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President Roosevelt offers John Charles Black the position of Civil Service Commissioner and provides his opinion on how the civil service laws should be administered and discusses the appointment of veterans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-15
Department Commander Kimball has requested that the age limit be waived for veterans who are applicants for laborer’s positions, especially in the case of Mr. Fought. President Roosevelt supports this policy as long as the veteran is physically fit to perform the work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-17
William E. Ray, a veteran and longtime Republican, argues that veterans should receive larger pensions and preferential treatment in government jobs. He uses his own case to illustrate that able-bodied men who never served in the military sometimes succeed in retaining jobs that veterans could fill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-28