Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Dan T. Moore
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Murray, Arthur, 1851-1925, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. War Department, United States. War Dept.
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President Roosevelt was interested to read what Dan T. Moore has had to say about Colonel Arthur Murray. Secretary of War William H. Taft and senior War Department officers think highly of Murray, and Roosevelt believes that “in spite of certain defects he is on the whole the best man for the position.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Moore, Dan T. (Dan Tyler), 1877-1941
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 Dan T. Moore. [July 11, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196064. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Dan T. Moore. [11 Jul. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196064.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, July 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Dan T. Moore.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196064.
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. April 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.
