Joseph P. Tumulty to Herbert Hoover
Title
Joseph P. Tumulty to Herbert Hoover
Creator
Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1879-1954
Identifier
WWP19250
Date
1917 November 7
Description
On behalf of Woodrow Wilson, Joseph Tumulty returns Herbert Hoover and Harry A. Garfield’s letter saying the President is willing to sign an executive order as they requested provided that it is carefully drawn as a temporary service.
Source
Hoover-Wilson Correspondence, Hoover Institution, Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford, California
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
United States--Politics and government--1913-1921
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence
Language
English
Text
Personal
My dear Mr. Hoover
The President directs me to return the enclosures of your and Dr. Garfield’s joint letter of November 5th, and to say that he would be willing to sign such an executive order as is suggested, if it is carefully drawn, showing that the application of it is only to a temporary service in which it is difficult to apply the usual rules and processes of qualificatin by examination.
Sincerely yours,
JP Tumulty
Secretary to the President
My dear Mr. Hoover
The President directs me to return the enclosures of your and Dr. Garfield’s joint letter of November 5th, and to say that he would be willing to sign such an executive order as is suggested, if it is carefully drawn, showing that the application of it is only to a temporary service in which it is difficult to apply the usual rules and processes of qualificatin by examination.
Sincerely yours,
JP Tumulty
Secretary to the President
Original Format
Letter
To
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Files
Citation
Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1879-1954, “Joseph P. Tumulty to Herbert Hoover,” 1917 November 7, WWP19250, Hoover Institute at Stanford University Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.