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Theodore Roosevelt writes Mrs. E. G. N. Edwards and is glad to hear her husband is out doing his duty. Roosevelt wishes she had been in England when he was there.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-02-06
President Roosevelt encloses a copy of Attorney General William H. Moody’s proposed amendment to the railroad rate bill, which he would like Speaker of the House Cannon to show to Representative A. Barton Hepburn. Moody, Roosevelt, and two members of the Interstate Commerce Commission find the amendment satisfactory, and believe that it would avoid any question of the constitutionality of the bill. After Cannon and Hepburn have discussed the matter, Roosevelt would like Cannon to see him to discuss matters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-19
Austin B. Fletcher invites Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to dinner on February 2 with many prominent individuals.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-11
Postmaster General Meyer acknowledges receipt of Charles B. Landis’ letter forwarded by President Roosevelt. He advises Roosevelt on the financial issues Landis mentions and updates him on the measures he and A. Barton Hepburn of the American Bankers Association are taking regarding guaranteeing deposits and educating bankers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-02
Leslie M. Shaw agrees with many of the conclusions drawn in the Currency Commission’s report, although he does not believe that any legislation could be passed. Shaw does not have any more hope of currency legislation being passed after reading the report. The problem is that the banks and bankers are supportive of policies that benefit them that may not benefit the country as a whole.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-30
This article examines the question of whether President Roosevelt will call Congress into a special session to consider the proposed modifications of banking and currency laws. Interviews with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge reveal that a special session is set for November 9, 1903. J. Pierpont Morgan and George W. Perkins do not believe the special session to consider a currency bill is unnecessary, but that if one is called, it should occur as soon as possible. The writer believes that Roosevelt chose November, rather than October, for the special session because of the November elections of local and national importance. Creating a new currency bill is difficult, and anything that comes out of Congress, in order to satisfy the financial interests, Congress, and the American people, will need to be a compromise.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-18