Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Thomas McDonough
Subject(s): Cabinet officers--Selection and appointment, Presidents--Correspondence, Presidents--Death
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Promoted upon the death of William McKinley a week earlier, President Roosevelt thanks McKinley’s Secretary of State John Thomas McDonough for the letter. Roosevelt assures McDonough that he intends to make no changes to the Cabinet.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
McDonough, John Thomas, 1844-1917
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Thomas McDonough. [September 20, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o179807. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Thomas McDonough. [20 Sep. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o179807.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1901, September 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Thomas McDonough.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o179807.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
