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Porter, Robert P. (Robert Percival), 1852-1917

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert P. Porter

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert P. Porter

President Roosevelt promises Robert P. Porter that he will speak with President-Elect William H. Taft about him, and hopes that Taft will keep Porter on the same basis that he has been with Roosevelt. Roosevelt also says he will talk with Scribner’s if he gets the chance, but that he must leave the issue entirely in their hands.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert P. Porter

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert P. Porter

President Roosevelt is not sure what he can do about the Westinghouse matter that Robert P. Porter wrote him about. He will speak with Secretary of State Elihu Root and Treasury Secretary George B. Cortelyou, but he is hesitant to make a business suggestion to a New York financier. As he does not do special favors for people, he does not want to ask one of anyone.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-29