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President Roosevelt would like to set up a time to have a meal with Cornelius Newton Bliss, along with Senators Aldrich and Spooner, to discuss the selection of the chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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1904-04-16
President Roosevelt is interested in the newspaper but does not believe he should attend the press conference. He suggests that Arthur von Briesen consult with Winthrop Murray Crane and Senator Aldrich.
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1904-03-12
President Roosevelt would like to meet with Governor Crane soon. He would also like Crane to see Senator Aldrich and Attorney General Knox.
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1904-01-28
President Roosevelt has sent Senator Frye’s letter to Senator Aldrich and has not decided when to call the extra session of Congress. Numerous senators have called for the session to be in October.
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1903-08-20
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Allison for the letter and the information. Representative Cannon and Senator Aldrich will be notified of what Allison wrote.
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1903-08-24
President Roosevelt asks Representative Hill to keep in touch with Senators Platt, Hanna, Aldrich, and Allison on the financial question. When Congress convenes, Roosevelt hopes there will be something close to an agreement among Congressional leaders.
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1903-07-21
President Roosevelt agrees with Senator Aldrich that Mr. Plimley’s nomination should be withdrawn and requests Senator Platt’s opinion.
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1903-03-18
General Leonard Wood has made it clear that he understands that, as military commander in the Philippines, he will be subordinate to civil authorities. President Roosevelt believes that there are many members of Congress with whom he can work, including Senator Nelson W. Aldrich. However, Roosevelt is having difficulties with Senator Thomas Collier Platt and Governor Benjamin B. Odell. Finally, President Roosevelt would like Governor General of the Philippines Taft to become the Secretary of War when Elihu Root leaves.
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1903-03-19
President Roosevelt asks when Margaret Chanler must have a definite answer, as his schedule is still being developed, and he very much wants to attend the christening.
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1902-07-21
Roosevelt goes over the plan for the timing of the release of a “special message.”
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1902-06-10
President Roosevelt will wait to finalize his speech until meeting with Senator Allison. He has sent a copy of Allison’s letter and his response to Senator Aldrich.
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1901-11-07
President Roosevelt discussed the spending reductions with Senator Aldrich, who is unsure how government revenues will be affected by the last sessions of legislation. Roosevelt will raise the matter again with Aldrich, and with Senators Allison and Spooner.
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1901-11-01
Herbert E. Chapman writes to Theodore Roosevelt for assistance in finding work. Chapman details how he initially wrote Roosevelt a few years back and Senator Aldrich referred him to different agencies and offices to find work. In highlighting his experiences, Chapman denotes his work in the United States military, his previous experience working for the police department in Boston, Massachusetts, his work with J. P. Morgan as a night watchman, and other past experiences as well. Chapman also details how he ran into Roosevelt a few times in various hotels while Roosevelt was visiting Boston. Most importantly, Chapman seeks Roosevelt’s influence in obtaining a job. Chapman states he is not “an educated man,” but he is forty-six years old, and details his height and weight. He asks for a meeting with Roosevelt to detail his credentials, and asks Roosevelt to provide advice or influence if his credentials proved satisfactory to him.
Dr. Louis Edelman tells Theodore Roosevelt his opinion of the Republican Presidential candidates and where they stand with the American people based on his travels through many states, including his home state of Alabama. Edelman tells Roosevelt he is the only possible candidate who can win the South and that he has a duty to the Republican party and the American people to run for president. If Roosevelt will run, Edelman will not give up the fight for delegates in Alabama, but he asks Roosevelt to let him know so he might come to New York to meet in person.
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1911-12-16
Howard Kemp asks Theodore Roosevelt his opinion of the Aldrich bank bill. He is a shoe salesman and frequently hears about the subject. Kemp is from Cheyenne and is greatly admires Roosevelt.
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1911-12-03
George Washington Towle asks Theodore Roosevelt if he understands the proposed legislation regarding the country’s banking interests. He discusses the two purposes of commercial banks and the “evil possibilities” of Nelson W. Aldrich’s proposal. Such legislation would put money under the control of a few powerful bankers, just as in Europe. The potential outcome would be worse than the Panic of 1907.
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1911-11-14
D. C. Resnick claims that his previous advice has been ignored to President Taft’s detriment. Resnick is disappointed with Taft for his treatment of Theodore Roosevelt, the removal of Roosevelt men in the public service, and support for high tariffs. Resnick believes that if Taft fails to agree to the wool tariff schedule, he can never be elected to a second term.
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1911-07-31
Elisha Ely Garrison opines to Theodore Roosevelt that “no honest man who has the broad interests of the people at heart and who understands the [Senator Nelson W.] Aldrich scheme can be for it.” He explains to how his own opinion differs from that of Victor Morawetz, and how while Morawetz favors control of currency by humans, he advocates for scientific and mathematical control of currency.
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1911-03-04
Elisha Ely Garrison asks Theodore Roosevelt if he realizes the impact of Senator Nelson W. Aldrich’s plan and the “enormity of the steal.” He encourages Roosevelt to speak out against the plan, and assures him that “the scientific bankers of all Europe will back [him] up.”
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1911-03-01
Grant DeWitt Shaft tells Theodore Roosevelt that many people he knows personally in North Dakota, as well as in New York, voted in favor of President William H. Taft’s policy only because Roosevelt supported it. They personally wanted to vote against the government, and Shaft believed that the Republicans would have lost in a landslide if Roosevelt had not stepped in.
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1911-02-03