Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alexander Graham Bell
President Roosevelt tells Alexander Graham Bell that while he believes George Ellery Hale to be “an excellent man,” he does not think it would be a good idea to appoint another astronomer as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution right away. Roosevelt comments on several other suggestions by Bell, including Henry Fairfield Osborn, David Starr Jordan, and Charles D. Walcott, all of whom would be good choices, although several have difficulties standing in the way of their selection.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-27
