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President Roosevelt asks Secretary of War Wright if there is, or is likely to be, a vacancy open in the War Department. Roosevelt would like to transfer Isabella Hagner, current White House Social Secretary, to a suitable position.
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1908-12-29
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of Agriculture Wilson if there is currently, or is likely to be, a vacancy in his department. Roosevelt hopes to transfer Isabella Hagner to a government clerkship position, and is looking for a suitable opening.
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1908-12-29
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus if there is currently, or is likely to be, a vacancy in his department. Roosevelt hopes to transfer Isabella Hagner to a government clerkship position, and is looking for a suitable opening.
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1908-12-29
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Navy Newberry if there is currently, or is likely to be, a vacancy in his department. Roosevelt hopes to transfer Isabella Hagner to a government clerkship position, and is looking for a suitable opening.
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1908-12-29
President Roosevelt asks Postmaster General Meyer if there is currently, or is likely to be, a vacancy in his department. Roosevelt hopes to transfer Isabella Hagner to a government clerkship position, and is looking for a suitable opening.
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1908-12-29
President Roosevelt spoke with Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte about Alford Warriner Cooley’s letter. Roosevelt intends to leave the position open for the moment, then appoint Cooley towards the end of February. He believes that if Cooley is in office when President-Elect William H. Taft takes office, he will probably remain. Roosevelt is not sure if the Senate will consent to confirming Cooley and advises him to get his references set up. Roosevelt is adamant, however, that Cooley should not return to work unless his doctors approve a return to work, as Cooley must not do anything that endangers his health.
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1908-12-29
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou if there is, or is likely to be, a vacancy open in the Department of the Treasury. Roosevelt would like to transfer Isabella Hagner, current White House Social Secretary, to a suitable position.
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1908-12-29
President Roosevelt tells President Alderman of the University of Virginia that he is not very impressed by Judge Edward W. Timberlake. Iredell Meares’s support of President-Elect William H. Taft will make Roosevelt consider his name for the position. If Roosevelt hopes to build a reputable Republican party in the south, he feels he should recognize reputable Republicans when possible.
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1908-12-29
President Roosevelt “should not dream of sending Hill,” but plans to send both of the men recommended by Goodell. He will send James Bronson Reynolds’s report to President-Elect William H. Taft right away, and will mention the question of the labor secretaryship to Secretary of War Luke E. Wright.
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1908-12-26
President Roosevelt informs James E. Weld that he is not taking part in making any appointments under the new administration, and believes it would be improper to do so.
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1908-12-24
President Roosevelt has received George H. Munroe’s letter, and has issued the direction that Smith should be appointed.
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1908-12-24
President Roosevelt asks Senator Penrose if he can submit John Dunbar Pringle’s name as a candidate for appraiser of merchandise at Pittsburgh, as he thinks it would be a good thing to do.
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1908-12-17
President Roosevelt asks Senator Knox if he can submit John Dunbar Pringle’s name as a candidate for appraiser of merchandise at Pittsburgh, as he thinks it would be a good thing to do.
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1908-12-17
President Roosevelt shares his doubts about his son, Ted Roosevelt, taking a job on New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes’s staff, and encourages Ted to speak to his boss, Robert P. Perkins, about it. Roosevelt believes that at best the position would be largely a symbolic one, and at worst would commit Ted to attending events that he does not wish to attend and gain him “a certain unenviable notoriety.” Roosevelt acknowledges he may be mistaken, and again encourages Ted to speak to Perkins. Roosevelt enjoyed having his son visit recently, and provides an update on his recent activities since Ted departed.
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1908-12-16
President Roosevelt tells Representative Parsons that if there is a such a vacancy as Parsons mentioned, then William Phillips would be entitled to fill it unless he takes a position as a foreign minister somewhere.
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1908-12-04
President Roosevelt informs Representative Parsons of New York that he has offered the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy to Herbert Livingston Satterlee. Satterlee has not yet said that he will accept, and would only hold the position until March 4, 1909, when Roosevelt leaves office. Roosevelt needs someone with appropriate knowledge for this position, and if Satterlee does not accept, Roosevelt will have to consider candidates from other states.
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1908-11-29
President Roosevelt informs Senator Platt of New York that he has offered the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy to Herbert Livingston Satterlee. Satterlee has not yet said that he will accept, and would only hold the position until March 4, 1909, when Roosevelt leaves office. Roosevelt needs someone with appropriate knowledge for this position, and if Satterlee does not accept, Roosevelt will have to consider candidates from other states.
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1908-11-29
President Roosevelt informs Senator Depew of New York that he has offered the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy to Herbert Livingston Satterlee. Satterlee has not yet said that he will accept, and would only hold the position until March 4, 1909, when Roosevelt leaves office. Roosevelt needs someone with appropriate knowledge for this position, and if Satterlee does not accept, Roosevelt will have to consider candidates from other states.
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1908-11-29
President Roosevelt would like deaf people to be examined for government positions they could fill, and directs the United States Civil Service Commission to communicate with Secretary of the Treasury James Rudolph Garfield and doctor Edward Miner Gallaudet to prepare a rule for Roosevelt to sign.
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1908-11-27
President Roosevelt is pleased to hear what Representative Bennet said about Keating, whom he appointed based on Garfield’s recommendation.
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1908-11-03