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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
President Roosevelt asks Attorney General Moody to review two rough memoranda connected with Roosevelt’s wish to send a message “about the Judge Humphrey’s matter.”
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1906-04-12
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte to read the enclosed memorandum that Surgeon General Presley Marion Rixey drew up after Roosevelt’s meeting with him and Surgeon General Robert M. O’Reilly.
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1906-01-17
President Roosevelt takes issue with an article by Clifford Howard which appeared in The Outlook. Howard wrongly asserts that there is dishonesty and corruption among government officials who use government funds and services for personal use. In a postscript, Roosevelt also encloses information about Dr. Louis Livingston Seaman. He does not believe that Seaman can be a supporter regarding the increase of medical force in the army, because “no one could afford to be responsible for his utterly reckless statements.”
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1905-10-14
President Roosevelt sends Nicholas Murray Butler the text of a memorandum drawn up by his guests in which they promise to “carry out in letter and in spirit the rules of the game of foot ball relating to roughness, holding and foul play.”
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1905-10-11
President Roosevelt is grateful to Walter Camp for sending the memorandum about the outcome of the meeting about football, and says he approves of it. He admires what Camp and the others in the meeting have done and asks him to tell the others how much he appreciates their actions.
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1905-10-11
President Roosevelt acknowledges he received the memorandum sent by Walter Camp, although he expected its arrival sooner. He is very pleased with how Camp has “taken hold” of the issue and asks him to let him know if he can be of assistance.
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1905-10-11
President Roosevelt sends Elihu Root a very interesting memorandum from John Barrett that he feels is the best work Barrett has done.
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1905-07-15