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President Roosevelt wishes he could have seen the Olympic meeting of Cuba and has sent General Thomas Henry Barry’s photographs to Caspar Whitney. He enjoyed reading Colonel Millard F. Waltz’s general orders.
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1908-09-12
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.
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1907-09-04
Acting Chief of Staff John C. Bates sends Secretary of War Taft an extract from orders to Captain Frank Parker telling him to report for duty to the American Minister at Caracas, Venezuela, as military attache. Bates suggests that these “instructions may have been overlooked by the Secretary of War.” In a handwritten note, Taft sends the letter on to President Roosevelt with his impressions.
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1905-06-21
Secretary of War Taft forwards to President Roosevelt a report on General Frederick Funston’s “Memorial Day Order.”
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1905-06-17
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to say he wrote General Peyton March to get orders for Kermit. He reports that Quentin Roosevelt shot down a German plane and Eleanor wants Belle to join her in Paris. He recounts a visit from his friends Chapman and Cherrie and a story about Cherrie’s sons enlisting. Roosevelt says he and Mother ride horses and row and he was a pallbearer at former New York Mayor John Mitchell’s funeral.
1918-07-13
Secretary of the Navy Morton is directed to publish the order of former Secretary of the Navy Moody that relates to the medical corps of the navy.
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1904-08-16
William Loeb encloses President Roosevelt’s orders for Admiral Mahan to proceed to Washington, D.C. for his special temporary duty and to return home upon its completion.
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1908-06-07
President Roosevelt instructs Admiral Mahan to proceed to Washington, D.C. on temporary special duty, and after its completion return to his home at Quogue, New York.
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1908-05-25
President Roosevelt believes that officers should not be allowed to pass between details without serving with troops. He asks General Bell for a list of officers who have not served with troops for more than four years who had not previously served with troops for two years. He drafts verbiage of an order Bell could issue requiring officers to serve with troops.
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1908-01-13
President Roosevelt has received no response to his earlier telegram to Governor John Sparks regarding the troops in Goldfield, Nevada, and has heard from the Representatives from Nevada that Sparks will not take the steps to formally call for troops or form a state military force. He writes that federal aid and the government of the United States should not be used by the states in place of their own duties, and will be ordering the troops back to their former stations.
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1907-12-20
President Roosevelt informs Governor Sparks of Nevada that he dispatched the troops to Nevada based on the telegram from Sparks, as well as information from Nevada Senators George Stuart Nixon and Francis G. Newlands, and Representative George Arthur Bartlett. There has now been no insurrection. He writes that the troops were sent to what was described as an emergency situation, but he will now be removing them unless there is further proof to justify their involvement, as they are not a substitute for state police function.
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1907-12-17
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of War Taft for his opinion on a series of five orders regarding practice marches which he is considering issuing meant to make them “as attractive as possible to the enlisted men.”
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1907-02-05
President Roosevelt believes that two cooks from a company should stay back during practice marches so they can prepare the soldiers’ meals and avoid an uncomfortable wait on their return, and requests that Secretary of War Taft issue orders accordingly.
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1907-02-04
Per President Theodore Roosevelt’s request, William Loeb sends Secretary of War Taft the enclosed letter, which Roosevelt wants to be included in a general order that will be issued as soon as possible.
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1906-02-22
Per President Theodore Roosevelt’s request, William Loeb sends Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte the enclosed letter, which he wants to be included in a general order to be issued as soon as possible.
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1906-02-22
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Navy Moody whether it is possible to follow the original plan regarding the case of Lieutenant Babin, noting that a change of orders now would negatively impact Babin’s chances at getting what he wants.
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1904-04-29
Kelley’s detail on the line suggested by Governor Odell has been ordered.
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1902-03-29
Albert Gleaves writes President Roosevelt to say goodbye, as he is leaving Newport for Puget Sound. He has orders to report to the St. Louis, but Admiral John Elliott Pillsbury has transferred him to the Charleston after July 1.
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1908-04-09
Leonard Wood realizes he has not written President Roosevelt in some time, and so updates him on various events in the Philippines. The major disturbances in Samar and Leyte are over, and aside from occasional police work, American troops are not needed to keep the peace. Wood describes the military training over the year, culminating in a Division Meet. Wood is pleased that Roosevelt has issued orders regarding the physical health of field officers, and emphasizes that if Roosevelt could see how officers who are near retirement perform, he would enthusiastically back Wood’s push to base promotions and retirement on the qualifications of individuals. Wood describes his belief that officers are responsible for leading by example, and had hoped that officers could devote more time to their troops and less to administrative work. Wood says more officer training is required in horsemanship.
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1907-07-01
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte directs Acting Secretary of State Bacon to issue orders sending battleships to Havana, Cuba.
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1906-09-14