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President Roosevelt extends his regards to the prime minister and people of New Zealand, as well as congratulations to Admiral Sperry and the Great White Fleet.
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1908-08-13
President Roosevelt asks Admiral Charles S. Sperry to serve on the National Conservation Commission as a member of the Section on Water.
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1909-03-02
President Roosevelt writes a letter of praise for Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, noting his various achievements during the course of Roosevelt’s administration.
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1909-02-27
President Roosevelt asks to appoint Rear Admiral Sperry as a member of a commission to carry out reforms in the navy. Roosevelt discussed these reforms in his recent message to congress, and he encloses a copy of that message, as well as a memorandum from a senior naval officer.
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1909-02-25
President Roosevelt has followed the Great White Fleet’s voyage with pride, and he praises Rear Admiral Sperry’s leadership. Sperry’s comments on the fleet’s progress were interesting, and Roosevelt looks forward to greeting the ships at Hampton Roads. Their voyage has more than lived up to his expectations.
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1908-12-05
President Roosevelt is pleased and impressed with Admiral Sperry’s reception in Japan and the behavior of the men there.
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1908-10-24
President Roosevelt congratulates Admiral Sperry on the success of the Great White Fleet’s cruise. He is particularly proud of Sperry’s conduct.
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1908-10-22
President Roosevelt telegraphs Admiral Sperry his congratulations, both personally and to the officers and enlisted men of the Navy more broadly, on the eve of the Great White Fleet’s departure. The trip around South America has already shown the efficiency and devotion to duty of the fleet, and Roosevelt is confident that the trip through the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans will continue in this same vein.
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1908-07-07
President Roosevelt informs Rear Admiral Sperry that he is to command the Great White Fleet on its return trip. This will require a great deal of responsibility as it involves visiting Australia and Japan and passing through the Suez Canal. Roosevelt exhorts Sperry to be careful during the time he is in East Asian waters, as he does not want there to be any “suspicion of insolence or rudeness on our part.” Outside of maintaining the safety of the ships, Roosevelt would much rather the fleet be insulted than to be seen as giving insult, although he is sure the Japanese will also be taking care to avoid giving any sort of slight.
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1908-03-21
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1898-01-29
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Sperry, Charles S. (Charles Stillman), 1847-1911
English
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Commander Sperry for his letter, and will meet with Paymaster A. S. Kenny soon.
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1897-05-22