Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Ford Rhodes
Subject(s): Civil service positions, Fleming, William H. (William Henry), 1856-1944, Letters, McBee, Silas, 1853-1924, Newspapers, Presidents--Public opinion, Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939, Southern States, Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
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President Roosevelt tells James Ford Rhodes he is at his wits’ end about the Southern question. When he became president, Roosevelt met with Booker T. Washington. They agreed to appoint men of the highest character in the Gulf and South Atlantic States, including a few African American men. Every Southerner agrees with this plan, which Roosevelt has executed, but it has been maligned in the press, creating a “bitterness” in the North. Roosevelt encloses an article written by William H. Fleming and a letter to Silas McBee.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-15
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 James Ford Rhodes. [December 15, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190448. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Ford Rhodes. [15 Dec. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190448.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, December 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Ford Rhodes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190448.
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.
