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President Roosevelt spoke with Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody regarding Admiral A. S. Crowninshield and is pleased to inform Senator Platt that Crowninshield will serve out his term of duty according to custom.
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1902-12-09
Secretary of the Navy Moody strongly opposes the appointment of Captain Boggs and wishes to make such an important appointment on the grounds of “efficiency and record.” The appointment is to be made in a few months, and if Moody does not recommend Boggs, he will write to Governor Odell in order to explain his reasoning.
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1902-12-13
President Roosevelt encloses a memorandum from Admiral Francis T. Bowles regarding naval tonnage and offensive power. Roosevelt has discussed the matter with Bowles, Admiral H. C. Taylor, and Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody.
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1902-10-25
President Roosevelt thanks W. H. Shaw for the ditty box presented to him by Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody.
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1902-10-07
President Roosevelt will take up the case of Pay Director Speel with Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody.
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1902-09-11
President Roosevelt encloses a memorandum from Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody stating that John W. Philip has failed to pass the admission examination for the Naval Academy. Roosevelt apologizes because Philip cannot have another examination until next year.
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1902-07-02
President Roosevelt spoke at Arlington because he felt that the country was not satisfied with the administration’s case on what is being done in the Philippines. Roosevelt understands Butler’s objections to the bills but fears that so much work will be lost if they are vetoed. Plus, Secretaries Root and Moody favor the bills.
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1902-06-03
President Roosevelt is distressed that certain provisions in the navy personnel bill have been removed by the House. Roosevelt, alongside Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody, would like to speak with Senator Hale on this issue.
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1902-05-29
President Roosevelt will be unable to attend the dedication of the Naval Young Men’s Christian Association, but offers to invite Mr. Moody, the new Secretary of the Navy, in his stead.
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1902-03-24
Commissioner of Corporations Garfield tells President Roosevelt he had an interesting conference with Henry Lee Higginson and James J. Hill pertaining to Roosevelt’s mention of the Interstate Commerce Commission in his message. Garfield recommended they meet with Roosevelt and Attorney General William H. Moody the next week, as he thinks it is important for the president to meet with railroad men.
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1904-12-10
Charles J. Bonaparte confirms some details of antitrust suits that occurred against Standard oil and the Tobacco Trust around the time he was Attorney General in Theodore Roosevelt’s administration. He asks Roosevelt if he knows anything of the details surrounding a proposed political organization that claims to stand for the principles of Republicanism, as he is somewhat skeptical of it.
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1911-07-26
Edmond H. Madison believes that Representative Thomas W. Hardwick, chairman of the special committee investigating the sugar trust, is more concerned with injuring Roosevelt’s reputation than in conducting his investigation. A recent interview of George H. Earle saw many attacks on Roosevelt which were subsequently reprinted in newspapers. Madison now worries that an upcoming interview with Milton Dwight Purdy may have the same aim, and asks Roosevelt for any information he should be aware or forewarned of for the upcoming hearing.
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1911-07-07
Senator Lodge discusses a number of topics regarding the late Secretary of State John Hay. Lodge bemoans the editing of a publication of Hay’s letters, claiming that Hay was “one of the best if not the best letter writer of his time,” but the publication does not do him justice. He reminisces on the many men of letters he has known in his life, and believes that Hay was the most “brilliant, humorous, sympathetic, [and] witty” among them. Lodge holds more criticism for Hay in his role as a secretary of state, discussing how Hay bungled multiple treaties, took credit for accomplishments that were not his own, and formed poor relations with the Senate.
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1909-02-14
William Sowden Sims thanks President Roosevelt for enclosing the letter from A. T. Mahan, which he describes as an “admirable presentation of the merits and defects” of the navy administration. Based on Mahan’s letter and the other men involved in the commission, Sims feels certain that the report will be sound from military, law, business, and political perspectives. He is hopeful that the commission’s findings will result in “many great improvements in military efficiency.”
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1909-01-14
Frank B. Kellogg tells William Loeb that, upon reflection, he does not believe it is a good idea for President Roosevelt to mention Kellogg’s name in his communication with Senator Eugene Hale regarding the payment of special government attorneys. Kellogg explains the facts of the case to Loeb, and mentions that there are many other employees working for the government on similarly small salaries. He would prefer to avoid notoriety, and reiterates that, unless necessary, he would prefer to not be mentioned in the report.
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1909-01-04
William Allen White was pleased by what President Roosevelt told him about Associate Justice William H. Moody’s views. White believes that the courts should have some veto power over the legislature, but that this power should also be restricted. He believes that lower federal courts should not have the ability to to invalidate federal laws, and similarly lower state courts should not be able to invalidate state laws–rather, only the supreme courts of such bodies should be able to rule on these. In lower courts, laws are often objected to without proper investigation.
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1908-12-15
Senator Lodge tells President Roosevelt that Henry C. Gauss, who has worked with both William H. Moody and Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte when they were each Secretary of the Navy, would like to be made Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Both Moody and Bonaparte say he is a good man. Lodge also points out that if some ships that have been discussed were bought, they could be used to transport five million barrels of cement to the Canal. Those who oppose the purchase of the ships argue that it would be too expensive to transport the cement. However, they are not factoring in that if the ships do not transport the cement, they will be idle.
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1908-11-23
Anna Roosevelt Cowles says the news about Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker validates President Roosevelt’s feelings, and Justice William H. Moody thinks the situation will help William H. Taft. Ambassador to Brazil Edwin V. Morgan has commented on the recent political involvement of the wealthy. Cowles thinks Seth Low Pierrepont is qualified to enter the diplomatic service and she hopes Roosevelt will speak to him. Joe Alsop’s senate nomination and hard work have pleased Cowles. Mabel Boardman, who Cowles is visiting, is going to Washington for the tuberculosis congress in her usual hardworking spirit. She invites Ted Roosevelt to visit Farmington, though he might find it boring.
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1908-09-19
Secretary of State Root returns President Roosevelt’s write-up on the Navy with some edits suggesting the postponement of war until they obtain the four battleships. Root says that it is “a bully spiel.”
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1908-04-13
In a memorandum requested by President Roosevelt, Secretary of War Taft outlines the reasons for the reversal of the Joint Board of the Army and Navy’s 1903 unanimous decision to construct a defensive naval base at Subic Bay in the Philippines. The decision was reversed in 1907 due in part to the emerging strength of Japan and the cooling of relations with Japan, and to the indefensibility of the area by land.
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1908-04-14