Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Marshall Harlan
Subject(s): Harlan, James Shanklin, 1861-1927, Independent regulatory commissions--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Nepotism, United States. Interstate Commerce Commission, United States. Supreme Court
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President Roosevelt thanks Supreme Court Associate Justice Harlan for the note, and promises to read the article he sent. Roosevelt confesses to trouble with trying to appoint Harlan’s son, James Shanklin Harlan, to the Interstate Commerce Commission, as there is resistance to him appointing someone to the Commission, “whose father on the Supreme Court will pass on his actions.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Harlan, John Marshall, 1833-1911
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 John Marshall Harlan. [June 28, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195939. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Marshall Harlan. [28 Jun. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195939.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, June 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Marshall Harlan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195939.
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.
