Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt
Subject(s): Chatfield, Thomas I. (Thomas Ives), 1871-1922, Etiquette, Hough, Charles M. (Charles Merrill), 1858-1927, Judges--Selection and appointment, Loeb, William, 1866-1937, New York (State), Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925, Young, J. Addison (James Addison), 1866-1953
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President Roosevelt feels it is necessary to send Senator Platt one more letter on the matter of appointing a judge to the Southern District of New York, given Platt’s previous letter. William Loeb has not written to friends of J. Addison Young on the necessity of saving face for Herbert Parsons, and would not have had any authority from Roosevelt if he had done so. Roosevelt was concerned with pleasing Parsons, but was more concerned with Platt’s opinion, and would have been pleased if the facts had shown J. Addision Young to be a better candidate than Charles M. Hough for the position. Roosevelt emphasizes, however, that he has put no one’s opinion on the matter above getting the best candidate, and has not been trying to humiliate Platt in any way.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt. [June 18, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195825. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt. [18 Jun. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195825.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, June 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195825.
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. January 30, 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.
