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Vice President Roosevelt asks Elihu Root to look over the application to the United States Military Academy of Major Robert Powell Page Wainwright’s son, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright. The father served in the Spanish-American War and the family has a long history in the military. Roosevelt hopes that the young man can be appointed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-07
Albert L. Key argues that President Roosevelt has been more successful in placing younger officers in higher positions in the Army than he believes, and thinks that he could have the same success in the Navy. Key argues that many of the problems in the Navy right now, both practically and administratively, could be solved by placing younger and more efficient officers in higher-graded positions and promoting based on merit, rather than age. Key also briefly comments on the controversy concerning the placement of armor belts on battleships, disagreeing with Admiral Robley D. Evans’s position that it would be a mistake to raise the armor belts of ships.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-14