ROOSEVELT, THEODORE, President . Typed letter signed as President, to F.H. Wheelan, Washington, D.C., 25 January 1905, 2 pages, 4to, White House stationery, one correction in TR's hand, marked "Personal," slight soiling, fine letter with strong words on appointments: "...I shall try to choose men of the biggest administrative type...men like H.C. Frick, for instance....There are all kinds of appointments. There are a number of perfectly ordinary appointments for which I never try to take men on my own intiative...all that is needed is honesty and reasonable capacity...provided I get honest men, I can take the recommendation of Senators and Congressmen...There are then a certain number of places standing higher..., where I often make appointments among people I personally know...Then come the very highest places, where it will often prove the case that only one man...will possess the preeminent qulities needed to render the best service. Here I can pay no heed to my political friends..." -- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, President . Typed document signed as Acting Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., 22 March 1919, 1 page, 4to, Navy Department stationery, punch holes at top margin , temporary appointment for Ensign Paul J. Fleming. Together 2 items . (2)
ROOSEVELT, THEODORE, President . Typed letter signed as President, to F.H. Wheelan, Washington, D.C., 25 January 1905, 2 pages, 4to, White House stationery, one correction in TR's hand, marked "Personal," slight soiling, fine letter with strong words on appointments: "...I shall try to choose men of the biggest administrative type...men like H.C. Frick, for instance....There are all kinds of appointments. There are a number of perfectly ordinary appointments for which I never try to take men on my own intiative...all that is needed is honesty and reasonable capacity...provided I get honest men, I can take the recommendation of Senators and Congressmen...There are then a certain number of places standing higher..., where I often make appointments among people I personally know...Then come the very highest places, where it will often prove the case that only one man...will possess the preeminent qulities needed to render the best service. Here I can pay no heed to my political friends..." -- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, President . Typed document signed as Acting Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., 22 March 1919, 1 page, 4to, Navy Department stationery, punch holes at top margin , temporary appointment for Ensign Paul J. Fleming. Together 2 items . (2)
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