Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. J. Burkett
Subject(s): Food adulteration and inspection, Legislation, Meat industry and trade, Meat--Packing, United States. Bureau of Animal Industry, Wilson, James, 1835-1920
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President Roosevelt believes the telegrams that Senator Burkett sent him could all have been prepared by the same person, as they all contain very similar messages asking Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson and the Bureau of Animal Industry to announce that “government inspection is thorough and covers domestic and foreign meats.” To do this immediately, Roosevelt says, would be lying, and the only way to comply with these requests is to enact a rigorous law allowing such an announcement to be made.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Burkett, E. J. (Elmer Jacob), 1867-1935
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 E. J. Burkett. [June 8, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195708. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. J. Burkett. [8 Jun. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195708.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, June 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. J. Burkett.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195708.
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.
