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President Roosevelt is happy to hear that Secretary of War Root is going to the Adirondacks and would like to issue directions that he should not be interrupted by messages from the War Department. Roosevelt appreciates the letter from General Grenville Mellen Dodge and will return it for Root’s private files.
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1901-10-01
Theodore Roosevelt was deeply attached to Senator Allison and never knew a “finer citizen” than Grenville Dodge.
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1915-03-28
President Roosevelt protests a recent editorial in The Outlook, and tells Lyman Abbott that it condoned mutinous and insubordinate conduct in the Navy by defending Admiral Willard H. Brownson. He quotes a letter he received from General Grenville M. Dodge on the topic of Brownson’s resignation. Dodge opines that Roosevelt should have insisted Brownson obey the order and if he refused to then court-martial him instead of just accepting his resignation. Roosevelt explains why he did not follow this course, but says that this may have set a precedent for rampant insubordination in the armed forces, which The Outlook has not helped.
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1908-01-17
President Roosevelt thanks Lettie Dodge Montgomery for sending him the speech. Her father, Union Army General Grenville M. Dodge, is the kind of man “whose deeds in war and peace give me a certain thrill.”
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1907-12-11
President Roosevelt returns the nice letter written by General Grenville M. Dodge. He will make revisions to his speech based on some of Brown’s suggestions.
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1907-05-09
President Roosevelt promises Dr. Wyeth that he will do all he can to help with a bill when he gets back from Panama. Roosevelt asks Wyeth to have General Grenville M. Dodge write Roosevelt so he can learn some facts.
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1906-11-05
President Roosevelt explains how his view of military promotions differs from Senator Proctor’s view. Proctor wants men to be promoted to “recognize” a particular state, in his case, Vermont, while Roosevelt wants to promote people based on merit. Roosevelt does not want to run the army in the interest of politicians. Instead, he wants to run the army “in the interest of the entire American people, and with an eye single to making it the best it can possibly be.”
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1905-06-03
Theodore Roosevelt has spoken to many people, who all agree that he should not go to the encampment. Outside of Massachusetts, there is not much support for his going. Roosevelt also feels that if he goes, he must speak, which would “bring a deluge of invitations from elsewhere” for him to speak.
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1904-07-28
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Dr. Welch which provides information about Dr. Wright. Sanitation and hygiene will be of the first importance on the isthmus of Panama. Employees must be healthy to complete their work and Roosevelt wants the best medical professionals in the country to supervise.
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1904-02-24
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from General Dodge and agrees that Mr. Gallagher would be suitable for the commission.
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1904-02-24
President Roosevelt requests Senator Spooner’s opinion on potentially appointing L. D. Harvey as Civil Service Commissioner. Roosevelt suggests that Spooner meet with General Dodge to discuss the financial question.
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1903-05-10
James Sullivan Clarkson explains the political situation in Iowa to William Loeb. Clarkson is concerned that a group of powerful men and various corporations is conspiring to control delegations in Iowa and the surrounding states to the detriment of President Roosevelt and Vice President Taft. In particular General Dodge, a close friend of Governor Cumins, is thought to be behind the operation. Clarkson believes that most people will support Roosevelt’s cause, including capitalists who have criticized him in the past. A handwritten note posits that perhaps Dodge is actually on Roosevelt’s side and is influencing matters in his favor.
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1907-04-24
Secretary of War Taft updates President Roosevelt on the progress of his trip across the United States, as he gives speeches to help candidates in the upcoming election. Nebraska is likely to go Republican, as the prosperity there under Roosevelt’s policies has hampered William Jennings Bryan’s campaign. The person nominated for the Senate, however, is someone who Taft and Roosevelt did not wish. Public sentiment is the same as in Illinois in calling for Roosevelt’s running for president again, as his policies have been very successful. The only place Bryan may have a foothold is in Ohio. Taft thinks that William Randolph Hearst’s strength in New York has been overstated. He also informs Roosevelt about several conversations he has had with people, and about a letter he received from Gifford Pinchot.
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1906-11-01
William H. Taft is returning General Dodge’s letter, which he has read with interest.
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1906-03-20
Senator Proctor sends President Roosevelt correspondence from the President of Cuba, Tomás Estrada Palma. Proctor believes Major Eugene Frederick Ladd deserves the promotion more than Benjamin Alvord, but notes Roosevelt has promised General Grenville Mellen Dodge that he will appoint Hugh John Gallagher to this position.
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1905-05-25
Redfield Proctor believes that Theodore Roosevelt is free from favoritism. Roosevelt has never agreed to a single request regarding the Army that Proctor has made. Proctor has also never asked for an Army appointment because the person was from Vermont, but due to their qualifications.
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1905-05-20
Senator Proctor is concerned that none of the three Vermont officers he has recommended have been promoted. Proctor outlines the three cases: Colonel Miller, Colonel Stephen Perry Jocelyn, and Major Eugene Frederick Ladd, and asks Roosevelt to see things from his point of view. Proctor believes that his acquaintance with the army and his support of Elihu Root entitles him to “a little consideration.”
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1905-05-06
An article describing the mission of William T. Rigby in garnering funds for the General Stephen D. Lee memorial. Contains quotations from letters by General Grenville M. Dodge and Captain Stephen P. Allen expressing sentiments of good will toward the cause.
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1908-09-26
On a gloomy day, Secretary of War Root sends President Roosevelt a cheerful letter that Root received from General Grenville Mellen Dodge. As requested, the letter was returned to Root.
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1904-01-23
James Sullivan Clarkson encloses letters from General Dodge regarding financial issues and from Leigh Hunt who provides a positive assessment of President Roosevelt. Clarkson also comments on political developments in New York.
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1903-04-17