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Senator Richard F. Pettigrew writes to Theodore Roosevelt after a previous conversation in which Roosevelt suggested to appoint James Wilson as Secretary of the Interior. In this letter, Pettigrew argues that Wilson is an excellent Secretary of Agriculture and that he should not change office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-02
Theodore Roosevelt advises Henry Salant to not act at present and to wait to see how things turn out in Chicago.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-28
Theodore Roosevelt writes to James Bronson Reynolds about the Perkins matter, referring to Charles A. Perkins, who ran for New York County District Attorney that year. If Roosevelt were living in the city he would have Reynolds be the “keeper of my conscience in relation to the district attorneyship,” although Roosevelt does not want to be involved in local politics this year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-10-25
President Roosevelt is pleased to accept the election as an advisory member of the American Legion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-03-18
President Roosevelt tells Harold Jefferson Coolidge that he will show his letter to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte. Roosevelt thinks it would be unwise to express an opinion on the points Coolidge raises at present.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-11
L. Clarke Davis includes his opinion on President Roosevelt’s “possibilities” in the situation. He also sends Roosevelt a copy of an editorial published in the Philadelphia Public Ledger as a reply to former Pennsylvania governor Robert E. Pattison’s criticism of Roosevelt’s Strike Commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-15