Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Haven Putnam
Subject(s): Addicks, John Edward Charles O’Sullivan, 1841-1919, Constitution (United States), McKelway, St. Clair, 1845-1915, Miller, Charles Ransom, 1849-1922, Ogden, Rollo, 1856-1937, Political clubs, Presidents--Election, Putnam, Emily James, 1865-1944, Quay, Matthew Stanley, 1833-1904, Reciprocity, Reciprocity (Commerce), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Tariff, United States. Congress. Senate, Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949
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President Roosevelt thanks George Haven Putnam for his letter, but wants to correct him on one point. Roosevelt explains he has dealt with senators like Matthew Stanley Quay not because they made him president but because he wanted to succeed in his policies by working with prominent men in the Republican Party. The president says that the results of the presidential election will not make any real change in his attitude toward them. Roosevelt also explains confidentially he is trying to do all he can regarding the tariff revision and reciprocity.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-15
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930
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 George Haven Putnam. [November 15, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190079. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Haven Putnam. [15 Nov. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190079.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, November 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Haven Putnam.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190079.
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.
