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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Commander McGowan for the recent memorandum. He has already spoken about the apprentices, and will see what he can do about the other matters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-06-10
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt updates Richard Olney on the case. He spoke to McCauley, his Colonel, and then Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long, who favors the appointment. However, President William McKinley makes the final decision. McKinley did not give Roosevelt a definite answer but is reviewing the papers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-01
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt sent Secretary of the Navy Long a telegram about the burning of the Navy Yard. He gave President McKinley information after he inquired about the naval forces on the Pacific Coast. The “teapot tempest” about the Hydrographic Office “continues to simmer wildly.” Roosevelt made arrangements for the Navy Department for the few days he will be in New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-04-23
Captain Howze asks William Loeb to give the enclosed memorandum to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-1905
Franklin Chase Hoyt sends Theodore Roosevelt a hasty memorandum on the matters he requested information about.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-02
William Sidney Rossiter met recently with Ellery Sedgwick, editor of the Atlantic Monthly, who expressed interest in publishing a memorandum on population that Rossiter was preparing for Theodore Roosevelt. Rossiter would like to allow his memorandum to be published, but wishes to make sure that Roosevelt is finished using it before he grants permission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-26
William Sidney Rossiter regrets his delay in preparing the memorandum he and Theodore Roosevelt recently discussed; however, Rossiter encloses it in the letter to Roosevelt. The memorandum concerns family size and whether or not to restrict it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-12
William Sidney Rossiter informs Theodore Roosevelt he will finish the requested memorandum and will meet with Roosevelt to discuss it if he deems it necessary.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-13
Secretary of the Interior Garfield returns the memorandum from John E. Wilkie to William Loeb. When Garfield speaks before the Sundry Civil Committee, he will make the position of the Interior Department clear.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-19
Postmaster General Meyer sends President Roosevelt a memorandum that he received from Post Office Chief Inspector Robert S. Sharp, which should answer some of Roosevelt’s questions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-04
As requested by Senator Albert J. Hopkins, Attorney General Bonaparte has drafted a memorandum regarding his reasons for not complying with the Senate’s resolution on the Tennessee Coal and Iron transaction. Bonaparte would like President Roosevelt’s advice on whether to pass the memorandum on to Hopkins or to simply refer him to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-08
General Wotherspoon attaches a memorandum by Captain Sherwood Alfred Cheney to General Bell in connection to the memorandum from Bell’s office dated March 5, 1908. Wotherspoon agrees with Cheney’s conclusions. The line of occupation and defense in Subic Bay is longer than estimated. A copy of the memorandum and duplicates of maps are filed with other papers connected with Subic Bay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-19
Medill McCormick sends William Loeb a memorandum that proves that President Roosevelt was correct.
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1908-06-26
Robert P. Porter encloses memoranda regarding the matter he brought to President Roosevelt’s attention yesterday. Roosevelt had said he would take the matter up with Secretary of State Elihu Root and Treasury Secretary George B. Cortelyou. Porter believes that action could bring economic prosperity back to a district that has been hit hard by recession.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-28
Commander Sims submits a memorandum on the subject of the selection of an Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy. He hopes that President Roosevelt will find it worthy of consideration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-01
Secretary of State Root forwards to President Roosevelt a memorandum originally for Senator Julius C. Burrows about the foreign affairs accomplishments of the administration. In a handwritten note, Root says that he had forgotten half of it when he began dictating the memorandum.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-02
A note states that Kermit Roosevelt has returned the African memos, which are in President Roosevelt’s desk. A note below it states that there is nothing in Roosevelt’s desk.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-28
A. D. Robertson sends Oswald J. DeRousse papers regarding a complaint related to the transportation of President Roosevelt’s horse from Jersey City to Washington, D.C..
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-10
Commander Sims of the United States Navy notifies President Roosevelt that he is sending him a memorandum comparing the accuracy of firing tests between 1907 and 1908. There have been improvements across the board, even though conditions are more severe.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-17
Commander Sims, in response to President Roosevelt’s request while aboard the Mayflower, encloses a memorandum on the Brazilian dreadnoughts being built in England summarizing and commenting on Lieutenant Commander Simon P. Fullinwider’s letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-19