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President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte that Midshipmen Charles M. James and William T. Boyd will be pardoned, on the condition that they join the class below their present one at the Naval Academy. Bonaparte should have some memoranda showing which of the other midshipmen dismissed in the course of the hazing suit should be reinstated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-30
President Roosevelt tells Senator Newlands that he is unable to pardon Midshipman Trenmor Coffin, who was expelled from the Naval Academy for hazing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-05
President Roosevelt tells Governor Sparks that he is powerless to take any action on the hazing bill until Congress repeals it. Roosevelt does not believe that hazing should lead to an automatic dismissal from the service academies. However, he does not remember the particulars of Trenmor Coffin’s case. It may have been serious enough to warrant dismissal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-20