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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt writes confidentially to Supreme Court Associate Justice Moody that he has read and enjoyed District Court Judge Charles Fremont Amidon’s address to the American Bar Association in support of the education of the courts. Roosevelt feels that John Marshall and Roger Brooke Taney differed primarily in their interpretation of the Constitution. Enclosed, Roosevelt sends a draft of his Saint Louis speech along with a letter from Alexander. If what Alexander has said is true, Roosevelt’s dislike of him may be wrong, and he asks Moody for a comment on the speech.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucien Hugh Alexander

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucien Hugh Alexander

President Roosevelt informs Lucien Hugh Alexander he will allude to James Wilson’s service as statesman during his upcoming speech at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. However, he cannot speak at the Wilson Memorial. Regarding past statesmen, Roosevelt finds no value in attending memorial meetings. Instead, as president and when necessary, Roosevelt feels he should “point a lesson in present day affairs from their lives.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Boies Penrose

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Boies Penrose

President Roosevelt tells Senator Penrose that he is doubtful that a battleship could properly be used to transport the body of founding father James Wilson, as Mr. Konkle inquired about, and explains why one was used to transport the body of John Paul Jones. He promises, however, to ask Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte. In a postscript, Roosevelt explains that he has spoken with Bonaparte, who informed him that the cruiser Pennsylvania is currently undergoing repairs, and will then head to the Philippines. Roosevelt reiterates that “it does not seem to me appropriate to use the navy for a civilian even as great as James Wilson,” but promises that the government will give him every honor it appropriately can.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucien Hugh Alexander

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucien Hugh Alexander

President Roosevelt asks Lucien Hugh Alexander to ask Senator Philander C. Knox to take up the matter of the removal of James Wilson’s remains. He liked Alexander’s and Dartmouth president William Jewett Tucker’s addresses. He offered the vacancy to Senator Knox, but he declined it. Roosevelt believes that out of everyone in the country, Secretary of War William H. Taft is most fit to be a judge.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Lucien Hugh Alexander to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Lucien Hugh Alexander to Theodore Roosevelt

Lucien Hugh Alexander lets Theodore Roosevelt know that the legal ethics report was well received and his recommendation was unanimously adopted by the American Bar Association. Alexander also addresses the conflict between Roosevelt and Mr. Porter, which Alexander believes stems from a “gross misunderstanding” that should be resolved. Alexander points out that with Chief Justice Fuller’s retirement, Roosevelt could have the opportunity to appoint a new Chief Justice, which provides even more impetus for Roosevelt to mend ties with Porter. Alexander will write Roosevelt soon concerning a matter relating to “the great James Wilson.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-04

Creator(s)

Alexander, Lucien Hugh, 1866-1926