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Reverence C. Fenwick Reed has written, asking for Theodore Roosevelt’s advice. Roosevelt is not sure how he can advise Reed, as he is not on good terms with the current administration. He suggests that the young man Reed wants to help should contact his local Congressman to find someone in the Navy Department.
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1915-02-13
President Roosevelt thanks the captain and officers of the USS Patterson for the Christmas message.
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1914-12-29
President Roosevelt tells Mrs. Evans that he will intervene in the court-martial of her son, Lieutenant Franck Taylor Evans. Roosevelt knows Lt. Evans to be a good person and good officer, and will therefore attempt to lighten his penalty. He advises that the Evanses should not proclaim innocence, for it weakens their case.
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1909-02-06
President Roosevelt appoints the date and time for the first meeting of the Navy Reform Commission and requests that they meet in the office of the Secretary of the Navy.
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1909-01-29
President Roosevelt appoints the date and time for the first meeting of the Navy Reform Commission and asks that they meet in the office of the Secretary of the Navy.
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1909-01-29
President Roosevelt appoints the date for the first meeting of the Navy Reform Commission and requests that they meet in the office of the Secretary of the Navy.
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1909-01-29
President Roosevelt appoints the date and time for the first meeting of the Navy Reform Commission and requests that they meet in the office of the Secretary of the Navy.
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1909-01-29
President Roosevelt appoints the date for the first meeting of the Navy Reform Commission and requests that they meet in the office of the Secretary of the Navy.
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1909-01-29
President Roosevelt appoints the date for the first meeting of the Navy Reform Commission and requests that they meet in the office of the Secretary of the Navy.
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1909-01-29
President Roosevelt appoints the date for the first meeting of the Navy Reform Commission and asks that they meet in the office of the Secretary of the Navy.
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1909-01-29
President Roosevelt appoints a date for the first meeting of the Navy Reform Commission. They are to meet in the office of the Secretary of the Navy.
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1909-01-29
President Roosevelt informs Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou that he has authorized Secretary of the Navy Truman H. Newberry to expend $800,000 for the aid of victims of the 1908 earthquake in Messina, Italy.
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1909-01-18
President Roosevelt shares Commander Albert L. Key’s letter with Secretary of the Navy Newberry. Roosevelt is unsure whether a court-martial is appropriate, but believes “action of a drastic kind should be taken” against Admiral W. L. Capps, Admiral Philip R. Alger, and Key for their public statements about the Department of the Navy. Roosevelt also requests that Newberry report back on the accusations against Capps.
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1909-01-08
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Navy Newberry if there is currently, or is likely to be, a vacancy in his department. Roosevelt hopes to transfer Isabella Hagner to a government clerkship position, and is looking for a suitable opening.
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1908-12-29
President Roosevelt confirms receipt of the memorandum in the case of First Lieutenant John Newton. He does not believe that the United States Government can afford to be lenient in this case in view of the facts, and asks for Acting Secretary of the Navy Herbert Livingston Satterlee’s recommendation of how to proceed.
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1908-12-26
President Roosevelt accepts Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry’s letter of resignation, to take effect on December 1, 1908, at which time Newberry will assume the role of Secretary of the Navy.
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1908-11-30
President Roosevelt reluctantly accepts the resignation of Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, who is resigning for health reasons.
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1908-11-13
Before he makes a judgment, President Roosevelt requests Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry have the Newport Conference submit their recommendations and plans regarding the battleships Utah, Florida, North Dakota, and Delaware.
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1908-08-15
President Roosevelt instructs Secretary of the Navy Metcalf to inspect the Department of the Navy to ensure that no work is being done on Sundays, unless such work is unavoidable.
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1908-03-25
President Roosevelt sends Lieutenant Commander Key a copy of a letter he had sent to Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf. He tells Key not to worry about any reports being circulated, as they will not affect Roosevelt.
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1908-03-24