Letter from William Loeb to John Kean
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Kean, John, 1852-1914
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Kean
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-05-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Kean
Theodore Roosevelt thanks John Kean for his telegram. Kean’s daughter, Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt was the first to get there after Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s accident, providing help and comfort to Theodore and Edith Roosevelt.
Comments and Context
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt had been thrown from her horse on September 30, 1911, causing her to hit her head and remain unconscious for several days.
Collection
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Kean
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Kean for the pig that he sent for Thanksgiving.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-26
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Kean
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Kean for the gift of the roast pig.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-27
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Kean
President Roosevelt believes that if he does what Senator Kean asks, it will hurt Governor Myron T. Herrick in Ohio. In Ohio, the Democrats are trying to say that “the Republican ticket is the Roosevelt ticket.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-01
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Kean
Senator Kean had spoken with President Roosevelt in the past about promoting Major Hugh Lenox Scott, but his promotion has been unfortunately delayed. Roosevelt has had trouble promoting men on merit rather than seniority, but believes that if Kean works with other senators on the Senate Committee on Armed Services, it may be possible to nominate Scott for a promotion.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-24
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Kean
President Roosevelt tells Senator Kean he cannot make any promises, as he feels it is “more important to get first-class judges than to nominate them from any State.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-06
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Kean
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Kean for his letter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-13
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Kean
President Roosevelt thanks Jean Kean for the telegram.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-28
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Kean
Attorney General Knox has been hampered by the vacancy in the New Jersey district attorneyship. President Roosevelt would like to see the appointment filled and requests Senator Kean’s recommendation as soon as possible.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-06