Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917 | - Theodore Roosevelt Center

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt congratulates Senator Foraker for his character.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt wanted to appoint a Catholic to the judgeship in Puerto Rico and offered the position to Charles F. McKenna.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

Now that William Henry Hunt has accepted the judgeship, President Roosevelt would like to name Hunt’s successor as Governor of Puerto Rico as soon as possible. Of the four officials who have been recommended to him, Roosevelt believes Regis Henri Post to be the most suited for the position but fears naming him would cause “much heartburning and dissatisfaction” among the other candidates. Since Roosevelt is unwilling to promote anyone currently in Puerto Rico, he would like to appoint Beekman Winthrop, who was recommended by Secretary of War William H. Taft.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt has received the letter and two clippings. He has written to Senator Charles Dick and directed Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw to prepare the nomination of Charles Albert Judson as Collector of the Port of Sandusky, Ohio.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt would like Senator Foraker to get a rider on a pending bill that would give the President the authority to select the department that supervises the nation’s island possessions. Roosevelt believes that it would be advantageous to have their administration under the War Department, and Secretary of War Taft agrees.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt will delay the appointments in order to avoid “disagreeable comment.” The delay will be brief.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-23

Letter from William Loeb to Joseph Benson Foraker

Senator Foraker’s letter with enclosure from Dr. Levi Gilbert has been received. President Roosevelt has responded to Gilbert.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt sends the letter from Ray Stannard Baker and asks it to be shown to other Senators.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt would like Senator Foraker to speak, along with Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody, at the Tremont Temple meeting in Boston.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt will treat the letter as confidential and looks forward to seeing Senator Foraker.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt holds Colonel Alexander McDowell McCook in high regard but believes that William H. Taft is the right man for the position. Plus, Taft should not stay any longer in the Philippines due to his health. The head of the army should be familiar with Philippine policy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt is opposed to Senator Foraker’s suggestion for Postmaster General. Regarding Judge Wright, Roosevelt needs to go over the situation with Senator Foraker and Senator Hanna.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt has a matter he would like to discuss with Senator Foraker at Oyster Bay, New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt feels that Colonel Reid should not be appointed and retired. Reid left “the line” for a “quiet” staff position in Washington, D.C., and Roosevelt believes that the promotion in question should go to someone who has spent the last thirteen years suffering the “worst exposure and hardship.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

Bishop Blenk will be visiting Senator Foraker to discuss the question of church property in Puerto Rico. Roosevelt believes that Foraker’s bill, in principle, will resolve the matter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt is impressed with the attractive menu and would have liked to be able to attend.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt has received Joseph Benson Foraker’s letter regarding the German Ambassadorship. Roosevelt responds that he was “pledged on behalf of McKinley as well as behalf of myself.”