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Letter from William Sturgis Bigelow to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William Sturgis Bigelow to Theodore Roosevelt

William Sturgis Bigelow discusses the accommodations, schedule, and company at his home for President Roosevelt’s upcoming visit. He thinks Justice Holmes would be more comfortable elsewhere, since they would have to share a bathroom, but he has no problem hosting Senator Lodge. Bigelow points out that it is lucky that no one seems to have discovered yet that Roosevelt will be staying with him otherwise Governor Guild would “have the Ancient + Honorable camped on the [Boston] Common in front of the house to fire twenty one guns whenever you put on a clean shirt.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-26

Creator(s)

Bigelow, William Sturgis, 1850-1926

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt disagrees with several statements Secretary of State John Hay wrote. While Hay was one of the most “delightful characters” Roosevelt had ever met, he found Hay lacking leadership qualities as a Secretary of State. Roosevelt provides Senator Lodge with his view of the Alaska Boundary dispute in 1903. He includes copies of the letters Roosevelt wrote to Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes and Henry White to show to British Secretary of State for the Colonies James Chamberlain and Prime Minister James Arthur Balfour. Roosevelt explains why certain appointments were made following the death of President William McKinley and details for why Hay was not consulted on matters concerning the Russo-Japanese War and the acquisition of Panama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward J. Gavegan

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward J. Gavegan

President Roosevelt thanks Edward J. Gavegan for his letter, and says that Gavegan did “important missionary work” during and after the dinner. In particular, he wanted Gavegan to meet Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, who is of the “best New England Brahman type,” but does not know the “other American of the [David] MacKay type.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Knute Nelson

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Knute Nelson

President Roosevelt assures Minnesota Senator Nelson that he is not discriminating against him in refusing his pick for a judicial appointment. However, he believes that judges should retire at 70 and thus does not want to appoint Judge William Edward Hale because he is already older than 60. With few exceptions, Roosevelt does not nominate judges older than 60.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt disagrees with Senator Lodge regarding Horace H. Lurton, despite his and Attorney General William H. Moody’s feelings. Oliver Wendell Holmes should have been ideal appointment, but Roosevelt finds him “a bitter disappointment” because of his general attitude. Roosevelt believes the Supreme Court is too important to make appointments based on the candidate’s state. Therefore, he tentatively plans to appoint Lurton and later Moody, even though both are from Massachusetts. Roosevelt is relieved by the “added impression of weakness” given by William Jennings Bryan’s recent speech.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Alsworth Ross

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Alsworth Ross

President Roosevelt has been reading Social Control on the recommendation of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., and has enjoyed it so much that he felt compelled to write to Professor Ross to tell him. Roosevelt believes Ross’s book is a “serious work of permanent value.” He asks if Ross is familiar with Alexander Sutherland’s The Origin and Growth of the Moral Instinct, and recommends it as a good book if he has not.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919