Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucien Hugh Alexander
Subject(s): Death and burial of a person, Judges--Selection and appointment, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, Speeches, addresses, etc., Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tucker, William Jewett, 1839-1926, Wilson, James, 1742-1798
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President Roosevelt asks Lucien Hugh Alexander to ask Senator Philander C. Knox to take up the matter of the removal of James Wilson’s remains. He liked Alexander’s and Dartmouth president William Jewett Tucker’s addresses. He offered the vacancy to Senator Knox, but he declined it. Roosevelt believes that out of everyone in the country, Secretary of War William H. Taft is most fit to be a judge.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Alexander, Lucien Hugh, 1866-1926
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 Lucien Hugh Alexander. [March 12, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194889. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucien Hugh Alexander. [12 Mar. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194889.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, March 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucien Hugh Alexander.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194889.
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. February 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.
