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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
President Roosevelt encloses a memorandum from William Crawford Gorgas, and asks Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission Gorgas to review it. It is necessary to take “every hygienic precaution” in Panama.
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1905-04-03
President Roosevelt does not recall Senator Foraker speaking to him about the Arizona judgeship. He asks Foraker in the future to send memoranda about appointments, as Roosevelt cannot possibly remember everything discussed with him.
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1905-02-21
William Loeb tells Frederick A. O. Schwarz and the firm of FAO Schwarz that there is no record of the receipt of a previous bill, and asks them to send an itemized statement of the whole account, as indicated in the enclosed memorandum.
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1905-01-20
President Roosevelt sends Senator Spooner a copy of a memorandum he sent to the Department of Justice.
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1904-12-20
President Roosevelt sends Acting Secretary of War Oliver a memorandum about coffee, and states he wants preference given to Puerto Rican and Hawaiian coffee when possible.
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1904-12-02
Theodore Roosevelt approves of the memorandum to Russia about the contraband. If the Russians were victorious against the Japanese, the United States might be forced to take action.
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1904-08-29
President Roosevelt thanks Acting Secretary of State Adee for the copy of the notes regarding the decision of the Russian Prize Court concerning the Arabia. He agrees that Count Lamzdorf’s principle is “unsound, vicious, and untenable,” and instructs Adee to respond that the United States will not assent to it.
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1904-08-24
President Roosevelt is indignant that Joe Mitchell Chapple used the memorandum that was sent him as part of an advertisement for his magazine. The public use of the memorandum is an “unpardonable breach of faith” and Roosevelt regrets showing such a courtesy. Roosevelt wants the advertisement stopped and the memorandum returned.
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1903-11-21
President Roosevelt encloses the memorandum he prepared detailing General Wood’s services which will be submitted to the Senate and possibly made public. Roosevelt will send a copy to Senators Proctor and Cockrell.
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1903-10-23
President Roosevelt would like Father McKeon’s name sent in soon.
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1902-12-22
Wilbur S. Hinman returns the letter and memorandum to Wade Hampton, explaining that Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt cannot help.
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1897-10-20
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt gave William E. Chandler’s letter to Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long. He strongly advises against putting the commodore in command of a squadron. Roosevelt has been trying to get George Dewey the command of the Asiatic Squadron. He has given considerable thought to building up the navy and can write a memorandum to Chandler on the matter.
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1897-09-29
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt does not think he can do anything in the matter Harvey Bond Ellicott Maccoun asks about but will look into it. He explains that departments do not appreciate meddling by other departments. In a postscript, Roosevelt informs Maccoun that he cannot do anything.
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1897-09-29