Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
Subject(s): Anthracite Coal Strike (Pennsylvania : 1902), Arbitration, Industrial, Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919, Baer, George F. (George Frederick), 1842-1914, Business and politics, Clark, Edgar E. (Edgar Erastus), 1856-1930, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, Perkins, George W. (George Walbridge), 1862-1920, Presidents--Election, Press and politics, Spalding, John Lancaster, 1840-1916, United States. Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, Wellman, Walter, 1858-1934, Wilson, John M. (John Moulder), 1837-1919, Wright, Carroll D. (Carroll Davidson), 1840-1909
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President Roosevelt would like to speak with Secretary of War Root on several matters, particularly an article by Walter Wellman which suggests that Roosevelt kept Grover Cleveland off the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission due to fears of making Cleveland a “Presidential possibility.” Roosevelt insists that the operators rejected Cleveland.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root. [June 25, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185209. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root. [25 Jun. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185209.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, June 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185209.
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. March 5, 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.
