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On the recommendation of Thaddeus Maclay Mahon, President Roosevelt would like Henry Prather Fletcher appointed as second secretary to Cuba.
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1902-05-20
President Roosevelt would like to appoint Louis H. Leaf as Secretary of Legation in Cuba.
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1902-05-05
President Roosevelt sends his thanks for John Kendrick Bangs’s book about Cuba, Uncle Sam, Trustee.
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1902-05-10
President Roosevelt wants to put the best men in the Cuban diplomatic service. He is considering Herbert G. Squiers for minister and General Edward S. Bragg for consul general.
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1902-04-24
President Roosevelt encloses a circular from the American Protective Tariff League that is opposed to the Roosevelt administrations policy on Cuban reciprocity. Roosevelt would like to know if any of the board of managers have the influence to prevent these “mischievous” circulars.
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1902-03-22
President Roosevelt is using his best judgment in Cuba and will never engage in “machine politics.” His focus is on trying to make as good a President as possible.
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1902-03-04
The text on each page of the letter is scribbled over and “Canceled” is handwritten on the first page. President Roosevelt agrees with Sternburg that the popularity of polo among military officers could damage their military effectiveness. Roosevelt spoke with Prince Henry of Prussia regarding finding a diplomatic position for Sternburg in the United States, but the Prince did not seem open to the proposition and Roosevelt did not press the issue. However, Prince Henry’s visit went well and reduced some of the friction between the United States and Germany.
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1902-03-06
President Roosevelt has been working with Congress and hopes there are no complications as he is focusing on the Cuban matter.
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1902-03-12
President Roosevelt instructs Secretary of War Root and American authorities in Cuba to assist Vasilii Vereshchagin, a Russian painter, on his trip to Cuba. Vereshchagin wants to paint a picture of the San Juan charge of the Rough Riders. Roosevelt wants Vereshchagin to see the lay of the battlefield so that the painting will have historic value.
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1902-02-22
President Roosevelt sends his congratulations on the election of Tomás Estrada Palma as President of Cuba.
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1902-02-28
President Roosevelt is having problems with the white community in Georgia because the three best state offices are held by African Americans. He also remains firm in his support for Cuban reciprocity.
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1902-02-04
President Roosevelt introduces Senator Taliaferro of Florida. He would like General Wood to show Taliaferro the situation in Cuba.
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1901-12-14
President Roosevelt thanks General Wood for sharing his perspective on the conditions in Cuba. Secretary of War Root feels as strongly as Wood on the tariff issue.
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1901-11-11
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt updates Secretary of the Navy Long on his recent meeting with the Armor Board. President William McKinley and Judge William R. Day report that news from Spain is not satisfactory and while Roosevelt does not anticipate trouble, the Navy should be ready to act immediately.
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1897-09-20
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt shares with Senator Lodge that he will not reply to the Journal again after its statements about the USS Indiana. He recently dined with President William McKinley and outlined his plans for naval and expeditionary forces should there be war with Spain. Roosevelt commends Lodge for his new volume of essays.
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1897-09-21
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt invites Senator Allison to have lunch with him at the Metropolitan Club to meet William J. Calhoun, who recently returned from an appointment as a special envoy to Cuba.
William J. Calhoun had been sent to Cuba by President William McKinley as a special commissioner to investigate the recent death of Dr. Ricardo Ruiz, an American citizen.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Joaquin Fortun he cannot write about Cuba due to his current position.
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1897-06-07
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt sends Henry White a copy of his manuscript, written in conjunction with A. T. Mahan, for W. Laird Clowes’ history of the British Navy. Roosevelt asks White to have his messenger deliver it to Sampson, Low, Marston & Co. for him. Roosevelt laments about the stresses of his new position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and confides in White that he wishes action would be taken regarding Cuba and Hawaii.
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1897-05-24
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt assures Stephen Bonsal he will speak with Secretary of the Navy Long about getting Bonsal a meeting with President McKinley. Roosevelt comments that he feels strong about Cuba and Hawaii.
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1897-05-21
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt received Henry White’s letter. He and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt have become fond of White and his wife, Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherford White. Roosevelt wants to visit England to research naval matters. He was amused at George W. Smalley’s comment about his “supposed jingoism,” especially as he wishes “we were more jingo about Cuba and Hawaii.”
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1897-04-30