North America--Mexican-American Border Region

President Roosevelt returns letters and telegrams to Attorney General Bonaparte. Roosevelt asks Bonaparte to consult with Supreme Court Justice Edward Douglass White and Judge Waller Thomas Burns about appointing a special counsel to investigate the violation of neutrality incidents on the border with Mexico. Roosevelt wants to assure the Mexican government that something will be done at once and does not want to wait for reports from secret service agents. Roosevelt asks about the status of the whiskey cases.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-24

James G. McNary requests Theodore Roosevelt’s help in making Fort Bliss, Texas, a regimental garrison by speaking with Army Chief of Staff Leonard Wood and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson. McNary goes on to explain the history of the fort as well as its current potential for protecting American interests along the Mexican border.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-30

Although President Taft doubts there will be a war against Mexico and Japan, he is favorable to Theodore Roosevelt’s request to form a cavalry division similar to the Rough Riders. Taft reviews his understanding of conditions in Mexico and the actions he has taken to protect American interests.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-22

Acting Secretary of State Adee encloses a memorandum about Mexico’s abolition of the free zone of its border with the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-19

Acting Secretary of State Adee reports that Mexican ambassador to the United States Federico Gamboa delivered a message from the Mexican government to the State Department. Ignacio Mariscal has issued a decree abolishing the neutral zone on the Mexican frontier bordering the United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Theodore Roosevelt is touched by a letter from Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner. Roosevelt also thanks Gardiner for his memorandum on the “Mexican situation,” likely referring to the Pancho Villa Expedition, part of the Border War during the Mexican Revolution.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-05-03