Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot
Subject(s): Civil service, Customhouses, Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912, Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Forest reserves, Judges--Selection and appointment, Letters, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, Oregon, Panama--Isthmus of Panama, Simpson, W. Sloan (William Sloan), 1876-1946, Texas
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President Roosevelt may decide not to appoint a judge just yet. Although he holds Attorney General William H. Moody in high esteem, Roosevelt reminds Gifford Pinchot that Moody was “hand-in-glove with the Simon people.” Roosevelt has enclosed a letter from W. Sloan Simpson and cautions Pinchot to “not let the civil service people frighten you out of getting really good men.” Homer Davenport can assist with creating favorable public opinion about forest reserves, and Roosevelt would like to see his father appointed to an unnamed position if Pinchot agrees.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Gifford Pinchot. [August 22, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192472. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot. [22 Aug. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192472.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, August 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192472.
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.
