Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Loudenslager
Subject(s): Bills, Legislative, Pensions, United States. Congress, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Pensions
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President Roosevelt suggests to Representative Loudenslager that Congress is passing too many bills granting private and special pensions. While no single bill is necessarily objectionable, the sheer volume makes Roosevelt think that they are “approaching the danger line in this class of legislation.” He does not think there should be “so many thousands” of exceptions to the general pension rules.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Loudenslager, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1852-1911
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 Henry C. Loudenslager. [May 11, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195498. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Loudenslager. [11 May. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195498.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, May 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Loudenslager.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195498.
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.
