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President Roosevelt asks to schedule a meal with Archbishop Ireland when he next comes to Washington. Roosevelt adds that he would also like to eat with Archbishop John J. Keane and Bishop Thomas O’Gorman.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-11
In a letter to Elihu Root (and possibly intended for a wider audience), President Roosevelt gives his perspective of his conflict with the recently-recalled Austrian Ambassador Bellamy Storer. Embedded within the letter are reproductions of private letters between President Roosevelt, members of his administration, and Storer. The letters detail the saga of the Storers’s push for Archbishop Ireland to become Cardinal and the fracturing of their friendship with the Roosevelts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-02
President Roosevelt is as sorry as Bishop O’Gorman is about what has been published about the removal of Bellamy Storer and Maria Longworth Storer. The only announcement from the State Department was that Bellamy Storer “had been discontented at not receiving a promotion and that he had declined to answer certain letters,” and Roosevelt did not authorize any comments on the situation beyond the fact that Storer had been recalled. Roosevelt places the responsibility for more information leaking out squarely on the shoulders of Maria Longworth Storer and Bellamy Storer, as he had personally worked to keep the details out of the news.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-27
President Roosevelt rebukes Maria Longworth Storer for her repeated attempts at “ecclesiastical intrigue” while trying to get Archbishop John Ireland made Cardinal. Roosevelt has repeatedly told Storer and her husband, Ambassador Bellamy Storer, that both they and he cannot officially get involved in matters regarding the Catholic Church. However, the Storers seem to have ignored these directives and continued to improperly write letters on Ireland’s behalf and to improperly quote portions of Roosevelt’s letters about the matter. If such actions do not stop, Roosevelt will have to remove Bellamy from his position as Ambassador. He asks Maria to return his letters on the subject.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-11
President Roosevelt informs Cardinal Gibbons that Archbishops John Ireland and John J. Keane have recommended Father George J. Waring for one of the two military chaplain vacancies in the Army. Roosevelt plans to give the other vacancy to someone from the East, and asks for Gibbons’s recommendation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-09
President Roosevelt believes that Archbishop John J. Keane should sit on the Board of Indian Commissioners. In a handwritten note, President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock what he thinks of the recommendation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-20
Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Wilbur S. Hinman informs Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt that Secretary of the Navy John Davis Lodge intends to give Wilson his old position at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Since Roosevelt did not reply to his telegram yesterday, Hinman sent William a message to Dominic I. Murphy saying that Roosevelt likely will not be able to attend the banquet for Bishop John J. Keane.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-10-12
Wilbur S. Hinman informs Milton E. Smith that Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt is away and likely will not return in time to attend the banquet for Archbishop John J. Keane.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-10-13
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt was pleased with Denis Joseph O’Connell’s letter and prizes his good opinion. He believes he can do “some decent work” in his new position. Roosevelt sends his regards to their friend Bishop Joseph Kean and hopes to see O’Connell soon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-04-30
Maurice Francis Egan updates Theodore Roosevelt on his trip. He enjoyed Henry Beach Needham’s article about Roosevelt and has been busy expressing his opinion on “the Vatican incident.” Travel plans prevent him from visiting Oyster Bay, but hopes to see Roosevelt at his office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-24
Ambassador Egan shares with Theodore Roosevelt that Father Daniel E. Hudson, editor of the Ave Maria, is “a most enthusiastic admirer of yours.” He hopes to see Archbishops John J. Keane and John Lancaster Spalding on his upcoming trip. Following this, he wants to meet with Roosevelt and deliver a message from Christian X, Crown Prince of Denmark.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-18
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee encloses a letter from Archbishop John J. Keene. Keene and Cardinal James Gibbons want Nelson O’Shaughnessy to be appointed Third Secretary of the Embassy at London, or some similar European embassy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-19
Program for a mass meeting “In the Interests of the Enforcement of Laws and a Proper Respect for the Lord’s Day.” Speakers include Bishop John J. Keane, president of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and New York City Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt. Program includes copies of the invitations extended to Roosevelt and Keane, proceedings of the meeting, and the text of the speeches.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1895-09-11
Bellamy Storer discusses the Catholic Church hierarchy’s opposition to the Republican party. Storer also discusses his involvement in introducing Carlton Bailey Hurst to Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna after he was removed from his position as Consul General in Vienna. Storer cautioned that if the removal was due to charges made by Charles V. Herdliska, Secretary of the Vienna legation, such charges were untrustworthy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-10