letter encouraging him to run for president again, but does not agree that it is necessary. While he agrees with Cummins on the current crisis in the Republican party, Roosevelt believes that the party should fight against selfish interests from men who want to use the government for personal gain. The fights within the party should be about policies and principles, rather than on nominating any particular man.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt assures Governor Cummins that he had not heard of the article in question until Cummins wrote him about it. Roosevelt does not pay attention to such things.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt will ask Secretary of War William H. Taft to review Assistant Secretary of War Robert Shaw Oliver’s decision before having Governor Cummins come on. He remembers a similar case concerning General William Farrar Smith.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919