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President Roosevelt is trying to catch up with Captain Edwards. Roosevelt knows the record of service that Edwards has and if there is something Edwards desires he would be pleased to grant it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-11
As Provisional Governor of Cuba, Taft says that he feels honored to take part in exercises at the University of Havana and acknowledges that the attention of the world is “directed toward the tropics, and movement toward popular government.” Although he and President Roosevelt regret that American intervention in Cuba is necessary, he assures Cubans that “the United States is not an exploiting nation”—that the United States wants to foster democracy in Cuba. In Taft’s mind, the difficulties of the Cuban people stem from being trained “to look to somebody else for the responsibility of government.” Rather, all classes of people must become involved in politics and fostering business in Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-01
James Jeffrey Roche tells President Roosevelt of some investigations he has done regarding the distribution of Filipino pupils among secular colleges. He has collected information about the prices charged by Catholic colleges, which William A. Sutherland, of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, has said is too expensive. Roche thinks he may be mistaken about this, but will not create a controversy about the matter, as he does not wish to affect the current political campaign. He plans to raise the point when he speaks with George B. Cortelyou soon, and offers to come to Washington, D.C., to speak to Roosevelt about it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-12
President Roosevelt greets a crowd at the chapel of the University of Minnesota. He speaks about good and evil, higher education institutions, and physical development.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-04
President Roosevelt speaks at Cedar Falls, Iowa, about national greatness and higher education. He speaks to students about good citizenship as a way to show gratitude for higher education.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-02
Nicholas Murray Butler met with Andrew Carnegie regarding Carnegie’s plan to promote research and scholarship in Washington, D.C. Butler supports the plan and believes it is in the spirit of George Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-04