Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Otto Gresham
Subject(s): Beef industry--Law and legislation, Courts, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Meat industry and trade, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917
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President Roosevelt tells Otto Gresham that he believes the recent decision in the beef trust court case to be bad law, and that “from the moral and social standpoint it was a blow to righteousness in the community.” Roosevelt believes Commissioner of Corporations James Rudolph Garfield and Attorney General William H. Moody acted well throughout the trial.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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 Otto Gresham. [March 29, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195052. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Otto Gresham. [29 Mar. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195052.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, March 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Otto Gresham.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195052.
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 6, 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.
