Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Hale Thompson
Subject(s): Committees, Constantine I, King of the Hellenes, 1868-1923, Foss, George Edmund, 1863-1936, Greece--Athens, Olympics, United States Olympic Committee
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President Roosevelt informs William Hale Thompson of the New Illinois Athletic Club that he cannot accept the honorary presidency of the Western Olympian Games Committee of the United States. He has already agreed to be honorary president of the American Committee of the Olympic Games in Athens in 1906, and does not feel that he should accept another similar position.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Thompson, William Hale, 1869-1944
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 William Hale Thompson. [November 3, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193026. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Hale Thompson. [3 Nov. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193026.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, November 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Hale Thompson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193026.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
