TLS, one page, 7 x 9.25, White House letterhead, July 11, 1903. Letter to Hon. George H. Lyman, collector of customs at Boston, in full: "I should be delighted to ask Mr. Morse save for the fact that I do not wish to have too many in the conference, and I am only consulting with representatives of the body that called upon me before. There is no more reason for bringing in Mr. Morse than for bringing in any of the very many other excellent Jews who did not call on me before." In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing and three horizontal folds.
Roosevelt had developed a special relationship with the American Jewry during his time as police commissioner of New York City, admiring them for their dedicated efforts to keep the city safe. In 1899, Roosevelt’s support was so high amongst Jewish Republicans that they printed Yiddish flyers for his gubernatorial campaign alluding to his and the Rough Riders' victory in the Spanish-American War as revenge for the 1492 expulsion of Jews from Spain. As president, Roosevelt would become the first to appoint a Jewish cabinet secretary: Oscar Straus as Secretary of Commerce and Labor. He was also an early advocate for the establishment of a Zionist state around Jerusalem, and remained an outspoken supporter of the Jewish people.
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