Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler
Subject(s): Dolliver, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Prentiss), 1858-1910, Iowa, Millard, Joseph Hopkins, 1836-1922, Nebraska, Railroads--Freight--Rates, Reynolds, James Bronson, 1861-1924
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President Roosevelt tells Nicholas Murray Butler he believes Iowa Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver will “fight hard on the rate question,” but he will need to do so. Roosevelt also thinks Nebraska Senator Joseph Hopkins Millard will experience great pressure from Nebraska, but he is not a “genuine representative of the public” like Dolliver is. The president also tells Butler he found the letter from James Bronson Reynolds interesting.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Nicholas Murray Butler. [June 2, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191817. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler. [2 Jun. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 31, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191817.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, June 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191817.
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. July 31, 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.
