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President Roosevelt seeks Marvin Hughitt’s opinion on Representative Victor Howard Metcalf. Roosevelt is considering Metcalf for Secretary of Commerce and Labor when George B. Cortelyou becomes Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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1904-06-06
President Roosevelt sends an enclosure for Richard Harding Davis and requests that it remain confidential.
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1904-02-17
President Roosevelt encloses a confidential document from Mr. Butler.
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1904-01-15
President Roosevelt encloses copies of two letters from Judge Campbell for Philip Stewart’s private information.
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1903-12-22
President Roosevelt is not satisfied with Governor Carter’s explanation of the publication of the report containing General Arthur MacArthur’s alleged remarks. Officials of the United States are not “allowed to make public statements disrespectful or offensive to foreign nations.” Roosevelt wants to see those responsible for releasing the report punished.
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1903-12-23
President Roosevelt encloses two letters that he sent to Secretary of War Elihu Root, one of which will be sent to the Committee on Military Affairs, which is reviewing Leonard Wood’s military record. Roosevelt would prefer that the letters remain confidential as he does not want to become too involved in the question of General James Harrison Wilson’s truthfulness.
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1903-12-12
President Roosevelt encloses a request from Father Edward J. Vattmann for sick leave in order to travel to Puerto Rico. Roosevelt asks if this is possible and believes it to be important.
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1903-12-02
President Roosevelt put off writing in the hope that the Senate would confirm Leonard Wood but deliberation continues. General Miles has been showing the Senators confidential letters from Wood which refer to difficulties with General Lawton. Miles hopes to prove that Wood was disloyal to General Lawton.
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1903-11-24
President Roosevelt appreciates Baldwin’s public spirit and encloses a confidential letter from Commissioner Richards of the General Land Office to show the difficulties under which they work.
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1903-09-11
President Roosevelt will treat the letter as confidential and looks forward to seeing Senator Foraker.
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1903-08-31
Philip Battell Stewart was mistaken in his belief that he would be the medium of communication between President Roosevelt and Judge Campbell. Roosevelt believes in Stewart and wanted Judge Campbell to have the chance to speak with him, but Roosevelt’s communications with Campbell will not be repeated to Stewart.
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1903-08-06
President Roosevelt asks Senator Aldrich to confidentially review the enclosed letters and reply with his comments.
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1901-11-07
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Alfred S. Hartwell he will do what he can to get the articles out. Roosevelt and Secretary of the Navy Long agree with Hartwell that Hawaii should be annexed as soon as possible, but asks his opinion be kept confidential as he cannot speak for the current administration.
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1897-06-07
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks William F. Fullam for the essay he sent. Roosevelt asks him for further information about the men Fullam has warned him about, and will keep the information confidential.
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1897-05-22
Fred L. Seely acknowledges the receipt of Theodore Roosevelt’s note, and he assures Roosevelt that he will stop by to see him when is in New York again. Seely asks for Roosevelt to keep their conversations and correspondences private.
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1911-06-15
George B. Grant sends Theodore Roosevelt an essay, as he knows Roosevelt’s interest in the subject. He qualifies that “it is a stray idea” and asks that his name remain confidential.
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1911-03-30
Charles D. Walcott will make sure J. Alden Loring and Edmund Heller are explicitly instructed to not publish anything until after President Roosevelt has published his own articles and book about his safari trip.
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1909-01-08
Alabama Representative Hobson rebukes President Roosevelt for accusing him of misquoting him to the press. Hobson claims the statement made by Roosevelt regarding battleships was not to him, but to Representative James E. Watson in Hobson’s presence. Further, Hobson claims that Roosevelt never bound Hobson to confidentiality. Hobson goes on to say that the “country is drifting on a strong current setting direct toward war,” for which it is unprepared due to apathy in Congress, and that not informing the American people of the danger is tantamount to treason. Hobson concludes that the personal relationship between him and Roosevelt must certainly end, because he feels “unutterable scorn and loathing” for Roosevelt.
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1908-08-01
Upon seeing that President Roosevelt’s post-presidential plans, which Roosevelt had told him in confidence at the Boone & Crockett Club dinner, were printed in the Times, C. Grant La Farge assures him that he does not repeat things Roosevelt says to him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-14
Attorney General Bonaparte has received William Loeb’s message regarding the resignation of U.S. Attorney General for New Mexico William H. H. Llewellyn. Bonaparte will follow the instruction that the message should not be made public.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-25