Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
Subject(s): Bacon, Martha Cowdin, 1860-1940, Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919, Barrett, John, 1866-1938, Brazil, Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Connolly, James B. (James Brendan), 1868-1957, Dunne, Finley Peter, 1867-1936, Dunne, Margaret Ives Abbott, 1878-1955, Elections, Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Jerome, William Travers, 1850-1934, La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938, La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944, Labor injunctions, Maine, Navies, New York (State), Odell, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Barker), 1854-1926, Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1852-1926, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Political candidates--Public opinion, Political parties--Platforms, Press and politics, Railroads, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Root, Clara, 1853-1928, Russia, Spanish language--Translating into English, Speeches, addresses, etc., Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tariff, Trusts, Industrial, United States. Congress, Vermont
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President Roosevelt thanks Secretary of State Root for the humorous translation of a Spanish newspaper. He provides updates on the successful naval review, recent state elections, and the boiling pot of New York politics. Roosevelt finds that William Jennings Bryan’s eagerness for popularity causes him to commit “to preposterous positions,” as revealed by his recent speech.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-04
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
5
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 Elihu Root. [September 4, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196438. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root. [4 Sep. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196438.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, September 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196438.
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 23, 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.
