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President Roosevelt has received Secretary of War Wright’s letter concerning the controversy between William A. Shippey and the engineer officer in charge of the government work on the Tennessee River Canal. Roosevelt has directed Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry to act on the matter in Wright’s stead.
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1908-12-10
President Roosevelt asks Frank Buren, private secretary to Senator Frank P. Flint, to tell Flint that he does not want to delay their appointment. When they meet, Roosevelt will explain why he wants to nominate Russell C. Allen rather than Martin Luther Ward for Collector of the Port at San Diego. Additionally, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry will become Secretary of the Navy in December. Roosevelt wonders if Flint knows of any “first-class” California men who could fill Newberry’s current position.
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1908-11-18
President Roosevelt thanks Captain Dillingham for his article. However, he thinks it would be improper to publish because it discusses war while naming a certain opponent as a “probable enemy.” Although the War Board and naval officers meet to discuss conflicts with every possible enemy, they do not make public statements about specific enemies. Nevertheless, Roosevelt will take up the matters in Dillingham’s article with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry.
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1908-11-17
President Roosevelt thanks Helen Parmlee Newberry for her kind note. He is pleased to be able to make her son, Truman Handy Newberry, secretary of the navy.
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1908-11-16
President Roosevelt has asked Assistant Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry to write Winfield Scott Moody directly.
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1908-08-01
President Roosevelt asks Ambassador Sternburg to give the enclosed letter to German Emperor William II. He hopes Sternburg will be able to speak to him in person. The United States would be glad to accept the invitation, but the fleet will not stop at Samoa.
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1908-05-14
President Roosevelt tells Samuel Montgomery Roosevelt that he spoke with Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry about Henry L. Roosevelt’s request for a year’s leave of absence. Newberry spoke highly of Henry, and said he cannot be spared until the Marines can leave Cuba, which may be a year away.
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1907-03-16
President Roosevelt concedes to Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte to continue the trial. He is primarily concerned that proceeding on anything less than ample grounds may result in captains becoming “timid” in managing their ships. In a postscript, Roosevelt agrees to appoint Rear Admiral Eustace Barron Rogers as Paymaster General. Additionally, he declares the men turned down due to “defective hearing” cannot be accepted to the Naval Academy.
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1906-09-08
President Roosevelt approves of the list of ships that will participate in an upcoming naval review, and asks Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte to find out from Admiral Robley D. Evans what time of day would be best for the review. Roosevelt hopes to have the captains of all the ships come on board the presidential yacht for lunch, which will either be before or after the review as Evans suggests. He also asks Bonaparte to speak with Admiral of the Navy George Dewey if he can be present on the Mayflower, and suggests that the naval attaches should attend also. In postscript, Roosevelt mentions an incident with Japanese seal poachers, and Navy should have “possible contingencies clearly in view” if there should be any trouble with Japan. Roosevelt also suggests inviting Cornelius Vanderbilt and Commodore and E. C. Benedict to lunch as well.
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1906-08-10
President Roosevelt believes Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte should follow the letter from the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance regarding the torpedo station matter, but thinks that if possible it would be good to delay taking action until after the election. Roosevelt is pleased that Bonaparte will be able to attend the upcoming naval review, and remarks on his plans surrounding it. He additionally addresses a matter regarding half-holidays and pay, and clarifies his intention regarding the matter. Roosevelt does not intend for the holidays to increase pay, but did not feel that it was right that “men who work with the head, from clerks to bank presidents, should have a holiday as a matter of course while the wage-worker does not have it.”
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1906-08-03
President Roosevelt congratulates Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte regarding the armor plate for ships and the contracts. He agrees with Bonaparte’s feeling that Naval Paymaster John N. Speel may not be the best fit for a position high in the Naval Department. Roosevelt was not surprised to read Senator Eugene Hale’s letter, and says that while Bonaparte should consult with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry, he believes they should go ahead with appointing the board regardless of what Congress does.
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1906-07-14
President Roosevelt greatly appreciated a recent editorial by Frank Irving Cobb, and believes that Cobb is correct in highlighting the administrative work of government of enforcing and administering laws as important. Roosevelt names a number of people involved in his government who he believe are doing very good work.
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1906-07-03
President Roosevelt informs Henry B. F. Macfarland that he heard from Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry that Macfarland had advocated in the past for the advancement of his brother, Horace G. Macfarland, and that Newberry believed that Macfarland’s brother had instigated these requests. Roosevelt explains the difficulty that such letters cause, as positions are supposed to be assigned according to merit, not influence, and Newberry felt that Macfarland’s brother was actually hurting his case through such appeals.
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1906-05-23
President Roosevelt tells Henry St. George Tucker, president of the Jamestown Exposition Company, that he did not understand that Tucker had already talked with Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry about Captain Henry W. Carpenter. Based on what Newberry says, Roosevelt does not believe he can have Carpenter detailed to the exposition but will make sure that the person who is assigned there is agreeable to Tucker.
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1906-05-11
President Roosevelt is glad that his son Theodore Roosevelt visited Kermit Roosevelt at Groton School, and is glad that Kermit had a chance to play football this fall. He encourages him to “peg away” at his studies. He is having his “usual number of difficulties” that any President has, and has taken scramble walks in Rock Creek Park and gone riding with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Roosevelt discusses the books that Edith is reading to Archibald B. Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt, and the books that he plans to read them in her absence.
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1905-11-12
President Roosevelt believes that “even such a rabbit” as New York City mayor George B. McClellan will be able to “do the decent and courteous thing” following the election regarding the British squadron. In a postscript, he instructs Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte to tell Admiral R. B. Bradford to stop any revolution on Santo Domingo. He also discusses the problem of “the submarine business,” and endorses Bonaparte’s disagreeing with his superior and expert subordinate. However, Roosevelt is concerned that pay discrepancies may cause qualified and desirable men to leave their positions.
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1905-09-04
President Roosevelt informs Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling that his successor, Truman Handy Newberry, will not assume office until November 1. Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte wants Darling to stay through October to assist him. Roosevelt asks Darling to ask Vermont Senator Redfield Proctor what the next steps should be for his transfer.
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1905-09-05
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Navy Morton if he objects to having Truman H. Newberry replace Charles Hial Darling as assistant secretary of the Navy once Darling leaves in September. Roosevelt testifies to Newberry’s qualifications for the position.
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1905-02-12
President Roosevelt thanks Frederick B. Smith for his letter. He believes Edwin Denby is all Smith says, and personally knows Truman Handy Newberry is. The president hopes to put Newberry into a position, but he does not know what position will be available.
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1904-11-14
Secretary of the Navy Meyer tells Theodore Roosevelt what he and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge did after Roosevelt left following William H. Taft’s inauguration. Meyer signed papers reversing an order that former Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry had Roosevelt sign. He explains his reasoning; mainly, the Senators from Louisiana were unhappy with it, and Meyer believes he can carry out most of what was in the order without an Executive Order being issued.
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1909-03-08