Surgeons general (Military personnel)

President Roosevelt highly recommends William K. Sixsmith’s exercise regime and would like them to be mandatory for the military and in the schools for the boys and girls to participate in. Roosevelt attaches the recommendations from Captain Frederick B. Hennessy and two Surgeons General of an experimental class using Sixsmith’s exercises among the enlisted men at Fort Myer, Virginia. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt has heard good things about George Henry Torney but is unsure whether he will appoint him or Jefferson Randolph Kean Surgeon General.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt values any recommendation from General Grant and will carefully consider Colonel John Van Rensslaer Hoff for Surgeon General.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt has written to Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody about Surgeon General Rixey. Roosevelt knows that Rixey does not mean to leave his current position. Although he believes that Rixey could handle troops in the field, he could only be given such a position in wartime.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919