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Secretary of War Taft discusses appointments for four different offices, including the Secretary of Agriculture. He gives President Roosevelt his assessment of nominees.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-17
Adjutant General McCain requests information from William O. Trenor to complete his application for military service, including personal information, skills, and references. The document includes Trenor’s responses to questions about his skills and references.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1917-01
An application for William O. Trenor for volunteer military service. The application requests personal information, skills, and references. Contains “Composition of Infantry Units” information.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1917-01
President Roosevelt tells Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt (wife of his cousin Emlen) that he hopes she approves of the way he used the Nobel Prize cash award. Roosevelt notes that after he got past his anger over the Maria Longworth Storer incident, that he found the situation amusing. He reports that he is taking up James Alexander Scrymser’s application with “the Departments,” and that he has had a difficult time getting businessmen and bankers to agree upon currency legislation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-14
Henry Cabot Lodge is suggesting that Theodore Roosevelt think about having Edgar R. Champlin become a commissioner to San Domingo. Throughout the letter he informs the President about Champlin’s background and credentials, and why he would be a good fit for this position. He states that he has not run this notion by Champlin as of yet, but was hoping that the President might address the position to Champlin himself.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-25
Catherine McLean Brown New writes to President Roosevelt about her husband, Harry S. New. She wants Roosevelt to support her husband’s application to be Chairman of the Republican National Committee if George B. Cortelyou returns to the Cabinet. New is particularly worried that Senator Fairbanks will alter Roosevelt’s opinion of her husband.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-06
Newton M. Shaffer asks for an appointment that will allow him to serve his country.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-05
Alfred R. Conkling will wait until there is a vacancy before applying for a diplomatic position in France or Belgium.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-01
Samuel L. Parrish presents his qualifications and references for the post of minister to Greece for President Roosevelt’s consideration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-14
Laura A. Hull Morris appeals to President Roosevelt to intervene in reviewing her husband’s dismissal from a government job. Morris believes a family argument about a will has slandered her husband and herself. She also accuses her brother Iowa Representative John A. T. Hull and his wife of intentionally preventing her husband from having a position and attempting to force them out of Washington, D.C. Morris claims she has suffered insomnia over the matter for three years.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-14
The Civilian Conservation Corps. job record #251 is in regard to construction of check dams along two sections of park road within the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota. Project would create a means to control water erosion in ditches along the park road; warehouse and job documentation attached.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1939
The Civilian Conservation Corps. job record #250 is in regard to construction of waysides along park road within the southern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-8) in western North Dakota. Project would create areas for visitors to stop along park road to view scenery; memorandums and job documentation attached.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1938-1939
The Civilian Conservation Corps. job record #247 is in regard to guard rail construction along multiple sections of park road within the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota. Project would install 195 rails made from red cedar logs along various sections of park road. Technical drawing, contractor bidding, and job documentation attached.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1939
The Civilian Conservation Corps job record #246 is in regard to surfacing and culvert construction along 1.1 miles of park road within the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota. Project would bring a section of park road up to standards and prevent damage from improper water drainage. Material, administrative, and job documentation attached.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1939
The secretary of Theodore Roosevelt informs Thomas F Riley that the former president is unable to help him obtain the position he is seeking, firstly because of the endless amount of inquires that Roosevelt receives on a daily basis, and also because he is no longer in office and thus does not have any knowledge of positions which may be available.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary relays that Roosevelt has not written recommendations for the obtainment of official positions since he left the White House. Roosevelt is sorry he cannot help T. C. Hisbet in this respect.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-01
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Colonel Bridgman in response to Bridgman’s request for a job offer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-06-29
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Cardinal James Gibbons supporting Commander Robert S. Griffin, who would like to replace Rear Admiral Charles W. Rae as Chief Engineer of the Navy. While Roosevelt thinks well of Griffin, he does not appreciate his applying ecclesiastical pressure in an attempt to get the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-25
President Roosevelt has received Senator Johnston’s letter seeking the appointment of his son, William Hooper Johnston, as Secretary to the Commissioners General of the United States at the Japan-British Exhibition. Roosevelt has sent the letter to Secretary of State Elihu Root to see what can be done, and notes that this application will receive “very careful consideration.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-20
President Roosevelt asks Representative Cockran to tell Father James F. Mackin that he will carefully consider what he says and will take the matter up with Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf. He has heard good things about Commander Robert S. Griffin, but has to consider other men as well. (Griffin has applied to be appointed engineer-in-chief of the Navy)
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-22