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Theodore Roosevelt is sorry that he cannot accept the invitation of George Lockhart Rives, President of the New York Public Library, but Roosevelt tells him that the new library building is “splendid.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-19
President Roosevelt tells George Lockhart Rives that he will probably appoint a Republican to the position in question, but if not, he will consider Rives’s suggestion of Democrat Isaac M. Kapper.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-01
President Roosevelt asks George Lockhart Rives for his opinion on Alexander T. Mason, as Mason has been suggested for Immigration Commissioner. Roosevelt wants a “really good man” for the position, and asks if Rives knows of any other men on the Charter or Tenement House Commissions, preferably Republicans, who might be good for the job.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-23
President Roosevelt is pleased that Nicholas Murray Butler will most likely be made president of Columbia University. He feels the appointment would be good for the University, education generally, and New Yorkers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-29
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs George Lockhart Rives that he has already rented a house and cannot take his sister’s house.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-04-30