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Theodore Roosevelt suggests Philander C. Knox and his wife visit Oyster Bay in the spring and join them for lunch.
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1915-01-15
President Roosevelt sends Secretary of War Wright a memorandum that he would like included in the record of Captain Archibald Willingham Butt. Roosevelt considers Butt an “exceptionally able and efficient officer” whose tact and diplomacy has been helpful in his work and planning regarding the Army. If Roosevelt should ever command troops again he would like Butt to serve under him.
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1909-03-03
President Roosevelt encloses a memorandum from Fowler to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, which shows a “very unsatisfactory” state of affairs. He asks Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou to arrange a joint investigation into the matter with the Department of Justice.
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1908-10-23
The State Department will give Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou a copy of President Roosevelt’s memorandum to the Justice Department regarding whiskey importation. Roosevelt instructs Cortelyou to govern himself accordingly regarding the whiskey.
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1908-04-25
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Robert Bacon relating William Atherton DuPuy’s scores on the consular examination. DuPuy did not earn a high enough average score to pass the test, and must do better on his language skills at his July reexamination. Roosevelt says that there have been more failures from the South, but that Secretary of State Elihu Root is writing to Senators in an effort to appoint more Southern men.
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1908-04-29
President Roosevelt found German ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg’s memorandums and letter very interesting. He will speak about them with Secretary of State Elihu Root and discuss them with Sternburg when he returns.
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1908-04-17
President Roosevelt asks if Andrew Carnegie has already sent a memorandum to Senator Nelson W. Aldrich. Roosevelt knew Carnegie would be pleased with the efforts the government has been making on treaties of arbitration.
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1908-02-17
President Roosevelt forwards Secretary of State Root a memorandum from German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg and comments on Japanese military preparations. These preparations do not seem to suggest war with the United States, but rather that Japan anticipates some sort of action involving China.
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1908-02-17
President Roosevelt had already read both articles that Edgar J. Rich sent him, and was struck by what they said. Roosevelt wrote a memorandum concerning the second of the articles, and encloses a copy for Rich to read, although he asks that Rich send it back, as he is not sure how he will use it. Roosevelt asks if Rich knows the address of James O. Fagan, and wonders if he could get him to come to Washington D.C. for an interview. If Fagan is willing, Roosevelt would work with Representative Charles Patrick Neill to pay Fagan’s expenses.
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1908-02-08
As directed by President Roosevelt, William Loeb forwards Senator Lodge an enclosed memorandum.
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1908-02-10
As directed by President Roosevelt, William Loeb sends Senator Lodge an enclosed memorandum.
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1908-02-11
President Roosevelt tells Secretary of War Taft that the memorandum written for Pierce was “most remarkable” and that Taft should take it into account when responding back with the reasons for rejecting any bids.
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1907-02-22
After receiving a letter from William H. H. Llewellyn, President Roosevelt believes that Arizona Territorial Governor Joseph H. Kibbey and New Mexico Territorial Governor Herbert J. Hagerman may need to replaced. He wishes David M. Goodrich lived in New Mexico so he could be appointed, and asks Commissioner of Corporations Garfield to look into the record of John M. Wilson as a potential candidate, while investigating the current governors’ malpractices.
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1907-02-11
President Roosevelt asks West Point Superintendent Scott to write Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge and Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge about the matter.
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1907-02-13
President Roosevelt would like Representative Littauer to consider raising the wages of civil service commissioners.
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1907-02-14
President Roosevelt approves of the contents of William Eleroy Curtis’ last letter. He has not yet decided to appoint someone from the Pacific Slope, but may do so.
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1907-02-15
In a letter to Secretary of War Taft, William Loeb encloses a list of individuals that President Roosevelt has appointed to the Board of Visitors at West Point for 1907. Loeb passes along instructions from Roosevelt that a memorandum be filed stating George M. Morrow is to be appointed next year.
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1907-01-30
President Roosevelt approves of sending officers to Hawaii to investigate the matter discussed in the memorandum on Governor George Robert Carter’s letter, which he returns to Secretary of War Taft.
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1907-02-01
President Roosevelt asks Superintendent of Insurance Drake to read an enclosed memorandum and assumes Drake will not endorse any proposals for legislatures to alter the salaries of insurance company officers. Roosevelt doubts that action would be legally valid and does not suppose there is a serious effort to do so.
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1906-11-29
President Roosevelt assures Representative Wiley that his conduct was entirely proper and explains the provenance of the memorandum.
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1906-05-18