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President Roosevelt hopes the newspaper reports are true that A. Lawrence Lowell will be selected as president of Harvard, which he says will be a “fortunate thing” for the university.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-12
President Roosevelt agrees with Edward Brandegee about the football matter at Harvard, and will consult Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon about the matter. Regarding Brandegee’s suggestion that he become president of Harvard after his term as President of the United States ends, Roosevelt does not want to commit himself to anything three years in advance.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-07
President Roosevelt has a high opinion of James Russell Parsons and believes he would be “peculiarly well fitted” for the position of college president.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-05
President Roosevelt will not write unsolicited letters of recommendation, but he is willing to speak highly of Dr. Iglehart and would welcome his election as President of DePauw University.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-14
President James B. Angell of the University of Michigan has recommended Ferris F. Fitch as head of the new University of Arizona. President Roosevelt intends to make the appointment if there are no objections.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-07
President James B. Angell of the University of Michigan has recommended Ferris F. Fitch as head of the new University of Arizona. Roosevelt intends to make the appointment if there are no objections.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-07
Edward Brandegee suggests that following the end of his term, President Roosevelt succeed Charles William Eliot as president of Harvard University. If Roosevelt is interested in the opportunity, Brandegee will quietly work behind the scenes towards this end.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-03
Joseph Buffington requests Attorney General Knox’s opinion concerning James Russell Parsons, whom he is considering for President of Trinity College.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-02
Joseph Buffington requests President Roosevelt’s opinion concerning James Russell Parsons, whom he is considering for President of Trinity College.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-02
Senator Hoar would like to speak with President Roosevelt for a few minutes about Carroll D. Wright. Wright has the opportunity to become President of Clark University but will need to leave the Labor Bureau to do so. Hoar wants to see if an arrangement can be made for Wright to hold both duties for a time until a successor is named.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-20
G. L. Ives thanks President Roosevelt for his advice on the appointment of a new president for Columbia University. He praises Roosevelt’s recent policy decisions in the South.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-31
Eliphalet Oram Lyte believes that President Roosevelt has the support of the “plain people” regardless of party. If Seth Low is elected mayor of New York, Lyte suggests that Nicholas Murray Butler would be the ideal candidate to succeed Low as president of Columbia University.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-10