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President Roosevelt writes Governor Hughes to say he’d heard Hughes was considering Charles Hallam Keep, the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, for a position. Roosevelt states that he would be sad to lose Keep, but that he is extremely qualified for the job. The President offers to invite Keep to an upcoming dinner scheduled between Roosevelt and Hughes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-07
Senator R. A. Alger has informed Truman Handy Newberry that President Roosevelt is considering appointing Newberry as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Newberry thanks Roosevelt for this honor and assures him he will attempt to merit Roosevelt’s confidence.
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1905-02-07
Theodore Roosevelt tells General Williams that he has wired his cousin, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt, about a matter. Roosevelt believes his cousin will do what he can to help, although he is worried the matter will get complicated if Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels finds out he has wired.
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1915-08-27
President Roosevelt informs Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling that his successor, Truman Handy Newberry, will not assume office until November 1. Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte wants Darling to stay through October to assist him. Roosevelt asks Darling to ask Vermont Senator Redfield Proctor what the next steps should be for his transfer.
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1905-09-05
President Roosevelt would like Truman Handy Newberry to assume his position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy on November 1, 1905.
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1905-09-04
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry reports to President Roosevelt regarding the findings of the Joint Board on Ammo Supply in a Time of War and its reports to Congress regarding the financial estimates for the upcoming year’s reserve supply of ammunition.
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1906-02-12
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry writes to William Loeb regarding a memorandum for President Roosevelt stating which battleships and cruisers are in commission and which are soon to be in commission.
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1906-01-26
Truman Handy Newberry, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, writes to President Roosevelt, transmitting dispatches from Puerta Plata.
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1906-01-16
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry writes to William Loeb regarding the USS Mayflower, its repair, and when President Roosevelt plans to use it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-09
Four titles, two books for children and two for adults, come under scrutiny in this edition of the “Book Reviews” section. Linda E. Milano praises Cheryl Harness’s biography Young Teddy Roosevelt, especially its illustrations, and she finds that A Christmas Tree in the White House, though fiction, still teaches important lessons about conservation. Randall Holdridge highlights the five journeys undertaken by Louis Abernathy and Temple Abernathy, the sons of John R. Abernathy, a friend of Theodore Roosevelt and United States Marshal for Oklahoma. Holdridge asserts that Bud & Me: The True Adventures of the Abernathy Boys demonstrates the inspirational value of Roosevelt’s character.
Grace Frisone says that The Birth of American Imperialism does not break much new ground, but that it does acknowledge the importance of Roosevelt to turn of the twentieth-century American foreign policy. Frisone also says that this work, written in Italian, brings a European perspective to the study of American history. A photograph from the 1998 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appears in the section.
The front cover features a photograph of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt seated at his desk while the back cover shows President Roosevelt with Admiral Robley D. Evans onboard a ship in 1907.
The cover of the Winter, 1991, issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal features two images of Theodore Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1991
Theodore Roosevelt Association
English
This second installment of “The Roosevelt Family in America: A Genealogy” includes part two of the genealogy as well as an introductory note explaining its publication order and instructions on how to navigate its various parts. Part two of the genealogy begins with Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Jr. and includes 206 entries, featuring brief biographical portraits of each entrant, along with their birth and death dates, and a listing of their children.
Part two of the genealogy also includes in this order: a full page photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, Senior; a text box listing “Roosevelts Who Were Assistant Secretary of the Navy”; a text box listing the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association; and a text box listing “Roosevelts Who Ran for Governor of New York State.”
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1990
Edmund Morris asserts that Theodore Roosevelt was on a mission to strengthen the United States Navy from his time as Assistant Secretary of the Navy through his presidency. Morris highlights the sailing of the Great White Fleet and notes that the commissioning of USS Theodore Roosevelt fulfills Roosevelt’s wish to maintain peace through strength.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1986
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Chase Untermeyer examines the evolution of the office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy from the time it was held by Theodore Roosevelt until Untermeyer’s entry into the role in 1984. Untermeyer also provides a biography of Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman and asserts that Roosevelt would have approved of his career and policies. Untermeyer praises the work of President Ronald Reagan and Lehman in enlarging the U.S. Navy, and he quotes Roosevelt to draw a parallel between the world of 1897 and that of 1979-1980.
A photograph of Untermeyer appears on the first page of the article.
John A. Gable reviews Nathan Miller’s The Roosevelt Chronicles, a history of the Roosevelt family in America. He acknowledges that Miller covers the lives of the well known Roosevelts: Theodore, Franklin, Eleanor, and Alice Longworth, but he believes that the real value of the book comes from its examination of lesser known members of the famous family. Gable looks at four of these figures: Nicholas Roosevelt, a pioneer in steamboats; James Roosevelt Bayley, an important figure in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church; Robert B. Roosevelt, Theodore’s uncle, who was a conservationist; and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Theodore’s son, who would earn the Medal of Honor for his actions on D-Day, 1944.
Frederick W. Marks describes the research he undertook for his book Velvet on Iron, and surveys the historiography of Theodore Roosevelt beginning in the 1920s. He argues that there persists a divide between his record as a restrained diplomat and the perception “of him as bellicose and impulsive.
A photograph of Marks accompanies his article.
Fannie B. Dodd heard that Lillian Guntley may visit California. She hopes that she will come and would like Guntley to let them know when she will be in Los Angeles. Dodd writes the message on a postcard printed with a photograph and biography of Theodore Roosevelt.
1912-06-24
In a foreign policy speech given in Detroit, Michigan, President Roosevelt first praises the veterans in the crowd, giving special praise to the Michigan naval militia who served with distinction during the Spanish-American War, a conflict that pointed out the “fundamental unity of our country.” On behalf of all who served there, Roosevelt expresses the hope that they shared the spirit of those who fought in the Civil War and notes that “a good deed done by any American is put down to the credit of all Americans.” Turning to post-war challenges, Roosevelt says Puerto Rico prospers and that the Filipinos are happier and freer than ever before; he praises the United States for the amount of “self-government and personal freedom” that it has already given to the Filipino people. He discusses Congressional plans to undertake a census, create a legislative assembly, and install telegraph cables in the Philippines. He also explains how matters in Cuba are different than in the Philippines. With Cuban independence, Roosevelt sees a need for economic reciprocity between the island nation and the United States. He concludes by delivering what he calls “the gospel of hope”: the belief that with optimism and hard work the United States will become the greatest nation in world history.
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1902-09-22
In a foreign policy speech in Detroit, Michigan, President Roosevelt first praises the veterans in the crowd, giving special recognition to the Michigan naval militia who served with distinction during the Spanish-American War. On behalf of all who served in that war, Roosevelt expresses the hope that they lived up to the standards of those who fought in the Civil War, and he notes that “a good deed done by any American is put down to the credit of all Americans.” Turning to post-war challenges, Roosevelt says that the Filipinos are happier and freer than ever before and praises the United States for the amount of “self-government and personal freedom” that it has already given to the Filipino people. He discusses Congressional plans to undertake a census, create a legislative assembly, and install telegraph cables in the Philippines. He also explains how matters in Cuba are different than in the Philippines. With Cuban independence, Roosevelt sees a need for economic reciprocity between the island nation and the United States. He concludes by delivering what he calls “the gospel of hope”: the belief that with optimism and hard work the United States will become the greatest nation in world history.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-22
Scrapbook of clippings from various periodicals related to Theodore Roosevelt’s service as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and reviews of American Ideals.
1897-1898