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President Roosevelt remarks to Booker T. Washington that it is a pity disgraced West Point cadet James M. Haralson did not take after his father.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-12
President Roosevelt asks Colonel Scott to pass on his thanks for the gift of a flag and his appreciation for the good work. The general orders issued by Scott pleased Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-04
President Roosevelt only wishes to appoint the sons of army and navy officers as military cadets. Although he is saddened that this affects the case of S. Weir Mitchell’s grandnephew, he cannot deviate from his decision.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-07
President Roosevelt will appoint Admiral Sampson’s son, Ralph E. Sampson, and the alternate. He has the highest regard for S. Weir Mitchell, but Roosevelt does not think it fair that the sons of naval men should be passed over for Mitchell’s grandnephew. He desires that one or two Southerners be appointed to the military academies, and, in these exceptional cases, they may have to be the sons of men not in the United States Army or Navy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-01
S. B. M. Young refutes a rumor he fears William Loeb may have heard that he is trying to remove General Hamilton Smith Hawkins from the leadership of the Soldiers’ Home, and states that he has “no desire to in any way inconvenience Gen. Hawkins.” Young does wish, however, for his grandson, Burton Y. Read, to be appointed as a cadet at the Military Academy in 1908. He wishes the Roosevelts and the Loebs a pleasant summer.
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1906-07-02
Theodore Roosevelt thanks the 1912 class of the United States Military Academy for the invitation. He regrets that he will be unable to attend.
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1912-06-15
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the account of what James Reade Watson is doing in the Polytechnic High School Cadets.
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1915-02-06
President Roosevelt instructs Secretary of War Wright to designate James Cooper Waddell of Delphi, Indiana, for the admissions exam for the United States Military Academy at the recommendation of Representative Charles B. Landis. Landis’s previous appointee failed the Christmas examination during his second year.
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1909-03-01
President Roosevelt believes that there is insufficient reason for the Academic Board at West Point to recommend dismissal of five cadets from West Point, and asks the United States War Department to reconvene the board to reconsider the matter. Roosevelt believes that it would be “an entirely needless hardship to turn these boys out,” and that there should be some arrangement less than discharge that can be done.
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1909-01-04
President Roosevelt declines an invitation to a fox hunt with Surgeon General Rixey, as it could not be kept secret. Roosevelt agrees with Rixey about the expulsion of cadet William J. Nalle. Roosevelt will bring ornithologist Edgar Alexander Mearns with him on his upcoming African safari.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-01
President Roosevelt acknowledges receipt of Brigadier General Barry’s letter, and tells him that he was pleased to appoint Thomas B. Barry, Barry’s son, as a principal cadet to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Roosevelt is delighted to hear how well Charles E. Magoon, provisional governor of Cuba, is doing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-18
President Roosevelt regrets to tell Frederick Dent Grant that he has already appointed all the cadets he can to West Point for 1909.
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1907-06-19
President Roosevelt tells Donald W. Fraser that he will need to brush up on his spelling if he is to get into West Point.
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1907-04-01
President Roosevelt wishes he could make an exception about the naval cadetship as Seth Low wished, but if he did he would have to make similar exceptions for many other people as well. He agrees with the final point of Low’s letter that the powers of the national government are “being steadily strengthened,” and that must be done in order to combat “lawlessness of great corporations, which has developed because of the division of power between the states and the federal government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-12
President Roosevelt informs Charles J. Bonaparte that he has directed that Campbell D. Edgar to be put on the list for appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Roosevelt notes the young man has “an ancestry and record” which qualify him.
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1905-02-20
President Roosevelt regrets that he is unable to grant Cardinal Gibbons’s request. Roosevelt only appoints the sons of army and navy officers to be cadets at West Point and Annapolis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-28
President Roosevelt has limited his military cadet appointments to the sons of army and navy officers. They have no political influence and deserve the appointments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-16
President Roosevelt regrets that the Naval Academy positions have already been designated.
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1904-01-19
President Roosevelt believes that Ted Roosevelt has the perseverance and common sense to succeed in civilian life. In Roosevelt’s experience, many military men were “fossilized” and lacking in ambition. Opportunities in the military are limited and chances to truly rise above may only happen once in a generation. Ted’s education will also be limited due to the required years of service after attending a military academy. Roosevelt wants Ted to think over his future carefully before making any decisions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-11
President Roosevelt encloses letters that show Duncan Douglas has sworn falsely and should not be admitted to the United States Naval Academy. Roosevelt would like to appoint “young Stuart” and requests a report about him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-15