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President Roosevelt urges Colonel Woodard to communicate with Republican National Committee Chairman George B. Cortelyou before having any men take any steps, because that is “the right way to begin the campaign.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-13
President Roosevelt thanks Colonel Woodard for his letter, and agrees with him about the appointment of George B. Cortelyou as Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Roosevelt notes that Cortelyou is friends with Elihu Root and will run the election campaign according to the principles Roosevelt has applied to his own presidency. Roosevelt also appreciates Woodard’s assessment of the political situation in Wisconsin, about which Roosevelt had felt apprehensive.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-06
President Roosevelt thanks J. H. Woodard for the honest letter and his friendship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-16
President Roosevelt thanks Colonel Woodard for the letter and enclosure and is glad he feels the same about Panama.
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1903-11-17
President Roosevelt was unaware that J. H. Woodard was currently a railroad president and denies that there is any intention to introduce what Woodard calls “rubber money.”
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1903-08-26
President Roosevelt thanks Colonel Woodard for his interest and tells him he has put Joseph L. Bristow in charge of the investigation.
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1903-03-16
President Roosevelt informs J. H. Woodard that James N. Tyner, Assistant Attorney to the Post Office Department, has been asked to resign, and the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General will perform the investigation.
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1903-03-10
President Roosevelt appreciates J. H. Woodard’s letter because Woodard understands the lasting implications of the Anthracite Coal Strike. Roosevelt wants organized capital and organized labor to understand that the public has a vital interest in the coal industry and that a settlement is in the interest of property because it will protect property from revolution.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-19
President Roosevelt found J. H. Woodard’s letter on the Anthracite Coal Strike interesting and believes that Attorney General Knox has done a great deal regarding the “beef matter.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-07-09
President Roosevelt was delighted with J. H. Woodard’s letter.
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1902-07-16
President Roosevelt thanks J. H. Woodard for the article and has several matters he would like to discuss with him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-05
William Cary Sanger has shown President Roosevelt Colonel Woodard’s letters. Roosevelt was pleased with Woodard’s thoughtfulness and kindness and would like to arrange a meeting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-14