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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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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
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
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 has forwarded Frederick Getman Fincke’s letter to Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf, requesting a full report. Roosevelt does not have any direct influence over the matter, but promises that if he can do anything, he will.
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1908-02-29
President Roosevelt instructs Secretary of the Navy Metcalf that he would like the Joint Board to provide him with a plan elaborating what the United States should do regarding its defenses of Hawaii, particularly looking at fortifying Pearl Harbor or Honolulu. Roosevelt feels that conversations on a similar topic relating to the defense of the Philippines were one-sided, and have caused harm to the United States by recommending the construction of fortifications at Subic Bay, when such fortifications are not defensible by land, but only by sea. In addition to the plan he has requested, Roosevelt also directs that Metcalf and Secretary of War William H. Taft investigate the actions of the previous board in recommending Subic Bay.
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1908-02-11
President Roosevelt directs Secretary of War Taft to have the Joint Board to provide him with a plan elaborating what the United States should do regarding its defenses of Hawaii, particularly looking at fortifying Pearl Harbor or Honolulu. Roosevelt feels that conversations on a similar topic relating to the defense of the Philippines were one-sided, and have caused harm to the United States by recommending the construction of fortifications at Subic Bay, when such fortifications are not defensible by land, but only by sea. In addition to the plan he has requested, Roosevelt also directs that Taft and Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf investigate the actions of the previous board in recommending Subic Bay.
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1908-02-11
President Roosevelt does not need to personally see Clayton Rockhill’s invention himself, but if Rockhill knows to whom he would like to show it in the Navy or Army, Roosevelt will give him a letter to ensure it will be carefully considered. Roosevelt cannot give a letter of introduction for a man he does not know, but since the young man will be in the company of William H. Taft’s nephew, perhaps he can give an introduction that will cover them both.
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1907-06-21
President Roosevelt informs Attorney General Bonaparte that he wishes to appoint African American Ralph W. Tyler to an auditor position at the Treasury for the Navy Department. Roosevelt wishes to promote the current auditor, William W. Brown, to the position Brown wants as special counsel in the Department of Justice, with equal or more pay.
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1907-04-09
President Roosevelt has reported relevant parts of a letter by Territorial Governor of Hawaii George R. Carter to relevant persons. Carter’s letter dealt in particular with immigration and military bases. Roosevelt has instructed Secretary of War Taft to stop in Hawaii on his way to the Philippines to assess the situation with the immigration wharf and the construction of military facilities on the islands.
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1907-03-04