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Key, Albert L. (Albert Lenoir), 1860-1950

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert L. Key

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert L. Key

Theodore Roosevelt thought it was clear that he would not be a presidential candidate if Charles Evans Hughes were nominated. He does not personally like Hughes and is disappointed with his recent actions. However, he cannot overstate his abhorrence for President Wilson and the danger he poses to the nation. If certain Republican candidates had received the nomination, Roosevelt would have felt it necessary to run a third party candidate. Hughes was not one of these candidates. Roosevelt had tried to get the Republicans and Progressives to agree on General Wood as a candidate.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-06-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert L. Key

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert L. Key

President Roosevelt is confused and angered by the message Commander Key is trying to send about his opinion on the administration of the Navy, and cautions Key against disobeying his order. He takes exception with Key’s previous claim that Roosevelt has been misinformed regarding the Newport conference, and points out that the opinions of those Key identifies with are often proven to be wrong. Roosevelt is not yet certain whether there should be a court-martial placed on Key, but he claims it may be necessary to reduce any harm he may cause the Navy. Roosevelt also discusses the construction of a new type of naval ship he has been overseeing.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert L. Key

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert L. Key

President Roosevelt tells Albert L. Key that his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt enjoyed seeing Key at Groton, and will be pleased that Key’s sons will be attending Groton as well. Archie intends to go into the Navy if he can. Roosevelt says that Archie “has a heart of gold, but he is not bright and has difficulties with his mathematics,” so Roosevelt worries that he may not be able to get in.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert L. Key

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert L. Key

President Roosevelt believes that Albert L. Key’s main objections to his plan for the administration of the Navy stems from the fact that officers eligible for positions are too old. Roosevelt would like to promote younger men to higher grades in the Navy, but his experience attempting this in the Army has made it clear that he cannot successfully do so.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert L. Key

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert L. Key

President Roosevelt has read Lieutenant Commander Key’s reports with interest and thinks that Key, Cameron McRae Winslow, and William Sowden Sims have served well by calling attention to defects in the naval administration of the United States. In spite of this, however, Roosevelt thinks that some of the criticisms have been exaggerated and that the solutions Key has proposed may not work as well as he thinks. Roosevelt discusses the placement of armor belts on ships as one example of this. He also speaks about a proposed shift within the Navy that will give line officers more authority than they currently have and says that the suggested balance will actually accomplish very little and that what is required is more along the lines of a change in staff.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert L. Key

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert L. Key

President Roosevelt was very interested in Lieutenant Commander Albert L. Key’s view of Senator Eugene Hale. He agrees with Key’s comments on Representative Theodore E. Burton’s speech, and says that while Burton is useful in many ways, his opposition to the Navy offsets all of this. Roosevelt dismisses Burton’s opinion that “he believed in arbitration rather than battleships” with the comment that, “he might just as well say that he believed in arbitration rather than policemen.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919