Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucien Hugh Alexander

Subject(s): Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, Memorials, Speeches, addresses, etc., Statesmen, Wilson, James, 1742-1798

President Roosevelt cannot speak at the James Wilson memorial as Lucien Hugh Alexander requests. Moreover, Roosevelt finds it impossible “to use himself and be used as an instrument for securing a different judgement of history on any man,” even past statesmen.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Alexander, Lucien Hugh, 1866-1926

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Lucien Hugh Alexander. [September 17, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196544. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucien Hugh Alexander. [17 Sep. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196544.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, September 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucien Hugh Alexander.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196544.

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 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.