ROOSEVELT THEODORE Typed Letter Signed as President to Elish

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ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. Typed Letter Signed, as President, to Elisha Ely Garrison, stating that Roosevelt would introduce [Robert Grier] Cook to [Louis Arthur] Coolidge, noting that he should expect a letter from Coolidge, and, in a holograph postscript: "I am very much obliged for all you are doing, and deeply appreciate it." 1/2 page, 4to, White House stationery, with integral blank; minor scattered fading to signature and text, horizontal fold; matted with a portrait and framed. Washington, 10 May 1904

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". . . When Mr. Cooke comes I am going to introduce him to Mr. Coolidge, as I think this work should be done through the National Committee. All this work must be systematized. I asked Mr. Coolidge to write to you. . . ."
In 1904, Robert Grier Cooke published The Roosevelt Doctrine, in which he is credited as compiler.
Louis Arthur Coolidge (1861-1925) was asked by Roosevelt in 1904 to direct the Republican Literary Bureau during his campaign; later, Roosevelt appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.