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John O. Haynie asks Theodore Roosevelt to consider his letter confidential because he works as a policeman at the Library of Congress and does not want to be discovered by the current administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-16
Haynie, John O. (John Oliver), 1846-1920
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Captain Evans that he will speak to the Secretary and that he has been advising along the same lines as Evans advises in his letter. Roosevelt feels that the sailing of Spanish torpedo catchers should be treated as a mobilizing hostile army.
1898-03-16
William Loeb has enclosed a letter for Ambassador Whitelaw Reid. If the New York Tribune cannot deliver it, he asks that it be returned unopened.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-10
President Roosevelt encloses a confidential letter from Mr. Hanna, “the Gold Democrat,” about John W. Fries. Roosevelt would like to know if Alexander Boyd Andrews agrees with Hanna’s assessment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-21
President Roosevelt has asked Harmon Liveright Remmel to call on Dr. Greenway and would appreciate Greenway’s opinion of him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-19
In confidence, President Roosevelt shares that he would be delighted if Philip Battell Stewart was elected to Congress from Colorado as it would strengthen his position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-12
President Roosevelt greatly admires William H. Lewis and believes any man loyal to the principles of the Republican party should support him. Unfortunately, Roosevelt cannot interfere in any local political contests.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-12
President Roosevelt appreciates the Spectator article and hopes John St. Loe Strachey can visit the White House in the near future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-05
President Roosevelt has destroyed Joseph Bucklin Bishop’s letter. He believes that Bishop’s plan would assist the cause of good government. Having a morning paper under the direction of a man such as Bishop would strengthen Roosevelt’s position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-02
W. Scott Smith assures William Loeb that he will follow President Roosevelt’s wishes regarding Colonel Tucker and Remmel. He hopes Loeb will make the good care he is taking of Hot Springs known to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-18
Douglas Robinson will keep Secretary Loeb’s letter confidential, and destroyed the original. Robinson also thinks his arrangement with President Roosevelt about never writing letters of introduction is useful.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-11
Henry L. Sprague writes President Roosevelt that if Judge William J. Wallace retires, he would be interested in his position on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Sprague lays out his qualifications and his support for Roosevelt’s antitrust policies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-08
John F. Stevens, chief engineer of the Panama Canal, objects to the construction bid made by W. J. Oliver, and updates Secretary of War Taft on the Panama Canal’s construction progress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-30
In a telegram labeled “Confidential,” Secretary of War Taft instructs John F. Stevens to return an answer in a telegram that amplifies his reasons.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-29
E. Mont Reily disagrees with Joseph E. Black’s candidacy for Internal Revenue Collector for the Western District of Missouri, at Kansas City. Black has been one of the most bitter enemies that President Roosevelt has in the entire state. Reily recounts a Republican National Convention they both attended in Chicago where Black intended to introduce very critical condemnations of Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-02
Ambassador Meyer describes to William Loeb revolutionary events such as strikes, disturbances, and a mutiny taking place in Lodz, Libau, and Odessa, Russia. Meyer cannot foretell what would happen if Japan does not agree to an armistice and conquers the Russian Army.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-03
Baron Takahira asks William Loeb to discreetly pass President Roosevelt the enclosed letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-01
Ambassador Reid sends President Roosevelt a confidential memorandum. Reid also discusses a British dinner party and European perspectives of international relations and politics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-23
Ambassador Meyer writes to Secretary of State Hay regarding the appointment of Japanese and Russian plenipotentiaries, the diplomatic meeting place, and the plans for an armistice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-20
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis confirms that special care will be taken to observe President Roosevelt’s request that no communications in reference to the peace negotiations be published in the Blue Book without his consent.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-19