Jackson, John B. (John Brinkerhoff), 1862-1920

President Roosevelt shares his thoughts on various topics with Cecil Spring Rice. Roosevelt is planning to swap foreign assignments between John B. Jackson and Richmond Pearson, mentioning that Pearson had trouble with missionaries in Persia. While Jackson has done well as Minister to Greece, Roosevelt does not approve of his strong pro-Russia feelings. Roosevelt thinks the Russian people are good, and feels badly that they oscillate between despotism and anarchy. Roosevelt is interested in what Spring Rice says about the movement of Islam in Persia toward more tolerance, and gives his opinion about progress in Islamic countries in relation to Buddhism and Shinto. The violent incidents in San Francisco towards Japanese immigrants concerns Roosevelt. Roosevelt thinks everyone should be in favor of peace and temperance, but he feels professional advocates of both talk a lot without ever getting anything done. At home, Roosevelt is trying to keep a balance between plutocrats and labor unions. Roosevelt hopes to see Spring Rice and his wife soon.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Secretary of State Root sends an enclosed dispatch from Minister to Persia John B. Jackson, which shows the effects of President Roosevelt’s appointment of him as a matter of favor rather than his qualifications. With Persia currently undergoing a revolution, the Department of State already has enough trouble. Root has drafted a response and waits for Roosevelt’s instructions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-23

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Ambassador Reid sends an addition to “the bundle of gossip” he recently sent to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, noting that this dispatch is a bit more serious and more likely to interest President Roosevelt with his description of a number of political events, in addition to more social fare.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-01

Creator(s)

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Alvey A. Adee writes to Willam Loeb seeking instruction concerning a message from the American diplomat in Bulgaria about a letter written by Prince Ferdinand I of Bulgaria to President Roosevelt. Adee encloses a copy of the diplomat’s message.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-22

Creator(s)

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924

Secretary of State Hay encloses a dispatch from the legation in Greece where a Greek paper reported that President Roosevelt was ill and King George I inquired about Roosevelt’s health. The legation was informed that the report was false but the King’s inquiry was appreciated.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-19

Creator(s)

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Ambassador White suggests that more Secretaries of the Diplomatic Service be promoted to fill vacancies and uses the case of John B. Jackson as an example.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-04

Creator(s)

White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918