Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Follen McKim
Subject(s): Legislative bodies--Committees, Meetings, Pedestrian areas--Design and construction, Pedestrian areas--Planning
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The architects should have already seen the House committee and need to meet with the Senate committee. The House committee preferred a reduction of the mall width to below 600 feet. President Roosevelt does not favor broad, straight malls, but is willing to defer to the architects.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909
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 Charles Follen McKim. [February 11, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187373. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Follen McKim. [11 Feb. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187373.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, February 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Follen McKim.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187373.
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 13, 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.
