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Theodore Roosevelt is pleased and not amused by the reports and its parts marked by Thomas Henry Barry. Roosevelt shames Congress for not allowing vacancies to be filled and criticizes who they sometimes nominate for their positions. He sends regards to Ellen Bestor Barry.
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1911-10-19
New York Representative Parsons thanks William Loeb for his letter regarding the vacancy in the position of assistant appraiser.
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1907-09-16
Theodore Roosevelt expresses hesitation about advising his son, Kermit, to take the South American railroad position offered by an old friend, Leigh S. J. Hunt. Roosevelt explains to Elon Huntington Hooker that, although he believes this venture will prove itself a failure and that Kermit moving to South America would remove him from Hooker’s service, taking the job would also show the same kind of initiative Hooker showed a dozen years prior.
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1912-06-11
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Rolla S. Huston that Roosevelt does not know Liberia well enough to be able to recommend opportunities there.
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1911-05-09
President Roosevelt assures Ellen F. Aikman that he remembers her well. He will see Secretary of War William H. Taft and hopes that he can do what Aikman wants, though he does not know if there are any positions available.
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1905-10-14
President Roosevelt asks for Senator Penrose’s opinion about possibly appointing Terence Vincent Powderly to one of the vacant positions. Roosevelt would like to leave them vacant at present.
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1904-10-06
Postmaster John A. Merritt may retain his office, and President Roosevelt is favorable towards filling a vacancy with Mr. Robinson. It is necessary to find the best possible man for each vacancy and let the public see their efforts.
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1903-10-24
President Roosevelt has a high opinion of Winthrop and would like to see him on the Philippine Commission. However, if the Commission feels strongly towards General Davis, Winthrop’s appointment can wait for the next vacancy. Roosevelt wishes William Taft and Winthrop to meet and talk before a decision is made.
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1903-09-22
President Roosevelt’s general rule is to fill consular positions through promotion but it is not an invariable rule and has been overlooked as with Henry Clay Evans.
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1903-09-11
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Michael J. Murphy the Navy Department does not have a vacancy for a coachman at this time.
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1897-06-09
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Howard Perry he will send his letter to Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long, but Perry should have the boy apply for an apprentice position with Long directly. Roosevelt warns that vacancies are not immediately reported by navy yards.
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1897-05-28
Charles S. Francis writes to Theodore Roosevelt to ask for advice concerning John George Alexander Leishman’s retirement from his ambassador position in Rome and the potential for Francis to take his place.
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1911-06-06
Clyde Brown responds to an advertisement in The Outlook and asks the writer to write to Mrs. Clyde Brown and provide experience, references, and salary expectations. They need a governess to look after two children.
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1909-06-05
Captain McIntyre writes to President Roosevelt about a cable received from Secretary of War Taft from Cuba. Taft is concerned about vacancies in the Philippine Commission and recommends the appointment of W. Morgan Shuster. Though brash, Shuster is qualified and is popular among Filipinos. McIntyre forwards all of the cablegrams regarding the appointment. He asks that Roosevelt reply with his decision so he can update Taft.
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1906-09-24
Mary Tayloe Key asks Attorney General Bonaparte if the vacancy created by Elijah Caleb Foster’s passing might be filled by Alexander McDonald McBlair. Key would later marry McBlair.
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1906-09-23
Henry C. Ide writes to Secretary of War Taft about the illness of Dean C. Worcester. If Worcester leaves, quorum on the Philippine Commission is broken. With two others on leave, Ide says vacancies need to be filled.
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1906-09-21
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp tells William Loeb that there may be a vacancy on the Kiowa Commission soon. He would like to know if Jacob S. Fassett’s protege, Mr. Bostlemann, would be interested in the position.
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1906-08-28
Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office Department Goodwin sends Postmaster General Wynne a memorandum containing an opinion Attorney General William H. H. Miller sent to President Benjamin Harrison in 1891 following the death of Secretary of the Treasury William Windom. Miller’s opinion deals with whether Harrison can fill the vacancy caused by Windom’s death with a temporary appointment for more than ten days, and cites a number of statutes dealing with the issue. Miller concludes that it seems that the president can only appoint a temporary office-holder for ten days, and that the position should be filled by constitutional appointment within that time period. Goodwin notes that this time period has since been extended to thirty days.
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1904-10-04
Postcard poking fun at President Roosevelt’s enthusiasm for simplified spelling. Cartoon image of Roosevelt meeting with “Fatigued Ferdinand” on a hiking trail. A humorous conversation between the two takes place in simplified spelling with Ferdinand asking Roosevelt for a job. “Helena” is written in pencil on the reverse of the postcard. It is unclear whether this refers to a name or part of an address.
1906-1907
Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt regarding the possible appointment to assistant paymaster in the army of Octavius Longworth Pruden, which had been intended by President McKinley. If Pruden is promoted and a vacancy in his place as assistant secretary ensues, Lodge would like to propose someone. Lodge also tells Roosevelt that “everyone, literally everyone is with you heart & soul on this Booker Washington matter.” Lodge is disappointed by the southern reaction to the dinner and hopes they will learn.
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1901-10-19