Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Truman H Newberry
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945
Language
English
Your TR Source
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945
English
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945
English
President Roosevelt asks Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry’s opinion regarding an enclosed memorandum. Roosevelt wants to “get at” the captains and commanders, as he thinks that they should be the ones to retire, not the junior officers. He asks Newberry to report on this matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-12