William Taft actually said...

"I transmit for the information of the Congress a report by the Secretary of State, with accompanying correspondence, touching the condition of affairs in the Kongo."

"All communications to the Department of State should be addressed to the Secretary of State."

"Recourse to private letters to the Secretary of State or other officers of the Department of State upon topics relating to the official business of the consulate is disapproved."

"Despatches should be written on one side only of single-sheet despatch paper."