Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Committee to Investigate the Executive Business of the Government

Subject(s): Governmental investigations, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior

President Roosevelt instructs the Committee to Investigate the Executive Business of the Government to turn its attention to reported “defects” in the administration and personnel of the Department of the Interior.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

United States. Committee on Department Methods

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Committee to Investigate the Executive Business of the Government. [October 14, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192907. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Committee to Investigate the Executive Business of the Government. [14 Oct. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192907.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, October 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Committee to Investigate the Executive Business of the Government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192907.

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.