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President Roosevelt approves of Secretary of War Taft speaking at the University of Notre Dame. Roosevelt agrees with Taft about the Storers, and he thinks Wilson and Park should be put in the cavalry. Roosevelt is enjoying his summer at Oyster Bay with his family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-05
President Roosevelt tells Secretary of War Taft that it is nonsense for the army officers to complain about hot weather. He also thinks Taft is right about Ernest Stecker going out at once if he has accepted the Philippine Scouts commission, and Secretary Taft should handle the Philippines bulletin as he sees fit. In a postscript, Roosevelt asks Taft to look up the application of Jacob Gould Schurman and to see if he can put Arthur Harrison Wilson in the cavalry.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-25
President Roosevelt will speak to Secretary of War Taft about putting Arthur Harrison Wilson in the cavalry. Roosevelt agrees with Bluford Wilson about the scholastic work at West Point.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-26
William H. Taft writes to William Loeb about the transfer of two soldiers from the army to the cavalry.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-02
Secretary of War Taft writes to President Roosevelt about the speech Taft gave in Portland and about the request of two army soldiers to transfer to the cavalry. The Tafts will not return to Washington in time to accept Roosevelt’s invitation to dine with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Taft complains about Henry Loomis Nelson’s column about his speech in the Boston Herald.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-02