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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

President Roosevelt has heard a rumor that there has been an effort to detach Frank K. Hill from the General Board of the Navy as punishment for his attitude regarding the armor belt controversy. Roosevelt wants Hill to stay where he is. He asks Secretary of the Navy Metcalf to comment on the enclosed telegrams from Stewart Edward White and Frank T. Underhill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Address of President Roosevelt at Santa Barbara, California, May 9, 1903

Address of President Roosevelt at Santa Barbara, California, May 9, 1903

President Roosevelt addresses the citizens of Santa Barbara, comparing their city to “a garden of the Lord.” He also discusses lessons learned from the Grand Army of the Republic and the memory of the civilizations that came before the pioneers. Roosevelt also discusses citizenship, agriculture, industrialization, and brotherhood.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919