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President Roosevelt tells Representative Parsons that the enclosed letter from New York State Commissioner of Education A. S. Draper leads him to support Eugene A. Philbin. However, Roosevelt does not think he should interfere, and he asks Parsons’s opinion on the matter.
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1908-11-10
President Roosevelt was unaware of a vacancy in the Board of Indian Commissioners but would be interested in appointing Draper.
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1902-08-11
Ambassador Reid sends President Roosevelt a clipping from the Spectator about the Algeciras Conference. Reid also discusses members of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York.
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1906-04-02
James Russell Parsons writes President Roosevelt to discuss which possible diplomatic position he will accept either in Ecuador or in Mexico City.
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1904-03-14
Nicholas Murray Butler discusses legal decisions involved in cases with Charles Rufus Skinner in New York State’s education system. He also mentions that he is still sick with grippe but believes he will recover soon.
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1904-02-27
James Russell Parsons discusses legislation concerning revamping the education system in New York state.
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1904-01-18
Nicholas Murray Butler discusses the politics behind the battle to reorganize New York’s educational system. He includes a postscript mentioning that Governor Odell approves of a unification plan, as does the Department of Public Instruction.
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1904-01-13
Nicholas Murray Butler is pleased that President Roosevelt likes the suggestion of A. S. Draper, President of the University of Illinois, for a vacancy on the Board of Indian Commissioners.
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1902-08-14
Nicholas Murray Butler recommends Andrew Sloan Draper for membership on the Board of Indian Commissioners.
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1902-08-08
Richard Price Morgan is seeking appointment to an international commission dealing with the water and boundary line between the United States and Canada in the Great Lakes area. He lists his qualifications and includes letters of recommendation from Senators Cullom and Frye, Congressmen Reeves and Boutell, President Draper of the University of Illinois, and Isham Randolph, Chicago’s chief engineer.
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1902-04-16