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President Roosevelt asks if diplomats could be prevented from calling him “Your Excellency” rather than “The President,” “Mr. President,” or “Sir.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-02
President Roosevelt strongly objects to being addressed as “Your Excellency” or “Most Excellent President.” Both of these terms were used in the proposed remarks to be given by the new Panamanian minister, Carlos C. Arosemena. The State Department advised on this composition, and Roosevelt instructs them not to include such titles in the future presidential communications they review.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-03