Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John K. Johnston
President Roosevelt tells John K. Johnston that the present plan for a commission comes from Georgia Senator Augustus Octavius Bacon and is “idiotic” and “admirably calculated to interfere with the efficiency of the work.” Roosevelt’s own idea is to have an executive head the commission in a position similar to A. J. Cassatt holds at the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-24