Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-26

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Recipient

Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917

Language

English

President Roosevelt informs Senator Foraker that appointing Max Burgheim is inadvisable because locals would prefer he remain on the Cincinnati Board of Public Safety. Instead, Roosevelt has given Bernhard Bettmann a recess appointment to Collector of Internal Revenue for the first district of Ohio.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt informs Senator Foraker that he will take up the matter of the Internal Revenue Collector when he returns to Washington, D.C.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Senator Foraker that General Ward will be put into the list of next year’s visitors. Roosevelt encourages Foraker to not tell anyone he has granted this request, as he does not want “forty others” asking similar favors of him. He closes by making a joke about the recent scandal involving Maria Longworth Storer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Senator Foraker that he “had no idea” that Judge Frank Feuille would resign his post. Roosevelt notes that Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico Tulio Larrinaga recommends that Feuille’s successor should not be appointed until the President can speak with Puerto Rico Governor Beekman Winthrop, who is now in Washington DC. Roosevelt asks Foraker to “ask Larrinaga to see Winthrop and put one or two names before him.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt regrets that he cannot take part in Senator Foraker’s reelection campaign. After the election, Roosevelt would like to see Foraker to discuss several matters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Secretary of War Taft tells Senator Foraker that he has correctly stated Taft’s initial suggestion, but he now believes it is unwise to recommend the adoption of the proposed amendment to the statute. He is anxious not to delay the settlement of the unfortunate controversy, referring to the Brownsville matter, which has interfered with the discipline of the Army.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-01

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Manuel F. Rossy y Calderón will send his report on the Puerto Rican elections soon. In the meantime, he describes to Senator Foraker the increasing sense that there is a double standard applied to presidential appointees who are American and those who are Puerto Rican.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-14

Creator(s)

Rossy y Calderón, Manuel F., 1861-1932

Theodore Roosevelt has read Joseph Benson Foraker’s two volumes with great interest (likely Notes on a Busy Life, Foraker’s autobiography, which was published in 1916) and compliments him on his courage, straightforwardness, and views on international relations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-06-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt was pleased with Joseph Benson Foraker’s letter, and he apologizes for being unaware of the fact Foraker brought up in his speech about the protocol. Roosevelt plans to use this information the first chance he gets.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt was very pleased by the letter from Senator Foraker. Roosevelt invites Foraker to visit soon so that they can discuss a number of topics, as he has not seen him for a long time.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt submits his nomination of Regis Henri Post to be Governor of Puerto Rico. He sends a copy of the charges against him stemming from Post’s address to a conference of school superintendents in Puerto Rico, Post’s response, and letters from those involved with the case. Roosevelt informs Senator Foraker that he believes Post’s account of the events, and that he has been reprimanded. Roosevelt says that Post is a dedicated public official, and that despite his error, his record of service should not be ignored.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

William Loeb explains to Senator Foraker that he cannot comply with his request as the suggested young ladies can only obtain invitations to the reception from their educational institutions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-09

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

President Roosevelt informs Senator Foraker that he will appoint John E. Sater as the judge in the newly formed district in Ohio.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt reports that he had not heard any story about Senator Foraker’s argument. He did, however, hear it alleged by political leaders who supported Judge Adams for the position. Roosevelt paid these rumors no mind and is focusing instead on candidates in Ohio, Idaho, and Alabama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt discusses a variety of judicial appointments with Senator Foraker, who has recently sent a petition to appoint Judge Adams. Roosevelt reports that Senator Charles Dick and Secretary of War William H. Taft presented him with half a dozen candidates and that he will need a few days to give a sure answer. He directs the Monfort and Bosworth appointments to be sent immediately and reports that Amor Smith cannot serve as Surveyor of Customs in Cincinnati.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Senator Foraker that Puerto Rico is flourishing and the government’s laws are working well. He wishes Hawaiian and Alaskan laws were more satisfactory. He is very impressed by the work at the Panama Canal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt remarks that he has been able to get the Cabinet appointments he has wanted. He now has to give another appointment in Ohio of James Rudolph Garfield. He did not write Senator Foraker earlier because the announcement was made earlier than expected. He is not sure whether he is more pleased by the gubernatorial election of Frank Robert Gooding in Idaho or Charles Evans Hughes in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt discusses his thoughts about the situation in Cuba with Senator Foraker.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919