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Governor Folk thanks President Roosevelt for his book of essays and speeches. He also commends Roosevelt for his appointment of Charles J. Bonaparte.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-29
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee writes William Loeb that Herbert H. D. Peirce is to accompany Baron Rosen from New York to Oyster Bay on the Sylph the next day for luncheon at the house of President Roosevelt. Rosen and Peirce are pleased to accept Roosevelt’s invitation.
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1905-07-12
Archbishop Ireland telegrams President Roosevelt to let him know that Charles J. Bonaparte’s nomination is going well.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-01
Cardinal Gibbons is pleased that President Roosevelt selected Charles J. Bonaparte as a Cabinet member. Bonaparte is a wise person and will surely be popular with the citizens of the United States.
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1905-06-03
Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for his letter of May 15 and apologizes for making Roosevelt read so much of his poor handwriting. Lodge praises Roosevelt’s speech that he gave in Chicago. He suggests that labor unions are more dangerous than capitalists because the labor unions control more votes. Lodge mentions several political issues, including the continuing unrest over laborers from Japan, possible charges against Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis, the appointment of Charles J. Bonaparte as Attorney General, as well as international relations. Lodge also gives some details of his trip to Italy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-03
Lincoln Steffens thanks President Roosevelt for Roosevelt’s recommendation of Charles J. Bonaparte to write an article, but another individual has been selected.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-01
Senator Lodge thanks William Loeb for his two notes that included letters from Judge Robert Grant and Charles Bonaparte. This appears to be in regards to Lodge’s honorary LL.D. degree from Harvard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-06
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
The logo for the 2006 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appears on the front cover of this issue while the back cover features a photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt onboard the presidential yacht Mayflower with three naval officers and the Secretary of the Navy.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2006
In a speech given shortly after Theodore Roosevelt’s death, George Haven Putnam discusses his friendship with Roosevelt, and he highlights aspects of his character, leadership ability, and episodes from his political career. Putnam details Roosevelt’s role in the 1884 presidential contest, his dispute with the Postmaster General during his time as a Civil Service Commissioner, and examines the effort to secure the election of Charles Evans Hughes as Governor of New York in 1908.
A photograph of Roosevelt in 1905 appears on the first page of the speech. A listing of the members of the executive committee of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) supplements the piece along with a text box with the heading ” A Membership Honor Roll” that lists members of the TRA who have enrolled in three premium membership categories.
Photograph shows French officers escorting President Roosevelt during re-interment ceremonies for John Paul Jones at the United States Naval Academy, Maryland, Annapolis.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-04-24
President Roosevelt would like Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp’s opinion of Assistant Attorney General James Clark McReynolds before deciding if the disagreement between the two should be referred to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte.
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1907-02-15
As an addendum to Senate Bill 3899, Senator Perkins submits two letters from Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte to Senator Eugene Hale. Bonaparte’s letters discuss amendments to the pending legislation, as well as the necessity of passing the legislation granting the Secretary of the Navy the authority to dismiss midshipmen at any time if he deems it in the best interest of the Navy. Such actions will allow the Secretary of the Navy to better address problems like hazing, which otherwise require a longer process of court-martial.
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1906-01-30
John H. Vivian examines the controversy that swirled around President Theodore Roosevelt’s executive order of August 1906 mandating a simplified form of spelling in certain government documents. He looks at the reaction of newspapers from around the country, and says that their initial reactions were overdone but were later tempered. He also examines the reaction from some agencies of the federal government, and notes opposition to the plan in Congress that centered less on concerns about spelling and more on Roosevelt’s use of executive power.
This article is also noteworthy as it is the first article in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal to have endnotes.
This page from the Springfield Daily Republican presents Charles J. Bonaparte’s letter to the newspaper about Panama, as well as the newspaper’s editorial in reply.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-26
Charles J. Bonaparte comments on how Maryland will vote in the upcoming presidential election between President Roosevelt and judge Alton B. Parker. Bonaparte believes the race will come down to the success of the Democratic managers in manipulating the vote totals and the attitudes of independent Democrats. Bonaparte himself believes that Maryland should vote for Roosevelt, as Parker’s campaign is working with Senator Arthur P. Gorman of Maryland and former New York Governor David B. Hill, and will be beholden to them as his “twin sponsors.” There has been much more natural support for Roosevelt from independent factions than there has been for Parker.
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1904-09-28
Postmaster General Payne updates President Roosevelt on the state of the post office investigation. Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad have been away for the summer, and have not been consulted yet, although the investigation has proceeded in the meantime. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow has a large number of cases pending in the District Attorney’s office, waiting to go before a grand jury. Indictments are expected, and Payne does not believe that it would be wise for the government to publicly release information on the investigation before the grand jury has finished.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-08
Postmaster General Payne will speak with Charles J. Bonaparte and Conrad Holmes when they are here this afternoon. He also informs President Roosevelt that although George. A. C. Christiancy has tendered his resignation as assistant attorney in the Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office Department, Payne has yet to accept it, and will not do so until the investigation is closed. Payne questions whether Christiancy’s resignation should be accepted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-09
Postmaster General Payne was shocked at the clipping in the Washington Evening Star that stated that fourth-class postmasters are in the classified service, and believes that President Roosevelt is as surprised as he is. Payne had asked Charles J. Bonaparte to examine the Civil Service Act and rules and regulations to ascertain whether fourth-class postmasters were transferred to the classified service, and encloses the reply that he received. Payne balks at transferring the fourth-class postmasters to the civil service, as it would be a radical shift.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-15
In Washington, D. C., President Roosevelt tells Board of Indian Commissioners member Charles J. Bonaparte, “Now Bonaparte, go right now and stop that,” pointing to an “official land shark” in Indian Territory who holds a “perpetual lease” and tells a Native American, “All you have to do is sign this lease.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09