Theodore Roosevelt, 24th President of the United States of America
Administration:
Vice President: John R. Lynch
Secretary of State: Shelby M. Cullom
Secretary of the Treasury: George Walbridge Perkins
Secretary of War: John M. Parker
Attorney General: Charles J. Bonaparte
Secretary of the Navy: Albert J. Beveridge
Secretary of the Interior: Joseph M. Carey
Postmaster General: George L. Wellington
Secretary of Agriculture: Marion Butler
Secretary of Labor: Terence V. Powderly
Secretary of Science and Technology: George Westinghouse
80 years old, former Secretary of State Shelby M. Cullom maintained no desire for retirement and was reluctantly re-appointed to his former position after a volley of lobbying by friends to President Roosevelt. Nonetheless, James R. Garfield was appointed Assistant Secretary of State and in practice held roughly equivalent powers to those of the octogenarian Cullom. Louisiana Senator John M. Parker was selected to serve as Secretary of War, while 46 year old Progressive businessman George Walbridge Perkins was granted the Treasury portfolio. Joseph M. Carey of Wyoming was appointed Secretary of the Interior, reprising his role from the Houston Administration. Maryland's Charles Joseph Bonaparte was selected to serve as the Administration's Attorney General, while fellow Marylander George L. Wellington was appointed Postmaster General. Albert J. Beveridge, formerly Progressive leader in the United States Senate, was chosen as Secretary of the Navy and granted primary authority over the conflict in Moroland. Having remained loyal to Roosevelt despite overtures from the Watson campaign, Mary Elizabeth Lease had expected appointment as Secretary of State, lowering her expectations to that of Agriculture once Cullom was announced. Yet, while fellow pro-Roosevelt Farmer-Laborite Marion Butler would be given the post, Lease would find herself left without reward, eventually being appointed as Ambassador to Bolivia prior to having her appointment rescinded over concerns regarding her racist statements towards Latin Americans, with her job lowered to that of a Postmaster in Nebraska, which she declined. Terence V. Powderly was granted the post of Secretary of Labor, serving in his fifth Presidential cabinet. With a Department of Science and Technology proposed during the Hearst years, it
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Greetings DC Redditors!
I've lived in this city for almost 5 years and have yet to explore Theodore Roosevelt Island. Husband and I were thinking of heading down there this evening since there's finally a break in the heat. We wouldn't be leaving until 7 or so since I get off work later today.
How does one get there with a car, are there things to note before going, and how safe is it in the evening/night?
Thanks in advance!
