Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge
Subject(s): Agnus, Felix, 1839-1925, Blackburn, Spencer, 1868-1912, Burton, Joseph Ralph, 1852-1923, Employee selection, Goff, Nathan, 1843-1920, Green, George E., 1858-1917, Judgments, Criminal, Lodge, George Cabot, 1873-1909, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, Moran, John B., 1859-1909, Political corruption, Proctor, Robert G., United States. Congress
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President Roosevelt tells Senator Lodge that Mr. Lane could not be appointed to the position Lodge was discussing, as it must go to someone from Maryland or Delaware. He as instead appointed General Felix Agnus. Roosevelt has been concerned about the conviction of Lodge’s private secretary, Robert G. Proctor. Other cases with far more evidence of wrongdoing have resulted in acquittals, and Roosevelt believes the verdict in Proctor’s case was politically motivated. He comments that the present Congress has had a better record than any other Congress he knows of, but that he is wary for a “smash” in the following sessions.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-03
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
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 Cabot Lodge. [July 3, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195983. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [3 Jul. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195983.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, July 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195983.
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 5, 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.
