Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker
Subject(s): American Samoa--Tutuila Island, Bills, Legislative--U.S. territories and possessions, Cabinet officers, Guam, Hawaii, Insular possessions of the United States, Panama, Puerto Rico, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States territories and possessions, United States. War Department, United States. War Dept.
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President Roosevelt would like Senator Foraker to get a rider on a pending bill that would give the President the authority to select the department that supervises the nation’s island possessions. Roosevelt believes that it would be advantageous to have their administration under the War Department, and Secretary of War Taft agrees.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-30
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. [March 30, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187792. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker. [30 Mar. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187792.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, March 30]. 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/o187792.
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.
