Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
Subject(s): Burrows, Julius C. (Julius Caesar), 1837-1915, Denison, Arthur C. (Arthur Carter), 1861-1942, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Judges--Selection and appointment, Michigan
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President Roosevelt tells Secretary of War Taft that he may want to appoint Commissioner of Corporations James Rudolph Garfield as a judge in spite of Taft’s reservations, as he thinks he would be a good judge, but that he will talk with Taft in person about it. Responding to what Taft had said about Senator Julius C. Burrows objecting to his talking about the Michigan judiciary, Roosevelt writes “let him object until he is black in the face,” and contemplates driving the conflict to a head by appointing Arthur C. Denison over Burrows’s objections and emphasizing the president’s power to make appointments.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-23
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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 William H. Taft. [August 23, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196355. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft. [23 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196355.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, August 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196355.
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.
