Stimson, Frederic Jesup, 1855-1943

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Maurice Francis Egan for his letter, and express his hope that the “Russian papers” can be printed despite the drawbacks of that nation’s aristocratic government. Roosevelt also agrees with what Egan has to say about their “Spanish-American friends,” and express his thoughts about the corruption in Cuba. He then proceeds to list some names of individuals that they both seem to be fond of.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Joseph Hamblen Sears for sending the copy of the Frederic Jesup Stimson’s book. He looks forward both to reading the book, and to having Sears and his family visit him at Oyster Bay.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt encloses for Paul Joseph Dashiell letters from Harvard President Charles William Eliot and Richard Henry Dana about brutality in football. Dana’s letter specifically discusses a recent game that Dashiell umpired, where Dashiell failed to properly penalize a brutal play. Roosevelt urges Dashiell to “take severe measures” against brutality in games in the future.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Harvard President Eliot that he has written Paul Joseph Dashiell to get his explanation of an incident that occurred in a football game he was umpiring. Roosevelt would like to discuss football with Eliot this winter. Three of his sons play football and he believes it has done them good, and he wants to save the sport and eliminate the brutality of it. He believes that officials should be hired who will not tolerate brutality, even if it is done under the rules. Finally, Roosevelt asks Eliot for facts about an alleged incident in the Harvard-Yale game.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Frederic Jesup Stimson gave a lecture at the Lowell Institute about the enumerated powers of the Executive and Legislative branches in the Constitution. Stimson argues that these powers were given to the President and Congress not to interfere with interstate commerce, but to prevent the various states from doing so. By altering the interpretation of the word “commerce” in the Constitution to include all manufacturers doing business in more than one state, President Roosevelt would radically alter the Constitution. This would insert the federal government into transactions the Constitution did not intend.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-03

Creator(s)

Unknown

Lieutenant Governor Guild reports that the “native and visiting Artillerymen” are pleased that the White House visit has been arranged. Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody delivered an excellent speech at the Massachusetts convention in defense of the Roosevelt administration. Guild encloses a platform written by Frederic Jesup Stimson and notes that the corporation law criticized in the platform was also written by Stimson.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-05

Creator(s)

Guild, Curtis, 1860-1915