Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucius Nathan Littauer
Subject(s): Black, Frank Swett, 1853-1913, Brackett, Edgar Truman, 1853-1924, Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907, Hooker, Samuel P. (Samuel Percy), 1860-1915, Moreland, Sherman, 1868-1951, New York (State). Legislature. Assembly, Political parties--U.S. states, U.S. states--Politics and government, Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1877-1952, Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1864-1945
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President Roosevelt tells Representative Littauer that he wants to see how the contest for Speaker of the New York State Assembly plays out before he responds to state senator Edgar Truman Brackett. Roosevelt is surprised that James Wolcott Wadsworth seems to have been selected to “lead the fight,” but he believes that the best thing to do now is to make him Speaker.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Littauer, Lucius Nathan, 1859-1944
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 Lucius Nathan Littauer. [December 20, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193479. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucius Nathan Littauer. [20 Dec. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193479.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, December 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucius Nathan Littauer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193479.
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. January 16, 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.
