Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Soldiers, Washington (D.C.)
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President Roosevelt feels that Colonel Reid should not be appointed and retired. Reid left “the line” for a “quiet” staff position in Washington, D.C., and Roosevelt believes that the promotion in question should go to someone who has spent the last thirteen years suffering the “worst exposure and hardship.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-15
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917
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 Joseph Benson Foraker. [June 15, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185080. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker. [15 Jun. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185080.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, June 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185080.
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. January 16, 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.
