Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Everett J. Lake
Subject(s): Brandegee, Frank B. (Frank Bosworth), 1864-1924, Bulkeley, Morgan G. (Morgan Gardner), 1837-1922, Connecticut, Football, Harvard University. Board of Overseers, Henry, E. Stevens (Edward Stevens), 1836-1921, Malby, George Roland, 1857-1912, Merritt, Edwin A. (Edwin Albert), 1860-1914, Press and politics, Truthfulness and falsehood
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President Roosevelt is sure that Lieutenant Governor Lake saw the preposterous article in the Hartford Times based on an alleged conversation with Lake claiming that Roosevelt is trying to control Connecticut and wanted Lake to be a congressman instead of E. Stevens Henry. Roosevelt knows Lake did not say anything of the sort but is concerned about potential trouble if “so gross an absurdity” is repeated. Therefore, he asks Lake to take conservative measures to convince people that the article is false. He feels the Harvard Overseers have “acted like fools about football.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lake, Everett J. (Everett John), 1871-1948
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 Everett J. Lake. [January 22, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194097. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Everett J. Lake. [22 Jan. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194097.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, January 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Everett J. Lake.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194097.
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.
