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Admiral Brownson, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, sends President Roosevelt a letter from Admiral Robley D. Evans with information about the Great White Fleet. Brownson comments on Evans’s points about fleet movements, maneuvers, and supplies. He feels it best to have just one journalist accompany the fleet.
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1907-08-19
Willard H. Brownson, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, forwards a letter from the Navy General Board to President Roosevelt concerning the Great White Fleet.
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1907-08-19
President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Navy Newberry that he does not believe a recent order issued by the Bureau of Navigation regarding the physical fitness of naval officers is a good one. Roosevelt encloses a letter from Surgeon General of the Navy Presley Marion Rixey that he believes would be a better sort of order, and feels that the tests should be administered yearly, and be uniform among all officers of the armed services.
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1908-12-26
President Roosevelt accepts Admiral Converse’s resignation as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation and thanks him for his service.
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1907-05-16
President Roosevelt received the memorandum about the “big guns” and agrees with the Board’s conclusion.
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1906-10-19
President Roosevelt thanks Naval Chaplain Gleeson for his letter, and explains that the trouble with wanting to appoint William S. Cowles as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation is that there is no way for Roosevelt to do so without people accusing him of nepotism, as Cowles is his brother-in-law. This sort of situation is the same with his good friend General Leonard Wood, as well as his other brother-in-law Douglas Robinson.
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1906-03-24
President Roosevelt asks Charles J. Bonaparte to communicate with Puerto Rico’s Commissioner to the United States Congress, Tulio Larrinaga, about some matter. Responding to inquiries from Bonaparte, Roosevelt indicates that Bonaparte and himself should be the “judges in connection with the reappointment of midshipmen.” He recommends Sampson and Capron be dropped “one class and no farther.” Roosevelt also makes several recommendations for naval appointments.
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1906-03-08
After meeting with Surgeon General of the Navy Presley Marion Rixey and Surgeon General of the Army Robert M. O’Reilly, President Roosevelt has concluded that regulations for the medical corps in the Navy should be analogous to those in the Army. It appears to Roosevelt that the Navy Bureau of Navigation has not been efficient in their dealings with the medical corps. He asks Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte to speak with him about the matter.
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1906-01-09
President Roosevelt thanks Commander Winslow for his important and admirable service on the commission to investigate the disaster of the General Slocum, which sank in the East River in New York on June 15, 1904, killing 1,021 people.
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1904-10-12
President Roosevelt would like to put Arent Crowninshield on the European squadron so Henry Clay Taylor can be chief of the Bureau of Navigation. Roosevelt hopes to speak with St. Clair McKelway on the subject.
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1902-01-16
Wilbur S. Hinman returns the letter and memorandum to Wade Hampton, explaining that Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt cannot help.
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1897-10-20
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt was pleased with Senator Chandler’s letter to Charles O’Neil, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance. He has been reviewing the financial estimates and making cuts for all the bureaus except Ordnance. There is a need for naval gunnery, ammunition, and items relating to “warlike efficiency.” Representative Thomas B. Reed recently wrote Roosevelt about “that infernal gun-boat,” the USS Newport, which Roosevelt sent to Boston, Massachusetts, on the recommendation of the Bureau of Navigation.
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1897-09-23
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt is glad that Secretary of the Navy Long favors the Armor Board going south. He tried to explain the situation to the constituents of certain congressmen and outlines a plan to prevent rumors about the Board discriminating against the South. Roosevelt discusses his decisions regarding the USS Newport. In a postscript, Roosevelt expresses the difficulty between not wanting to bother Long with matters he can attend to while not making it appear that he is arrogating power to decide questions he should not.
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1897-09-18
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt explains to William S. Cowles that he is not involved in those matters. Still, he will forward the application to the Bureau of Navigation with his endorsement. He enjoyed being with the fleet and learned a lot. Cowles is correct about the fleet moving compactly and swiftly. Therefore, Roosevelt will do what he can to keep it together. He agrees about the torpedo boats, but members of the Herreshoff family are difficult to work with, and the ships they build are undependable.
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1897-09-17
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs William Wirt Kimball that he thinks he can have Cameron McRae Winslow put on the USS Dupont. Speaking confidentially, Roosevelt cautions Kimball about having representatives of the World or the New York Journal on board as they want sensational stories.
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1897-09-18
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt explains to Representative Reed that due to the difficulty in getting labor, the USS Newport was sent to Boston, Massachusetts, on the recommendation of the Bureau of Navigation. Two delays had already been granted. However, the ship was sent to Boston to ensure it was ready by November 7 and to prevent additional expenses.
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1897-09-20
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Senator Chandler that due to the difficulty in getting labor, the USS Newport was sent to Boston, Massachusetts, on the recommendation of the Bureau of Navigation. Two delays had already been granted. However, the ship was sent to Boston to ensure it was ready by November 7 and to prevent additional expenses.
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1897-09-20
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt shares with Secretary of the Navy Long that many are frantic about Francis T. Bowles being put in charge. There is a call for a court of inquiry which Roosevelt finds pointless and will not grant unless Long directs him to. He enjoyed and profited from his time with the squadron and will write a full report later. Roosevelt recently talked to John A. Howell about the Armor Board, which is a more expensive task than Congress thinks. He comments on several other matters.
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1897-09-10
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1897-09-01
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Washington, William De Hertburn, 1863-1914
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1897-08-27
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Parsons, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952
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