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President Roosevelt takes Simon Bolivar Buckner’s recommendation seriously and he will pass it on to Secretary of War Luke E. Wright. Roosevelt enjoyed meeting Bucker’s son, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-23
The article discusses why the English press favors the Democratic ticket. Other topics discussed on this page include “Navy Plank Struck Out,” “‘Artful’ Judge Parker,” “Judge Parker Against Palmer and Buckner,” “Democratic Lightning Change Artists,” “The Irish World on Protection,” and “Chairman Cortelyou’s Alleged Prophecy.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-11
President Roosevelt asks when General Buckner’s boy should be appointed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-25
President Roosevelt thanks Delia Claiborn Buckner for the note and General Buckner’s utterances.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-14
President Roosevelt is already pledged to General Buckner’s son which “bars any other Kentucky man.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-23
Simon Bolivar Buckner sends Theodore Roosevelt a newspaper clipping sharing some exploits of his son, Simon Bolivar Buckner, who Roosevelt appointed as a cadet to West Point.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-04
John Barret reminds President Roosevelt that he was postmaster of Louisville, Kentucky, when Roosevelt was Civil Service Commissioner. Barret thanks Roosevelt for the political appointments he has made in Kentucky. He suggests additional ways the Republican party can be strengthened in the state. Barret closes by complementing Roosevelt on the Panama Canal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-09